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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 8

Consumer Decisions and Fraud Awareness

Smart buying and staying safe from scams. Learners compare unit prices, recognize marketing tactics designed to speed up spending, calculate the yearly cost of subscriptions, read key contract terms, and learn the common patterns of scams (phishing, impostors, advance-fee and prize scams) and their red flags: pressure, secrecy and unusual payment methods. They practise a safe response: stop, verify through official channels, tell a trusted adult, and report.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 120 minutes
  • Consumer and fraud check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Compare products using unit price and total cost.
  • Recognize marketing tactics and evaluate subscriptions and contract terms.
  • Identify common scam types and their red flags.
  • Describe safe responses to suspected fraud and identity theft, including verifying, telling a trusted adult and reporting.

Lessons

  1. Unit price and value 4 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  2. Marketing, subscriptions and contracts 4 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Scams and red flags 4 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Responding and protecting yourself 5 steps4 practiceabout 32 min
  5. Consumer and fraud check 9 questions at the end

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