The film Zootopia is filled with many important themes. In this post, we will focus on a very small scene, where Nick the Fox becomes an entrepreneur and starts his own Pawpsicle business.
In this scene, Nick the Fox bought the Jumbo Pop in the elephant's ice cream store and used entrepreneurial thinking: he melted down the pop, refroze it in small molds, and sold the the "pawpsicles" to the lemmings. Do you think he made a profit?
The Jumbo Pop cost Nick fifteen dollars. After melting down the goods, he created 90 of his pawpsicles at two dollars each. What was his profit?
Use the News!
Would you want to become an entrepreneur and start your own business? Would you rather provide a good or a service? Complete the decision-making activity after you conduct some research about entrepreneurship by using this blog post using the Tampa Bay Times https://floridafinancialliteracy.weebly.com/blog/do-you-want-to-work-for-someone-else-or-for-yourself Decision-making Activity: Why would you want to become an entrepreneur? Planning and Goal Setting: If you were to start a business, would you rather provide a good or a service. For example, would you rather start a lemonade stand or a dog-walking service? Making the Decision: Interview some people who have their own businesses. What are some of the benefits of starting your own business? What are some of the risks? Assessing Outcomes: After completing both activities, would you rather become an entrepreneur and start your own business or would you rather work for someone else? Students could use the ReadWriteThink persuasion map to make an argument for one side.
Use Design Thinking!
You can also use design thinking to plan your own good or service. Entrepreneurs try to improve on the world or create something new.
1) Improve something: First of all, look at the world around you and find a good or service. Ask: What is? Define the good, service.. Then ask: What if? Brainstorm some ideas on how to improve, change, or replace the good or service. Narrow down your ideas to the one that wows. Then pitch your idea to your classmates. Now revise your idea based on your customer's needs and wants.
2) Invent something. Look at the world around you and define a problem. Then ask: What if? Brainstorm some solutions and narrow them down to one that wows. 3) Present your idea as a pitch. Test your idea and refine based on customer needs and wants.
Florida Entrepreneurs
You can also use this informational text and lesson we created on Florida Entrepreneurs!
Additional Lesson Plans and Resources on Entrepreneurship:
I Can Be an Entrepreneur Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: A Technology "iCon" Video about entrepreneurs Federal Reserve Infographic About Entrepreneurship NIE informational text on Entrepreneurship
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