Pricey PSPsA Problem-Based Lesson for 5th/6th Grade Math
Designed by
Kim Helwig
Kathy Fox

khelwing@fusd1.org
kfox@fusd1.org


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Task
The new Play Station Portable has just been released. Since you made honor roll last semester, you asked your parents if they would buy you one. Your parents agreed under a few conditions:

  • maintain honor roll
  • use allowance to pay a portion of the cost
  • research the price at various stores
  • create a brochure to present your findings and your preferred choice

Standards
Arizona K-12 Content Standards
Math Strand 1: Number Sense and Operations
Concept 1: Number Sense
PO 4. Determine the equivalency between and among fractions, decimals, and percents in
contextual situations.

Writing Strand 3: Writing Applications
Concept 2: Expository
PO 1. Record information (e.g., observations, notes, lists, charts, map labels, and legends) related to topic.

21st Century Skills Standards

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
  • Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices

ISTE National Technology Standards for Students
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media


Procedure

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Assessment
Brochure Rubric.xlsx

Materials

instructionsforpriceypsps.docx

Pricey PSPsChart.docx