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Who Is a Customer?

CONCEPTUAL
Life SkillsEntrepreneurship|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_vpMDMbx4pc

Understanding that a customer is someone who buys what you make or do; thinking about what customers want and need; the idea that businesses serve people

Mastery Evidence

  • Define what a customer is in their own words
  • Suggest what a customer might look for when deciding whether to buy something (quality, price, looks nice)
  • Explain why it matters to think about what the customer wants, not just what you want to make

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] was planning to sell lemonade at a school event, could they think about what would make people want to buy their lemonade rather than someone else's?”

Prerequisites2

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  • Making Something to Sell soft

    Making a product helps understand what customers want

    • Needs & Wants soft

      Cross-domain: needs vs wants (Money & Finance) helps understand what makes a product desirable

      • What Money Is hard

        Must understand money exists and is limited before distinguishing needs from wants

    • Goods & Services hard

      Must know what goods are before creating a product to sell

    • Buyers & Sellers hard

      Must understand exchange before making something to sell

      • Goods & Services hard

        Must understand goods and services before grasping buying and selling

      • What Money Is soft

        Cross-domain: understanding what money is (Money & Finance) supports grasping exchange

  • Buyers & Sellers hard

    Must understand buyers and sellers before exploring customer concept in depth

    • Goods & Services hard

      Must understand goods and services before grasping buying and selling

    • What Money Is soft

      Cross-domain: understanding what money is (Money & Finance) supports grasping exchange

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