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Feeling Crabby? It's the season!

10/14/2016

 
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1) Before reading the article, discuss the image. What do you think these men are doing? 
2) Then, before clicking on the image to open the article by Tampa Bay Times Food Critic Laura Reiley, discuss the title: Stone crab season opens Saturday. Last year's haul will be tough to beat.
3) Purposeful reading: Tell students, as they read,  to search for some of the reasons why last year's haul will be tough to beat.  After they read, have them summarize these ideas and then relate them to supply and demand. 
4) Have students read a second article from the Tampa Bay Times on stone crab harvest. How is stone crab harvest different from other crab and seafood harvesting? How do you think this knowledge might affect consumer spending decisions?



SS.912.FL.2.3 Discuss that when buying a good, consumers may consider various aspects of the product including the product’s features. Explain why for goods that last for a longer period of time, the consumer should consider the product’s durability and maintenance costs.
SS.912.E.1.4 Define supply, demand, quantity supplied,and quantity demanded; graphically illustrate situations that would cause changes in each, and demonstrate how the equilibrium price of a product is determined by the interaction of supply and demand in the market place.



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