1. Value for money Production & Value Engineering

2. What can you buy for £5? Teacher notes:
A Series of cards- pre cut- Pupils sort as a simple yes / No
Repeat with a rank order of the cards- most to least expensive
Extension activity- What if….
You were buying in a different country?
Or a different time of year?
-have available concrete examples and scales and measuring cylinders e g bag of sugar, small bottle of milk
Learning objective – To be able to link a unit to the material purchased.

3. Five litres of glue paste
What can you buy for £5?
1kg of card
One pair of scissors
Five litres of milk
100g of glue
Five litres of glue paste
50 metres of tape
One litre of petrol
1Kg of glitter
One bag of coal
Pizza
1g of gold
1kg of rice
Some of these will depend upon the need for further detail. Example size of bag and quality of scissors.
Have these pre printed and pre cut and available as soon as the children arrive.
The pizza will depend upon the size of pizza so children will have to agree what they think they can buy as a unit of pizza!!

4. What could you make from one sheet ?
Teacher notes Give out & say that Your £5 has bought you one sheet of card, 50 cm of tape and scissors hired for 15 minutes. If you use the scissors for more than 15 minutes you will be charged 50p extra and so not make any profit on your product. Plan Design and make a 3D Christmas decoration ( it must stand on its own – you have scissors, and half a metre of tape and 10 minutes max)

5. Value Engineering Challenge: Plan Design and make a 3D Christmas decoration
Your £5 has bought the raw materials and equipment hire.
You have one sheet of card, scissor hire for 15 minutes, and half a metre of tape.
Your product must be able to stand on its own
You can not spend anymore money on materials

6. Compare your efficient use materials
Teacher guide: Pretend that we are going to judge the best value engineered design. Put three groups together to nominate one champion to go to dragons den
Key question is
Which group have the least waste material?
How do you know? What equipment do you need to be sure? How can you tell no one has cheated?
Why is waste a problem to engineers in industry?

7. Review each others for success
Judging Criteria
Which group have the least waste material?
Does the product stand up?
Is the product cost effective?
How do you know which group has the least waste? What equipment do you need to be sure? How can you tell no one has cheated?
Think about: Why is waste a problem to engineers in industry?

8. Re think your design, Suggest how you can value engineer
Design changes
No difference
minus
Not sure because……
Size two templates to fit one card
Use two sided sticky tape
Making the design during June instead of December
Use card for some parts and paper for others
Write to local companies for donations
Use Green card instead of white
Your idea…..