Entrepreneurship Scavenger Hunt: A MS Applied Technology Lesson

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Kelly Galbraith, Bradley Pukay

Title of Lesson: Entrepreneurship Scavenger Hunt

Course Name: Applied Technology

Grade Level: 8

Author’s Name: Bradley Pukay

School District: Lebanon School District

PA Academic Standards for Business, Computer, and Information Technology
15.2: Career Management 15.2.8.A: Examine various occupation options based on career assessments results, personal characteristics, talents, skills, abilities, and aptitudes as related to career pathways, clusters, or occupations. 15.3 Communication 15.3.8.C: Apply Strategies to understand complex directions.
PA Academic Standards for Career Education and Work
13.4. Entrepreneurship 13.4.8.B: Evaluate how entrepreneurial character traits influence career opportunities.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to: Use leadership and teamwork skills to work effectively in diverse teams. Identify at least three traits of a successful entrepreneur including, but not limited to, the following: determined, risk tolerant, confident, likes to learn, unafraid of failure, passionate about his/her business, adaptable, creative, knowledgeable about money management, persuasive, strong people skills.
Conceptual Background
Students have already logged in to their Naviance accounts and have already completed a journal entry. Students have already reviewed the appropriate communication skills needed to work in teams.
Instructional Procedure
10 Minutes	Provide Overview of Entrepreneurship The PowerPoint provides an overview of what an entrepreneur is.
3 Minutes	Show Clips from Shark Tank (linked in PowerPoint) Video clips feature kid entrepreneurs.
20 Minutes	Pair Students Pairs complete Entrepreneurship Scavenger Hunt.
25 Minutes	Journal Entry Assignment Students log on to Naviance, and complete the following journal entry:Discuss at least one entrepreneur that you learned about today and the character traits of a successful entrepreneur. When you are finished, add your completed journal entry to your career portfolio.
Formative Assessment
Students will: Identify at least three traits of a successful entrepreneur in their journal entries including, but not limited to, the following: determined, risk tolerant, confident, likes to learn, unafraid of failure, passionate about his/her business, adaptable, creative, knowledgeable about money management, persuasive, strong people skills.
Materials Needed
Laptops (1 per student) Naviance Access (not required) Entrepreneurship PowerPoint Entrepreneurship Scavenger Hunt Entrepreneurship Scavenger Hunt Answer Key Top Kid Inventors from Shark Tank (1:00) Shark Tank Video Clip - The Drip Drop (1:11) Shark Tank Video Clip - ReThink Cyber Bullying (2:02)