Lesson plan: how to buy a used motorcycle.
Key concepts:
- What kind of motorcycle is right for your use-case?
- Brief mechanical overview
- Negotiation considerations
Goals: students will feel more comfortable buying a used motorcycle on facebook marketplace or craigslist / kijiji, and some advice also applies to buying other used vehicles or items.
Activities / structure:
- Brief talk about the different kinds of motorcycle (sport bike, cruiser, etc) and their uses (1min)
- Ask students if they have any experience buying a used vehicle (1min)
- Activity: I show the students bikes on facebook marketplace and we decide as a group whether we think it’s a good buy (3min)
- Brief talk about brands, mechanical considerations, and other expenses to consider. (1min)
- Brief talk about negotiation techniques (1min)
- Activity: have students negotiate with each other over a bike (3min)
- Reflection
If needed to shorten: Remove the facebook marketplace activity.
If need to lengthen: give more time for activities.
Great lesson plan, Maxine! From what I could see, the lesson went well too. Please do post your reflection on the lesson with your peer and self assessments of the lesson and your thoughts about it.
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