Though people often take such simple items as ballpoint pens for granted, transforming raw materials into parts needed to make the pen required engineering, design, and technology skills as well as time, money, and effort.
Using Lesson 1 in the Teacher’s Curriculum Guide, show students a partially disassembled ballpoint pen and ask the questions posed in the video. Ask students to identify the features and the materials used to make the features, to discuss the steps involved in transforming the raw material into the finished product, and to review the different jobs people perform in making the pen.
Student Activity #1 “Examining a Manufactured Item” will provide students with an opportunity to work in teams and to investigate the parts and materials that go into the manufacture of everyday products such as pens, retractable pencils, and flashlights.
Career Technologies-Career Discoveries
5.) Exhibit positive human relations and leadership skills.
Career/Technical Education-Curriculum Core
1.) Explain the impact of technological advancement on a variety of areas.
Career Technologies-Physical Technologies: Manufacturing Technologies
1.) Explain the various production processes involved in the manufacturing technology area being studied.
4.) Describe different classifications of materials used in manufacturing.
5.) Describe different types of manufactured goods.