SIX GRADE REAL WORLD MATH GROUP ASSIGNMENT

In this group assignment, 3 students will work on opening their own

restaurant. They will have to use the operations of rational numbers to figure out
how much opening their restaurant will cost. They need to sell their restaurant idea
to me, so it must be creative and neat. It must be on a poster board or a
PowerPoint. Students must use multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction in
this project. Presentation requirements are stated in the rubric. Project will be due in
2 weeks.
Grade

Six

Subject:

Math

Length of Lesson

1 hour

Rationale:

Students will learn valuable problem

solving and reasoning in the class. Math
will also teach the students to persevere
and work diligently.

Curriculum Framework/Standard

Learning Objectives:

1. Make sense of problems and

persevere in solving them. P. 47
2. Students will be able to turn
rational numbers into decimals by
division (7.NS.A.2d)
3. Students will be able to multiply
and divide rational numbers
(7.NS.A.2C)
4. Students will be able to add and
subtract rational numbers
(7.NS.A.1d)
Students will demonstrate how to
multiply and divide rational
numbers
Students will be able to use
addition and subtraction with
rational numbers.
Students will use what theyve
learned to create a cost-efficient
restaurant.

SIX GRADE REAL WORLD MATH GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Technology Uses

Calculator
Smart board
Computer
PowerPoint
Inspiration

Materials

Notebook
Pencil
Calculator
Poster
Computer

Procedure

Grading and Assessment

1. Discuss the group assignment on

real world math to the students.
2. Discuss how the students should
present their work, and the
required materials.
3. Have the students pick their
partners to create groups of 3.
4. Pass out the rubric to each group.
5. Show them the filled out graphic
as an example of what the
students should do.
6. Have the students get into their
groups and pass out the blank
graphic.
7. Students will now brainstorm their
ideas on paper and turn it in at the
end of class.
8. Have the students fill in their
graphic according to their
brainstorming ideas.
9. Make it clear that the students
must have all 4 operations to turn
in for a grade.
Students will turn in their brain storming
sheet and will receive 5 points on it if
they have completed it with at least one
idea. Then look at the graphic the
students have completed to make sure
they have used every operation. Make
sure they have filled in every blank
space.

Materials

Excellent
(A)
3 pts
Student
presented
with a
poster or
PowerPoint.

Good (B)
2 pts
Student
used visual
aid other
than a
poster or
PowerPoint.

Adequate
(C)
1 pts
Student
presented
orally with
no visual
aid.

Failing (D, Score

E)
0 pts
Student did
not present.

Organizati
on

Visual aid is
well
organized
and easy to
follow.

Visual aid
was slightly
unorganized
but could be
followed.

Visual aid
was difficult
to follow.

Visual aid
was not
organized
and could
not be
followed.

Creativity

Student
used 3 or
more
pictures or
drawings.

Student had
only 2
pictures or
drawings.

Student
used only 1
picture or
drawing.

Student
used no
pictures or
drawings.

Presentati
on

Student was
easy to hear
and
presented
for 3
minutes.

Student was
easy to hear
but
presented
for 2-3
minutes.

Student was
difficult to
hear or
presented
for 1-2
minutes.

Student did
not present.

Math

Students
used all
operations
and
answers are
correct.

Students
used all
operations
but had
some
incorrect.

Student did
not use 1 or
more
operations.

Student did
not use any
operations.

Total Points
out of 15

/
15