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Gold Seal Lesson:
Holiday
Celebration Dinner
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Copernicus
Education Gateway
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Subject:
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Mathematics
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Grade:
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9-12
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ICLE Standards:
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Problem-Solving: Apply the process of
mathematics modeling to real-world problem situations.
Mathematics Connections: Use and value the connection between
mathematics and other disciplines.
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Performance Task:
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Choose a holiday such as Thanksgiving, Valentine's
Day, Mother's Day, or any special occasion and:
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select a day that's special to
you.
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design a menu (as in a restaurant:
appetizer, main dish, vegetable, side dishes, dessert, and non-alcoholic
beverage).
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prepare recipes, (one card for
each item, scaled to the amount of people at your dinner).
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prepare a grocery list. (Indicate
items that are already on hand such as salt, flour, milk).
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shop for food (via sale ads in
newspapers).
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calculate the cost per
person.
A cap can be set on the amount of money to spend and/or the number of
people invited to the dinner.
In your mathematics notebook, tell why you chose the celebration and
describe the meal you prepared showing your work on the above items.
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Knowledge / Skills:
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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
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Rubric:
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4
POINTS: The student independently
accomplishes the task. The student
accurately adapts the recipes for the number of people to be fed, compiles
the shopping list, determines the cost of the dinner, and calculates the
cost per person. The student
prepares a neat and accurate menu to show the selected dinner. He/she communicates clearly and
thoroughly in the journal entry.
3 POINTS: The student accomplishes
the task, but needs some assistance.
The student adapts recipes, etc. with minor errors. The student prepares a neat menu to show
the selected dinner. He/she communicates in the journal entry.
2 POINTS: The student needs much
assistance to complete the task. The student partially adapts with several errors. The student
prepares a menu that lacks neatness and accuracy. The student shows little
attempt to communicate in the journal entry.
1 POINT: The student needs much assistance to complete the task and
completes only a small segment of the task. The student inefficiently adapts with major errors and little
effort. The student task is insufficient. The student does not communicate
in the journal entry
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Keywords:
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STATISTICS
MEASUREMENT
PROBLEM SOLVING
COMPUTATION
JOURNAL
MATH IN DAILY LIFE
RATIOS
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Grades:
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Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [] - 6 [] - 7 [] - 8 [] - 9 [x]
- 10 [x] - 11 [x] - 12 [x]
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ICLE Application:
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Center for Leadership in Education
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