Project-Based Learning

Kid in a Candy StoreHigh-Interest Project For Grade 5

Decimal Operations

Graphing on a 1/2 ft. scale

Graphing ordered

pairs

Fractions, decimals, and percentages

Real-life Math Skills

Common Core Aligned

5.G.1 5.G.25.NF.4 5.NF.5b

5.NBT.7

Project Summary

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Individual Choice: Choose candy for your store.

Graph each candy display onto your

store layout.

Choose prices and calculate profit.

Teacher Hints

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Introduce the project using this video about creating a candy store: Its Sugar Candy Store.

When building the candy store, talk about what to scale means. This scale works best with this project:

1 square = ft.2 total area is 195 ft.2 30 x 26If you are using a different scale, make sure you complete task 1 before giving it to your students to ensure that it graphs well with the dimensions of the candy displays (too large of a scale may make the displays really small too small of a scale may make the displays too large.)

When students are working on the first part of task 1, have them (in groups) measure the classroom door and how much space it takes as it opens and closes. Record this information and go over it as a class, then model how to draw the door using the scale. The students can choose where their door goes on their own project, but the measuring & scale drawing for this part needs to be shown to them.

The checkout counter graphing should also be done as a class as well. Modeling these graphing exercises (with student involvement and input) will help students learn how to use the scale that they will use themselves during Part 2.

Use the Teacher Appendixes to guide your instruction for each part of the project.

Part 1: Build Your Candy Store

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Driving Question: What mathematical skills are needed to plan and run a candy store?

Materials needed: Graph Paper, rulers, pencils, scissors, glue, yard sticks or measuring tape

Name your candy store:

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Graph the following points. Connect them to create the walls of your candy store.

X Y

2 2

26 2

2 30

26 30

Part 1: Build Your Candy Store

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1. Cut and paste your candy store onto construction paper under your candy stores name.

2. Label the scale 1 square = on your graph paper.

3. Label the measurement of the length and width of your floor plan.

4. Find the total area of your store using the formula A= L x W. Write it under your graph paper.

Part 1: Build Your Candy Store

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Ask Yourself: How much space does an open door take up? What tools do I need to measure this in my classroom?

Label the door to enter your store. This is the symbol that architects use to show a door.

Ask Yourself: How much space does a checkout counter take? Are they all the same size? What tools do I need to measure this in my classroom?

Place a checkout counter in your store. (Appendix A)

Brainstorm the other items you will need to put in your store.

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Part 2: Stock Your Candy

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Choose one type of candy at a time. Use the display dimensions to graph the display in your store. Add as many different types of candy displays as you can fit in your store, but dont forget to leave room for customers to walk! (Appendix B)

display (verb): To show or exhibit

Source: Turbosquid.com Source: thefabulousfarmhouse.typepad.com

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Candy Type Display Dimensions

Cost for 1 Display

Amount in Each Display

Cookies & Cream ChocolateBar

width: 1 ft. length: 3 ft.

$300 200 candy bars

Part 2: Stock Your Candy

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Candy Type Display Dimensions

Cost for 1 Display

Amount in Each Display

ChocolateCandy Bar

width: 1 ft. length: 4 ft.

$120 300 candy bars

Hard Candy width: 1 ft. length: 2 ft.

$25 500 pieces

Ring Pop width: 1 ft. length: 2 ft.

$30 50 pieces

Soft Candy width: 6 ft. length: 4 ft.

$100 100 bags

Part 2: Stock Your Candy

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Candy Type Display Dimensions

Cost for 1 Display

Amount in Each Display

Gummy Bears width: 1 ft. length: 3 ft.

$100 50 small bags

Rock Candy width: 2 ft. length: 4 ft.

$90 30 large rock candy

Jelly Beans width: 2 ft. length: 3 ft.

$75 60 medium bags

Cotton Candy width: 6 ft. length: 1 ft.

$200 100 bags

Part 3: Candy Statistics

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Count how many displays you have in your candy store.

I have __________ displays.

Create a fraction for how many of your displays fit into each category:

List the type of candy from least to greatest amount in your store.

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Type of Candy

Number of Candy

Displays

Fraction Percent

Chocolate

Hard Candy

Chewy Candy

Other Candy

Part 4: Make Money!

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Stores buy items like candy, then sell them for more money to their customers. This is how the make profit. 1. Calculate the cost of each item on your display to decide how much you are

paying for each. 2. Decide how much you are going to sell it for, and how much profit you will

make. 3. Be careful not to overcharge, or people wont buy your candy.

Candy Type Cost for 1

Display

Amount in Each

Display

Cost for each piece

or bag

Price at my store

(Your choice!)

Profit for each piece

or bag

Cookies & Cream

$300 200 bars

ChocolateCandy Bar

$120 300 bars

Hard Candy $25 500 pieces

Ring Pop $30 50 pieces

Soft Candy $100 100 bags

Gummy Bears $100 50 bags

Rock Candy $90 30

Jelly Beans $75 60 bags

Cotton Candy $200 100 bags

End of Project Checklist

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Cut and paste your candy store onto construction paper under your candy stores name.

Label the scale 1 square = sq. ft. on your graph paper.

Label the measurement of the length and width of your floorplan.

Find the total area of your store using the formula A= L x W. Write it under your graph paper.

Label the door to enter your store.

Place a checkout counter in your store.

Brainstorm the other items you will need to put in your store.

Use the display dimensions to graph the displays in your store. Add as many different types of candy displays as you can fit in your store.

Count how many displays you have in your candy store.

Create a fraction for how many of your displays fit into each category.

Cut & paste this data onto your construction paper.

Calculate the cost of each item on your display to decide how much you are paying for each.

Decide how much you are going to sell it for, and how much profit you will make.

Advertise your prices for each item on your display. The prices can go in your actual store, or on your construction paper if you want them to be larger.

Check off each item as you compete it.

Enrichment: Grab Bags

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Kids love buying candy grab bags because its a surprise what candy they will find inside. The best thing about grab bags is that there is a mix of different candy inside. Grab bags can make you a lot of money in your candy store.

Choose 3 types of candy from your candy store. Fill out the following table to show what candy you will include in your grab bag. You will need 20 pieces total.

Type of Candy Fraction Ratio Decimal Percent

Appendix AAsk students to choose one of these checkout counters (Show on projector, or you can have them do their own research if they have student computers). Have them brainstorm how they can estimate what their checkout counter will measure. They may want to measure a large table in class, or put several tables together to figure this out.

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Appendix BAlthough many students may be comfortable with the scale at this point in the project, most students will need a little extra practice. Before you allow students to begin choosing their candy and graphing the different size displays, practice on scraps of Graph Paper.

Here is an example of how to show 1 square = sq. ft. and group into whole pieces. Students who understand this concept can move on to graphing the displays onto their candy store grid, while you walk through all of the display measurements with the students who are struggling. They can use their scraps of graph paper to help them graph the same displays onto their candy store grid. Instruction is very easy to differentiate with Project-Based Learning!

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Appendix CStudent Example

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