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Divide the students into groups. Give the following
scenario:
Your school has been asked
by an agency that works with elderly people to make
holiday cards for the people living in nursing homes.
They need 1,000 cards to have enough for all of
the people. If the cards are made accurately —
to their specifications — you will earn $1
per card. (This will really help you pay for the
school dance.)
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Pass out the worksheet and show a sample of the
card that the students are being asked to make.
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Have one person in the group be a timer to determine
how long it takes each person to make a card. Add
the times together. (If there are five in the group,
add all five times together.)
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When times have been recorded, discuss other possible
ways of making the cards.Typically, the students
will come up with using an assembly line. Talk about
how some students are better suited for different
jobs. Have the students assign tasks in their group.
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Have the timer record the time that it took for
the assembly line to complete the same number of
cards as there are people in the group.
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Compare the times of the two methods of assembling
the cards. Students should find that the assembly
line method proved to be much quicker than assembling
the card individually.
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Have students write a few sentences telling what
they discovered when they used two methods of producing
the cards.
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Discuss the concept of specialization —
how the group gave specific jobs to people who would
be good in that area.
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Review the factors of production. Have the students
fill in the worksheet about what factors were present
in this task.
Category |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
| Level of Engagement in Class |
Student proactively contributes to class by offering
ideas and asking questions more than once per class. |
Student proactively contributes to class by offering
ideas and asking questions once per class. |
Student rarely contributes to class by offering
ideas and asking questions. |
Student never contributes to class by offering
ideas or asking questions. |
| Listening Skills |
Student listens when others talk, both in groups
and in class. Student incorporates or builds off
the ideas of others. |
Student listens when others talk, both in groups
and in class. |
Student does not listen when others talk, both
in groups and in class. |
Student does not listen when others talk, both
in groups and in class. Student often interrupts
when others speak. |
| Behavior |
Student almost never displays disruptive behavior
during class. |
Student rarely displays disruptive behavior during
class. |
Student occasionally displays disruptive behavior
during class. |
Student almost always displays disruptive behavior
during class. |
| Preparation |
Student is almost always prepared for class with
assignments and required class materials. |
Student is usually prepared for class with assignments
and required class materials. |
Student is rarely prepared for class with assignments
and required class materials. |
Student is almost never prepared for class with
assignments and required class materials. |
