The Idea

For a term long project you will need to split the class up into various sized groups which will become manufacturing companies. Each company should choose its own name and should appoint a company director / treasurer / design consultant and any number of production workers and tasters. Each company will then have the opportunity to choose a type of biscuit to sell (a range can be provided by the teacher) and sell it to the school through an "advertising" campaign. Groups may wish to survey the class / school to find out which types of biscuit will be most popular before they make their choice.

Setting up the companies

Once the companies have been set up, you will need to give them some "capital" so that the children can purchase stock and equipment. Set a rate at £10 and show the groups a list of equipment including prices (equipment can include the biscuits themselves, packaging materials, plates on which to serve them etc). The companies would need to keep accounts which would include purchase and sales records. The treasurer would have to work out how much the biscuits would need to sell for, in order to be able to make a profit.