S1 Needs and Wants - Lesson 1

Needs and Wants

S1 Business Studies

Needs and Wants

A ‘need’ and a ‘want’ are defined as:

Need: something you must have in order to survive

Want: something you desire but it is not essential

Needs

We all have needs that we cannot live without.

 

We need these things to survive.  

What do we need to survive?  

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Task 1: Make a list of things we need to survive. (Type as many things as you can think of).

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.).

Basic Human Needs

Basic Human Needs are things that we cannot live without. 

These basic needs are necessary for survival and are often referred to as ‘necessities’.

These basic needs are food, shelter and water.

We can also include things such as air/oxygen (for breathing). In today's world, clothes (a form of shelter) are generally considered essential. However, we can live without them!

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Task 2: Food, Clothing or Shelter? Type in all the Food items from your list in Task 1.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Task 3: Food, Clothing or Shelter? Type in all the Clothing items from your list in Task 1.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Task 4: Food, Clothing or Shelter? Type in all the Shelter items from your list in Task 1.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Task 5: Satisfying our needs. Where do we get these needs from? For each need, type in all the places or people we get these needs from eg Water: kitchen tap, supermarket. Food: butchers.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

Wants

Human Wants: things that you can live without but having them makes life more comfortable. 

These basic wants make life more luxurious so are often referred to as ‘luxuries’.

Examples include:

• Car

• Phone

• Television

Think of other examples of things that make life better but aren't essential for survival.

Task 6: Who wants what?

The next slide shows the findings from a UK survey which asked a group of men and women which items they most wanted (to maximise their happiness).  

Some of the items belonged to the top 10 list for women, some belonged to the top 10 list for men and some belonged to both lists.  

Your task is to work out which items were wanted only by women, only by men and which were wanted by both men and women.

Multiple Select

Task 6a. Three of the answers were only given by women. Which of the following three do you think these were?

• Engagement ring

• Childhood pictures

• Smartphone

• Car

• Jewellery

Multiple Select

Task 6b. Three of the answers were only given by men. Which of the following three do you think these were?

• Laptop

• Car

• Family pet

• Computer

• Photo of significant other

Multiple Choice

What is a 'need'?

• Something that would help make our lives more comfortable.

• Something that would help make a task or job easier to do.

• Something that is required in order to survive.

• An urge to do something.

Multiple Choice

A 'need' may also be referred to as what?

• A necessity.

• A desire.

• A luxury.

• A want.

Multiple Choice

What is a 'want'?

• Something that is essential for survival.

• A requirement for the human body to live.

• Something that is desirable to have but not essential for survival.

Multiple Choice

A 'want' may also be referred to as what?

• A necessity.

• An essential.

• A luxury.

• A required function.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a 'need' ie essential to survive?

• Toys

• Smartphone

• Food

• Laptop

Multiple Select

Which two of the following are classed as needs?

• Home (shelter)

• Garden shed

• Water

• Car

Multiple Select

Which two of the following are classed as wants?

• Oxygen

• Food

• Designer clothes

• Smartphone

Multiple Choice

Do all people have exactly the same 'wants'?

• Yes

• No

You are now going to research the cost of living.

Cost of Living Task

Could you survive on a budget of £10 per day?  

Your task is to 'buy' yourself enough food to last a day.  If you have enough money left at the end of the day you will be able to have a ‘treat’!

Research Task

Use supermarket websites (Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Morrison’s etc) to 'buy' yourself food for the day.  The rules are:

1. You have a maximum of £10 to spend.

2. A well balanced diet is required, including a range of vitamins and minerals, so at least 5 portions of fruit/vegetables are required.  

3. You are not allowed to buy ready meals.  You need to make the meals yourself.

 

Write down what you have chosen to have for each meal. (Example on the next slide). Also write down the cost of each item.

This information will be used for a spreadsheet task later.

Open Ended

Breakfast:

Type in the foods (and costs) you have chosen to have for breakfast eg Bacon roll (bread roll 80p; pack of bacon £1.99), Glass of fresh orange juice (carton of orange juice £1.60) Total: £4.39

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Lunch:

Type in the foods (and costs) you have chosen to have for lunch.

Use the same format as you did for your breakfast requirements. Remember to calculate the total.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Tea/Dinner:

Type in the foods (and costs) you have chosen to have for tea/dinner.

Use the same format as you did for your breakfast and lunch requirements. Remember to calculate the total.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Snacks/supper:

Type in the foods (and costs) you have chosen to have for snacks/supper.

Use the same format as you did for your breakfast and lunch requirements. Remember to calculate the total.

Type as a single line - pressing Enter/Return will submit your answer.

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Total spend for the day

Add up the costs for breakfast, lunch, tea/dinner and snacks/supper. How much did you spend?

Needs and Wants Poster Task

Create a poster/infographic about needs and wants. It should include:

Text (clear headings and information)

Definitions of needs and wants

Examples of needs and wants

Graphics (pictures, tables, shapes etc)

Colours

Imagination (make it attractive and stand out)

The poster/infographic can be created using software of your choice or on paper. A digital copy of the finished product should be submitted to your teacher.

Poll

Student feedback:

How well do you understand what a 'need' and a 'want' is and the difference between them?

Can you give examples of different needs and wants?

How well can you make decisions of what needs and wants would satisfy a daily shopping budget?

• Poor

• Satisfactory

• Good

• Very good

• Excellent