Lesson 11: Innovation/Idea Generation: Shark Tank Project
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
Students will explore the entrepreneurial world by analyzing Shark Tank pitches, understanding the factors that lead to successful investments or failures, and applying these insights to create and pitch their own business ideas.
What are the critical components that make a business idea compelling to investors on Shark Tank?
pitch, Shark Tank, product, investment,
HS.CTE.3C - 3C. Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the results.
POG:
I am a LEARNER: Master fundamental skills in core subject areas
I am a THINKER: Critical thinking, independent thinking
Evidence-based reading and writing sections that require analyzing arguments and identifying logical flaws.
SAT Math sections that require logical reasoning and the ability to solve complex problems.
Purpose: Identify and analyze the critical components that make a business idea compelling to investors on Shark Tank, such as market potential, uniqueness, scalability, and the entrepreneur's passion and expertise.
DOK 1:
Provide detailed description of two products from the show, one invested, on not invested
DOK 2: detailed information about the pitch
DOK 3: Analyze opinion on why the product/service was or was not invested in
DOK 4: Brainstorm own business ideas
Real-world connections will enrich the high school project on Shark Tank, providing students with practical insights, hands-on experiences, and a deeper understanding of the entrepreneurial landscape.
Students might believe that getting an investment guarantees the success of a business. Students may think that the pitch is solely about having a great product or service.
Modeling, one on one instruction, Google classroom or Moodle. Online instructional tools, videos, real world application of information, textbook, online or paper assignments, Spanish version available for ELL students
Guided Notes, worksheet, skill development exercise, application of lesson reflection, exit ticket. . Complete a research project on Shark Tank
Entrepreneurship, 6th edition, online/paper edition. Online working papers (MindTap), class notes, Do Now, Exit Tickets, case studies, Shark Tank Research Project