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=Welcome to JAMS Consumer Awareness in Room 27 Wiki!=

We are a sixth grade honors class of 2010-2011 in Lawndale, California, worrying about our consumer awareness. We had an assignment to do. We researched the problems that come with whatever us, the consumers, buy and use. Our task was to identify a possible solution to those problems. We needed to pick a specific audience, someone that would be able to help with this problem.

We learned that you never know what comes with buying a chocolate bar or a simple tee-shirt at the mall. There are things hidden behind all those manufactured items. We consumers aren't realizing that, and it's not okay. It's time to increase our awareness because this has been going on for too long.

Please read further by using the navigation menu to the left. You can choose a topic that looks interesting to you and start there, or go straight to a particular student's page. We hope you will find a wealth of information about responsible buying, using, and disposing of goods. Maybe you will be persuaded to change one of your habits and help improve living conditions on earth!

Some pages have surveys for you to complete so we can learn more about your thoughts on these issues. And, if you still want more information, we have plenty of great resources and links for you to check out as well.

This project was inspired by the book //[|Get Real: What Kind of World Are You Buying?]// by Mara Rockliff. We highly recommend reading this book!