Describe societal, economic, and environmental effects of manufacturing.

Description should include the ways in which manufacturing can affect

  • health
  • ecosystems
  • culture
  • economics
  • community (local and global)
  • labor
  • regulations
  • politics
  • ethics.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • In what ways does manufacturing affect the environment?
  • What are some effects that manufacturing has on society?
  • When might politics be a consideration in manufacturing? Ethics? Economics?
  • How is manufacturing related to national security?