Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March 8 Business and Finance

Learning Goals: Continue 2.03 Production and Operations-
Difference between pure and applied research

Bellringer:
Make sure you have finished all 3 visual organizers:
1. The 3 categories of Products used by businesses and consumers (see page 318)
2. The 3 forms of production (see page 319)
3. The Types of Production and Manufacturing (pages 320 to 322)
4. The 4 questions on P 322
5. The front of the 2.03 Production worksheet and part of the second page are completed

Guided Exercise:

REVIEW STUDY GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRIDAY

EVERYONE will complete the first question and answer on both the CFA and the vocabulary test


Continue with Production notes. What is Product Development?

Product Cycle Smartboard challenge

Review Product Research

Before lunch: We will preview today's lesson on production with 5 minutes of Nova's Making Stuff Smarter- http://www.hulu.com/watch/245482/nova-making-stuff-smarter (Today's clip- Naval Jellyfish robot 38 min to 40 min and 45 min to 53 min Pure research from Duke University- How invisibility can be produced))

After lunch:

Continue with Production notes- the 6 steps of Product Design

Students will decide on their next project topic by brainstorming an idea for a new/improved product that you could sell that features research about MIMICKING or COPYING an animal's or plant's ability.

On Word or PowerPoint students will create a chart of the 6 steps in Product Design Process using their product.

Continue with Production notes- applied versus pure research.
Complete number 6 through 10 on the fill in the blank worksheet.

If there is time we will start the Production Planning section

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