We have been talking about the Industrial Age in Indiana this week during our social studies classes. We learned about all of the great industry that was booming during this time period. To add a little extra fun (and friendly competition) to the material, I created an assembly line simulation for the kids. We made "hamburgers" in our factory. Each company had to decide upon a name and assign each worker a role. There were roles for plates, bottom bun, mustard, patty, ketchup, lettuce, and top bun. The kids timed me to determine how long it would take for one person to do all the jobs. We used this number to compare their times to make enough for the entire class using the assembly line method. Needless to say, they save a lot of time by using an assembly line. They learned about the pros and cons of this method and had a lot of fun doing so! The end product was delicious too!
Burger Bash workers are hard at work assembling their hamburgers.
With a time of 1:08, Burger Bash assembled 7 hamburgers. It took Mrs. H 30 seconds just to make one by herself!
The Quarter Pounder company is ready to assemble.
QP hard at work! They ended up assembling 7 burgers in 1:09!
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