Manufacture a great lesson on industrial manufacturing. A fun resource has learners use the production of pens to consider how assembly lines work. They write out a set of instructions for assembling a pen, test it out, then determine if improvements can be made.

Concepts

engineering design, industrial engineering, manufacturing, the assembly line, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class write a journal entry about their experience
  

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a set of pens and a stopwatch
• Scholars should have knowledge of the engineering design process
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a teacher reference guide
• Provides a worksheet with directions for the activity
  

Cons

• None