Community:
East Lansing
Photo:
Quality Dairy
Grade Level:
4
Task 1
The owners
of Quality Dairy are remodeling the interior of the store. They just ordered
several new shelving units and need to figure out how to set up the aisles.
They want to have at least three ideas to try out and see which one they like
the most.
The store is
shaped like a rectangle and measures 54 feet by 38 feet. The shelves come in
units that are 6 feet long and have shelf space on both sides. The
owners ordered a total of 48 feet of shelving. Your job is to come up with at
least three different ways the shelves could be arranged that would be the most
beneficial for customers.
Task 2
In addition
to ordering the shelves, the owners of QD have additional money that needs to
be spent on updates to the store. They have $1200 left over to use but can’t
decide what to spend it on. Since dairy products are one of their main
concerns, they want to spend at least 2/3 of the money on items that will keep
products cold. Below is a list of possible updates they could make:
Cash
register - $75
New
countertops - $350
Refrigeration
Units - $160 each
New Quality
Dairy sign - $240
Posters/Decorations
- $40 each
Ice Cream
Freezer - $200
Video Rental
Machine - $500
Freezer
Units - $320 each
New wall
paint - $400
Pretend you
are the owner of Quality Dairy and have to spend as much of the $1200 as you
can. Which products would you buy to update your store? Why would you choose
these products?
Additional Photos:
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I think these tasks would work great for students as there is a lot of room not only for different answers, but also creativity on the students' behalf. I feel the tasks are also higher level because there is certain not only one possible answer and students are not provided with specific processes or procedures to follow. The other pictures you provided also would work well in creating higher level tasks!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessie on this. I love the creativity that the students would need to come up with in order to answer these questions. I also think they are definitely higher level tasks because they both make connections, ask the students to think deeply and have more than one correct answer. The other two pictures are great as well and could definitely be used to create good higher level tasks. Great job!
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