False and Misleading Advertising

TEKS & Objectives

7.13 Personal financial literacy. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop an economic way of thinking and problem solving useful in one’s life as a knowledgeable consumer and investor. The student is expected to:

7.1.A apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

We will examine general approaches to financial wellbeing.

I will identify ways in which advertising influences buying decisions. 

1. Complete warmup.

2. Watch videos.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still very new, but it’s been used quite a bit to make fast, cheap (and often misleading) ads. Check out an AI ad below:

3. Check out these real examples of false advertising.

4. Create a false or misleading package for a product.

Food packaging templates 5p

5. How do they make food look so good in commericals?

What it commercials were more realistic?

Full disclosure: I LOVE Burger King, so… no hard feelings.

We can’t leave McDonald’s out, now can we?

6. “False and Misleading Advertising”

7. Complete assignment at Brainzy.

….Roadblock: Addition Within 20

….Typing Numbers: 5 and 6 with Gem Miner

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…..Look for the assignment with today’s date.

Find access codes here.

Classroom Resources

Extras

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