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LESSON: ICE CREAM The Cold Cream
Treat
Lesson Summary
This simple
book is all about ice cream. Millions of people like ice cream, and it is
eaten in many different ways. More ice cream in eaten in the United States
than anywhere else in the world. One third of all American families
eat a gallon of ice cream every two weeks! Learn more about this
special treat!
Concept: Consumers
Definition: Consumers are people who buy
goods and services
Comprehension Questions
What is
a consumer?
People who buy goods and services.
Name
some famous consumers of ice cream.
Emperor Nero, Marco Polo,
King Charles I of England, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Dolly
Madison.
How do
consumers get the goods and services they want?
They must buy
them. Goods and services have a price consumers must pay.
Where
do consumers buy ice cream?
Answer will vary. Consumers buy ice
cream in many places, such as supermarkets, ice cream parlors, ice
cream trucks, etc.
The
hand-cranked ice cream churner that was used in 1846 is an example of
what kind of productive resource?
Capital resource
Why do
people use capital resources such as the ice cream churner? It
helps producers produce more ice cream in less time. This usually results
in lower prices for consumers!
Why do
producers make so many kinds of ice cream?
They know that
consumers want many kinds and are willing to pay for them.
Other
Concepts: Goods and Services,
Market. | 
