Hands-On Production: Simulate, Participate, Learn.�

Your Employers…

Benjamin Donatellio

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Beverly Ledbetter

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Thank you to our workshop sponsor

Whose generous support provided the dinner and stipends!

Most famous assembly line!

Another great movie to show a clip of: Modern Times

Agenda

• Brief background on assembly lines
• Economic Impact of assembly lines on production
• You’re hired!
• Planning/Production rounds
• Debrief
• Final tips & takeaways

What made the assembly line possible?

interchangeable parts

The Beginning of the Assembly Line in the US

Who invented the manufacturing assembly line?

Ransom E. Olds, founder of the Olds Motor Vehicle Company

stationary assembly line

Florida Connection

In 1916, Ransom E. Olds purchased 37,541 acres on the northern tip of Tampa Bay to design a planned community. The property appealed to Olds because of its proximity to several other towns (including Tampa and Tarpon Springs) as well as being located on the Seaboard Railroad.

Henry Ford: the conveyor belt assembly line

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The Economic Impact of the Assembly Line

The assembly line had a profound economic impact by increasing productivity, reducing costs, creating jobs, and improving the standard of living, while also driving further innovation and contributing to global economic growth.

Are your students puzzled by economic concepts?��Unlock economic concepts by using discovery learning!�

Discovery �Learning...�

• Emphasizes active exploration and problem-solving by learners
• Discovering facts and concepts for themselves through hands-on experiences
• Allows students to construct their own understanding of the material
• Promotes critical thinking, creativity, and deeper understanding
• Empowers students to take ownership of their learning
• Aligns with 21^st Century Skills

• Emphasizes active exploration and problem-solving by learners
• Discovering facts and concepts for themselves through hands-on experiences
• Allows students to construct their own understanding of the material
• Promotes critical thinking, creativity, and deeper understanding
• Empowers students to take ownership of their learning
• Aligns with 21^st Century Skills
• active exploration and problem-solving by learners
• Discovering facts and concepts for themselves through hands-on experiences
• Allows students to construct their own understanding of the material
• Promotes critical thinking, creativity, and deeper understanding
• Empowers students to take ownership of their learning
• Aligns with 21^st Century Skills

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The teacher gives the definition and students look at examples to apply the concept

Students use their own observations and experiences to develop a working definition

Teacher Centered

Student Centered

Take a 5 minute break

During the break:

Clear EVERYTHING off your table – no pens, pencils, paper (you may keep your phone to take pictures if you wish)

When you come back to your table, DO NOT TOUCH any of the materials on your table or you will LOSE the item(s)

The International Brotherhood of PARCOS Workers (IBPW) is hiring!!

PARCOS

A PARCOS is a 3X5 inch white rectangle with a 1-inch-wide blue stripe down the left side. A 1X1 inch red square is paperclipped to the upper right corner.

Parcos!

333

inches

5 inches

1 inch

wide

1 x 1

inch

square

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20 paperclips for ONLY 10 PARCOS!

10 sheets of paper- now only 10 PARCOS!

Scissors - only 5 PARCOS each!

1 ruler or 1 pencil on sale for 2 PARCOS each!

1 RED or 1 BLUE crayon only 2 PARCOS each!

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Open during planning shifts to meet your needs!

Debrief!�Applying what you learned to economic concepts�

Discovery learning

Applying What You Learned!

The manufacturing of our product, PARCOS, introduced you to many key economic concepts. Think back to your experience in our factory. Look over the key economic concepts below and choose any 6 (six!) and give a concrete, specific example for each relating to your experience in the PARCOS factory Write the economic term and give your example. Complete this correctly, and I’ll trade you an A!

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More ideas to try…��Vocabulary Bingo!

Vocabulary Wheels

Cut out the wheel on the solid lines (including between segments), write the word (or definition) on the top, fold on the dotted lines and glue the middle section into their notebook.

Under each tab they write the definition (or word).

Skills of Life

Using the Skills of Life handout, have the students give a concrete, specific example of the skills they used to complete the activity.

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A different idea…

One last idea…

Using either the Vocabulary list or Skills of Life handout, create a hexagonal thinking or chaining activity where the students connect the terms or skills and show the interconnectedness. Have the students write out the connections and then have a gallery walk.

We had to LISTEN in order to FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, TEAMING with our group to MANAGE our TIME to SET our GOALS.

We did a COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS to weigh our RISKS in purchasing CAPITAL GOODS to produce more Parcos.

Examples courtesy of Melissa Hill

Examples courtesy of Melissa Hill

Contact us!

Benjamin Donatelli

• Benjamin.Donatelli@hcps.net

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Beverly Ledbetter!

• msled25@hotmail.com

You’ve earned membership in the �International Brotherhood of PARCOS Workers!

To receive your “PAY” – take the survey!