SHS1 Manufacturing Engineering · Semester 2 Week 18: Safety, Quality and the Environment

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.3.LI.1 - Describe the social and economic consequences that a manufacturing activity can have or has on individuals and the society.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define social consequences and economic consequences in the context of manufacturing activities.
Identify at least four positive and four negative social consequences of manufacturing on individuals and society.
Identify at least four positive and four negative economic consequences of manufacturing on individuals and society.
Categorise given consequences of a manufacturing activity as either social or economic, and as positive or negative.
Explain, using a specific Ghanaian manufacturing example, how a single factory can bring both benefits and challenges to its surrounding community.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Manufacturing Tools, Equipment and Processes (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Safety, Quality and the Environment (3.3)
Content standard: 1.3.3.CS.2 - Demonstrate an understanding of ways in which the manufacturing industry affects society. 1.3.3.LO.1 Describe the importance of safety, health and environmental considerations for the manufacturing industry. 1.3.3.LO.2 Explain the positive and negative effects manufacturing industries have on the society.
Indicator: 1.3.3.LI.1 - Describe the social and economic consequences that a manufacturing activity can have or has on individuals and the society.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 18 (Week 38 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 48

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Research-Based Learning: Learners in mixed-ability groups research from online and textbooks the social and economic consequences of manufacturing activities on individuals and the society and present their findings to the class to receive feedback.
Talk for Learning: Learners discuss the major social and economic consequences of manufacturing activities on the structure and development of the society. Learners add to what others say. Organize views using webbing.
Teaching and Learning Materials:
- * Textbooks * Internet access
- YEAR TWO
- * Supplementary materials
Assessment (1.3.3.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.