The 8th Grade Manufacturing and Design Elective involves student forming and company and developing a product for sale. This is a student driven class where we take a peak at the "real world" of work and business.
As a class, students are asked to do the following...
- Elect a President and Vice President
- Develop at least 4 different project proposals.
- Present Project Proposals to the class and vote for a class project
- Develop Class Project
- English Skills - Business Letterhead, Business Letter, Purchase Order, Inventory Sheets
- Math - price, price per item, shipping charges
- Marketing - Advertising, slogan,
- Teamwork - students must work together and communicate in order to accomplish the class goal