(The floorplan that was given to all groups for reconfiguration for their businesses.)
MIYB Project 2
Previously, on Make It Your Business, Project One Contestants did surveys of the East Harlem area to complete a business map of the surroundings. Their task was to put their understanding of the importance of business location to use and apply it to a map of all of the businesses in a six block area stretching from 108th Street to 102nd Street and bordered by Madison and Fifth Avenues to the east and west. They were told to work in two groups and note the business-type and price range of each of the locations on their map, and with the map complete, decide on a hypothetical business and location that would be ideal to start in the area. While neither of the groups completed a map of the entire area they were asked to survey, based on the quality of the maps, it was decided to split the prize pot--100 First Work Clothing Bucks--between both groups. The proposed businesses were a laundromat and a clothing store.
Project Background
* The groups this week competed for a pot of 160 First Work Bucks (20 for each participant involved), and the project was as follows:
The 2-Part MIYB Project last week was as follows:
"THE GOOD NEWS: Your plans for a new business (from Project 1) was approved by Mr. Belvedere Q. Moneybags, and he even went as far as to find you an empty storefront space in the area to start your business.
"THE BAD NEWS: The empty storefront you have is not necessarily ready to be used for your respective businesses. (It used to be a ground floor doctor's office.)
"THE PROJECT: Your job this week is to take the floorplan for the space that Mr. Moneybags has secured and (re)design the space for your business. You can knock out and change any of the inside walls, but you may not change any of the outside walls. (You can't change the shape of the whole building, now, can you?!) Also, you must leave the four dark black square areas intact in your plans. These are support pillars for the building. (If you knock these out, the whole building will come down on your head!)"
Materials
Materials at the students' disposal this week were construction paper, 1000 jumbo popsicle sticks, a large piece of balsa wood, wood clue, scissors, sandpaper, and markers.
Teams
For Project 2, Will, Jonathan, Millie, and Amyra were on "Team Laundromat" and Miriam, Edith, Peggy, Stephanie, and Atenas were on "Team Clothing Store."
Project Development in Action
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