Manufacturing: How Products Are Manufactured

Northeast Minnesota Virtual Industry Tour Classroom Lesson Plan

Manufacturing:  How Products Are Manufactured

GRADE LEVEL: 6

ACADEMIC SUBJECT(S) MOST APPROPRIATE FOR ACTIVITY:  Engineering/Technology

SOURCE ORGANIZATION:
Boston University

TIME TO COMPLETE: 45 Minutes

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DESCRIPTION:

This lesson is supposed to give the students an overall view of what happens in a manufacturing process. The students will learn almost every aspect related to manufacturing through 3 activities.

OBJECTIVES

Students will:

  • understand the difference between mass production and custom manufacturing
  • have a basic understanding on how items go from a raw material to a manufactured finished product
  • have an understanding of the business side of manufacturing

SUPPLEMENTARY VIDEO:

Provided by a joint venture between JET, True North Stars Perkins Consortium, IRRRB, and Story North Productions to be used with the Northeast Minnesota Virtual Industry Tour Project, Manufacturing Sector.

MANUFACTURING VIDEO:

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