Instructions for Creating Name Tents

2. Instructions for Creating Name Tents • Fold the piece of construction paper in half, shorter edges (8 1/2") together. Crease the center fold. The folded paper should measure 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". • Open the page to 8 1/2" x 11". • Fold the bottom 8 1/2" edge to the middle crease. Crease the fold.

3. Instructions for Creating Name Tents • Open the page to 8 1/2" x 11". • Fold the top 8 1/2" edge to the middle crease. Crease the fold. • The paper should now have four sections each measuring approximately 2 3/4" x 8 1/2".

4. Instructions for Creating Name Tents • Starting from one end of the paper, count down three rectangles. Print your name in large letters in the rectangle. • Turn the paper upside-down. Again count down three rectangles and print your first name in large letters in the rectangle. • Fold the paper to create a tent with the name displayed on both sides.

5. Groups for Creating Name Tents • Group 1: Each member of your group will remain seated to produce your own name tent, using only one hand, your non-dominant hand - that is, the hand with which you do not write - to produce the name tent. You must keep your dominant hand behind your back. You may not assist one another.

6. Groups for Creating Name Tents • Group 2: Each member of your group will remain seated to produce your own name tent, using only one hand, your dominant hand - that is, the hand with which you write - to produce the name tent. You must keep your non-dominant hand behind your back. You may not assist one another.

7. Groups for Creating Name Tents • Group 3: Each member of your group will remain seated to produce your own name tent, using both hands. You may not assist one another.

8. Groups for Creating Name Tents • Group 4: Each member of your group will produce your own name tent while standing and using only one hand - the non-dominant hand - to produce the name tent. You must keep your dominant hand behind your back. You may not use the desk, table or chair. You may not assist one another.

9. Production Rules • None of the groups may begin producing name tents until the class is told to begin. • When each student finishes folding his or her name tent, he or she should raise a hand. • Students will be timed and will have a maximum of two minutes to make the name tent.

10. Production Rules

11. Discussion • Did any students find it very difficult to produce name tents? • What difficulties did you encounter? • In general, which group of students took the greatest amount of time to finish? • In general, which group of students to the least amount of time to finish?

12. Discussion • What differences were there between the various groups? • Describe the relationship between the differences in the groups and the time it took to produce name tents.

13. Vocabulary • Human Capital - the knowledge, talent and skills that people possess • Investment in - efforts to acquire and improve Human Capital human capital

14. Discussion • How might finishing name tents more quickly and producing name tents of higher quality relate to investment in human capital? • Why do we care about human capital?

15. Discussion • Managing income includes saving and investing for the future • Important investment in the future is investment in human capital • Students, their parents and family members, and their teachers make investments in students’ human capital for years.

16. Occupational Outlook Handbook Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

17. Group Work • Work in small groups of 2 to 3. • Using the data given, create a chart, graph or picture that illustrates the relationships among the data. • You will share your work with the rest of the class.