Make copies of the Background , Appendix A , Appendix B and Appendix C . Materials Bring in several of the following objects or other items in which your students are likely to have interest.
Procedures Pass the objects to students.
Ask them to examine them carefully. Discuss with students that the companies that manufacture these objects are making a profit on their sale. Tell students that the topic of this lesson is quality standards in business. Ask them to think about other items of the same type that are manufactured by other companies. Tell them to make a list of two or three competitors of the company that manufacture the item you brought.