From+Plant+to+Blue+Jeans++A+Photo+Essay+Reinforcing+Activity

Materials: construction paper scissors hole punch three hole punch markers ink stamps (star stamp)

begin this lesson with reading Plants to jeans aloud to the class, be sure to pause while reading and discuss the important steps and processes of the jeans being constructed. after reading discuss some of the production methods that made it easier to produce the jeans. (assembly line, technology) after this split the class into groups of 3. tell them that they will now be doing an exercise where they will be the producer of something called a widget, and they can choose to make them any way that they want the object is to produce the most. next tell them how to make a widget. (cut the construction paper in half, long ways, draw a star in each corner and in the middle of the half sheet of construction paper, next punch three holes down the side of the paper, and you have your widget) next give each group construction paper scissors a single hole punch and a marker.( leave the three hole punch and ink stamps in plain sight on your desk) allow the students to work for about 5 minutes, if no students come up to ask to borrow your three hole punch and/or stamp give them to a group. allow them to continue working for another 5 minutes and stop the activity. tell the group to count up their widgets. the group that had the technology ( stamp and three hole punch should win) now prompt the class to write why they thought this group won, have them turn and talk with a partner, then share with the class. this should properly illustrate the importance of specialization and technology as an important factor in production. (adapted from activity by Dr. Pribble)