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How can shopping locally and sustainably help the local economy? Lesson 4 of 6

Key stage 3 (ages 11-14) • Finance & The Economy • Lesson and support materials

How can shopping locally and sustainably help the local economy?

This lesson is part 4 of a sequence of 6 lessons addressing the key enquiry: Why is the local economy important to society?

In this lesson, students investigate how they can shop locally and sustainably and how this helps the local economy and the environment. They explore the campaign Shop Local and consider why people choose to shop locally. They investigate why a circular economy is important to society and focus on how we can all shop more sustainably.

Students will work towards answering the following questions:
  1. Why should we spend money locally?
  2. How does a circular economy help society?
  3. What is the impact of our shopping choices on the environment and local economy?
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