This week the second graders produced their own orange freezies, which they will consume next week as a snack during garden class. Ms. Stuti and the students discussed the difference between a farmer growing oranges to sell at the farmers market and a processed product like orange freezies, which require additional labor and energy and even packaging in order to deliver them into the hands of consumers. In preparation for our upcoming farmers market in April, we introduced the concept of pricing a product according to the costs involved in its production.
Everyone had a lot of fun learning about economics in a hands-on, colorful, and ultimately delicious way!
