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Assembly Required and the Design Process Too! Lesson PlanAssembly Required and the Design Process Too! Lesson Plan
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Kenan Fellows
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
STEM
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Duration
28 days
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Year
2015
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Assembly Required and the Design Process Too!

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Do your part to make manufacturing more manageable. A capstone project challenges each group to identify and research a manufacturing process for a product. To complete the activity, they create a presentation for business and community leaders on the chosen process.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

engineering design, manufacturing, the assembly line, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the resource as part of a final project for a technology or engineering course

Classroom Considerations

  • Note that the time requirement assumes 90-minute block lessons
  • Scholars must have familiarity with engineering design and manufacturing processes

Pros

  • North Carolina teachers will appreciate alignments to state standards
  • Provides activity sheets for each part of the project

Cons

  • None

Common Core

WHST.9-10.4 WHST.11-12.4

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