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Time, Talent, Treasure and Economics

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Students work cooperatively to create a quilt. They choose a pattern and determine the specific skills and steps needed to produce that quilt. Labor is divided equally between group members and a quilt is created assembly line style. Students explore the differences between producers and consumers.

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quilts, sewing, home economics, cooperation, consumers, producers, the assembly line, henry ford, the industrial revolution

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assembly line, consumer, cooperation, industrial revolution, producer, quilting, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Project-Based Learning
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