Teacher Resource
YouAreHere: Cinema by Federal Trade Commission
Grade Levels
Intermediate, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Description
By visiting a virtual mall at YouAreHere, kids can learn to be smarter consumers. By playing games, they learn how to protect their privacy, how to spot and avoid frauds and scams, how advertising affects them, and how they benefit when businesses compete.
The FTC is guided by important laws: the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the FTC Act. At the Cinema visitors can learn more about the history of the FTC and its role in American commerce by watching a short video and asking questions afterward.
Website(s)
YouAreHere: Cinema
YouAreHere
Content Provider
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, has has designed the resources and activities on YouAreHere to teach kids about today's marketplace. The site is intended for students in 5th through 8th grade and can be used to complement lessons in critical thinking, writing, language arts, media literacy, business, civics, and social studies.
