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This Meal Picking lesson plan also includes:
- Meal Picking - Elementary School
- Meal Picking - Elementary School
- Meal Picking - Middle School
- Meal Picking - Middle School
- Meal Picking - High School
- Meal Picking - High School
- Hands-On Activity for Meal Picking
- Distribution Centers and Meal Picking
- Meal Picking: Tables
- Meal Picking: Random Pick-to-Light
- Meal Picking: Ordered Pick-to-Light
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Scholars explore systems design and its relation to meal picking by using computer simulations to test systems designs. They learn about the Pick-to-Light System and calculate average picking times.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Invite a guest speaker who works in some aspect of systems design such as hospital meal distribution or warehouse order preparation
Classroom Considerations
- Learners at all levels need to be able to calculate averages
- Provide calculators during the activity
- The fourth installment of a nine-part technology/engineering series
Pros
- Incorporates use of mathematics into the lesson
- Includes reproducible worksheets for all learning levels
Cons
- None