Questioning Study Guide: Division of Labor #215

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Part 1
In The Wealth of Nations, Smith describes the advantages of three techniques, or circumstances that lead to the increased efficiency and output of industry. 

A1) Examine paragraphs five through eight. Complete the following graphic organizer:

                         Advantage 1                   Advantage 2
  
  First Technique

  Second Technique

             
  Third Technique

Part 2

Answer the following questions about Henry Ford and the Model T assembly 
process: 

  A2) Name four ways Henry Ford produced cars more efficiently by using an assembly line. 

  A3) What was one advantage of using interchangeable parts?

  A4) What two types of businesses inspired Ford?

  A5) The assembly of the Model T was divided into how many steps?

  A6) In what year did the first moving assembly line for large scale manufacturing begin? 

  A7) List three reasons why Ford raised his worker's wages to $5.00 a day.

  B8) How do you think these ideas fit with modern day manufacturing?

Part 3
Examine the photographs of the Model T. 

A9) Identify three ways the car changed over its 19-year production history.

Guiding Question:

B10) How did Adam Smith's idea of the division of labor help Henry Ford create an efficient assembly line?

Adapted from SASinschool study guide #215