CONSUMER DECISION MAKING CONTEST
OVERVIEW
Are you a wise shopper? Good consumer skills can help you get more for your money. Consumer Decision Making gives youth the opportunity to make wise decisions when shopping. Consumer Decision Making is a judging contest designed to teach kids to observe, compare and make consumer based decisions based on facts. 4-Hers use their consumer knowledge to rank similarly based products to fit a given scenario. Kids learn to organize their thoughts and to defend their decisions in oral reasons.
COUNTY CONTEST:
Date: April 13th, 2020
Place: Walker County Fairgrounds, 3925 State Highway 30 W, Huntsville, TX 77340
Time: 12:30pm-3pm
DISTRICT CONTEST:
Date: May 1, 2020
Location: Lone Star College – Montgomery Campus
3200 College Park Drive
Conroe, TX 77384
Entry/Registration Deadline:March 25th,2020
Entry Fee: $15.00
Schedule: Tentative
Senior & Intermediate
Registration 7:30 – 8:00 am
Instructions and break into groups – 8:00 am – 8:15 am
Judge classes – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Move to Reasons room – 9:30 am
Start Reasons – 10:00 am
Review official placings – 11:30 – 12:00 noon
Juniors
Registration – 9:30 am
Start contest – 10:00 am
Conclude contest – 11:00 am
Review
STATE CONTEST:
June 8-11, 2020
Registration: May 1 to 12,2020
RESOURCES
- Consumer Decision Making Study Guide
- Consumer Decision Making Worksheet
- Categories for the Consumer Education Contest
- Consumer Decision Making Classes 2017
- Placing and scoring cards
- Jeopardy- Powerpoint
- Lesson Plans- 57 Lesson Download
- Placing, cuts, scoring classes tool
- Online Shopping Report-2008 Version
- Online Shopping and Purchasing Prefrences– 2016 Version
- Oral Reasons Guide
