Students in Mr. Tom Narducci’s eighth-grade social studies class participated in a Shark Tank-style project for their midterm exam. Students were tasked with developing an idea of a good or service that can have an impact on society. These students then created a company, a brand, and a logo; and they developed a business plan to entice investors (sharks) to give capital to transform their idea from a plan into a reality.
Tom Narducci老师班上的八年级社会研究课的学生参加了一个类似于Shark Tank的期中考试项目。学生们的任务是开发一种对社会有影响力的商品或服务的想法。学生们先是创建了一个公司、一个品牌和一个商标; 然后他们制定了一个商业计划，以吸引投资者(“鲨鱼们”)的投资，将他们的想法从计划变成现实。
During midterm exam week, they pitched their ideas to Shark Tank investors made up of community members and professionals from the surrounding area. There were even a few MVA alumni who participated in the project. It was a fun culminating activity following a semester of financial literacy and a unit on America’s Economic Development.
在期中考试周，这些学生们向学校社区及周边地区的专业人士组成的创智赢家投资者们推销自己的想法。甚至有一些MVA的校友也参与了这个项目。在学习了一个学期的金融知识和一个单元的美国经济知识之后再参加这样的项目，对于这些学生来说真是一个充满趣味的高潮活动。