Teaching guide
Entrepreneurship
Starting something is a skill you can learn. This course walks through the whole path — finding a real problem, talking to customers, building a small first version, pricing it, understanding costs, and pitching your idea.
10 lessons12 class periods of 45 minBeginner
What students will be able to do
- Identify problems worth solving and test whether people care
- Run simple customer interviews and market research
- Set a price using costs, value, and competitors
- Calculate a break-even point
- Write a one-page business plan and a short pitch
12 days, one lesson per class
Every lesson comes with a 45-minute plan, projector-ready slides, and a printable worksheet with an answer key.
Day 1
Finding Problems Worth Solving
Explain why strong businesses start with a real problem
Activity: Complaint to Opportunity
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Day 11
Review day
Play Money Jeopardy with this course's questions, then review what teams missed.
Day 12
Unit test
A printable test in short and full versions, with an answer key.