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Subject:

 

Mathematics

Grade:

 

 

5-8

 

 

 

ICLE Standards:

 

 

Apply Mathematics skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in real life situations.

 

 

 

Performance Task:

 

 

You and a friend have decided to start a "Helping Hands" business to raise money for new bicycles. The bikes that you and your friend have chosen will cost each of you $325.00 + 6.5% tax. Since winter is approaching, raking leaves and shoveling snow will be your biggest moneymakers.

You have 1 hour each day after school and 6 hours on Saturday to work. You will be able to rake no more than 250 bags of leaves before it snows and shovel no more than 8 driveways a week before spring arrives. 

How many bags of leaves and shoveled sidewalks and driveways will you rake and/or shovel to make enough money for 2 bikes? How many weeks will it take you to raise the money? What is the total cost of the bikes and tax? Present your answers to these questions, showing how you arrived at them, in a written report.

ACTIVITY  PAY RATE TIME NEEDED
Raking Leaves $1.00 per bag  1 bag in 10 minutes
Shoveling Snow $5.00 per sidewalk 30 minutes
Shoveling Snow $10.00 per driveway 60 minutes 

 

 

 

Knowledge / Skills:

 

 

Perform operations with signed (positive and negative) numbers, including decimals, ratios, percents, and fractions. M.1

Present information in well-organized fashion that will be clear to the target audience. ELA.11

 

 

 

Rubric:

 

 

4 POINTS: The students work cooperatively to complete the task. The money raised is not more than $1.00 more than needed to make purchase with tax. The report is accurate, well organized and neatly presented.

 

 

3 POINTS: The students work cooperatively to complete task. The money raised is not more than $1.00 more than needed to make purchase with tax. The report is well organized with minimal (less than 10%) errors.

 

 

2 POINTS: The students needs considerable assistance to complete the task. Group shows lack of understanding of the problem at hand. Report is not well organized and there are numerous (more than 10%) errors. 

 

 

1 POINT: The students do not complete the task. The students demonstrate little understanding of task.

 

 

 

Keywords:

 

 

WRITING
EXPOSITORY
COMPUTATION
TEAMWORK

 

 

 

Grades:

 

 

Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [x] - 6 [x] - 7 [x] - 8 [x] - 9 [] - 10 [] - 11 [] - 12 []

 

 

 

ICLE Application:

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

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