Project Description
        In this project, students selected a local ice cream shop and developed a marketing plan to spread their product idea. Students are beginning to develop their research skills in order to have a thorough plan to present to an authentic audience of business owners, marketing directors and managers. Many times customers believe that lowering the cost of a product is a solution to attract customers when in reality a business in the business to make money, not give it away.
        The students developed their plan by collaborating with others and researching their company to better understand their business in and out. Once this research was underway, students were presented documents by a local marketing director of how to develop a small business marketing plan. The students then had more questions to answer in order to hone their message in on specific customer.

Challenging Question or Problem
How can you attract more customers to a local ice cream shop?
How can you use the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understanding - Culture and Language, to enhance your project idea?

Expected Learning
- Research skills
- Understanding chronology of developing an idea
- Developing questions
- Analyzing business opportunities
- Small Business Marketing Plan
- Delivering a pitch

Public Product
Owners of Armadillos Ice Cream Shop
Owner of Cherry Berry
Owner of YoYo Berri
General Manager of local Dairy Queen stores
Manager of Culver's restraunt
Director of Digital Media at HomeSlice Media Group

Grade:
6th

Year:
2017-2018

Author(s):
Eric Terrell
Dylan Wince