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Scenario

 

Vegetables provide us with different vitamins when we eat them.  They are also part of a healthy lifestyle when you eat them regularly.   When you go to the grocery store with your parents you can always find many fresh vegetables and fruits in the produce section.  Also, when you travel from Harlingen to Raymondville you will notice vegetable and fruit stands along the expressway.  These stands contain vegetables and fruits that are grown in the valley.  You probably see some of these same items in the fields when you travel around the valley with your parents.  You can grow some of these same food in your backyard or a large flower pot.

 

Task

Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources

The teachers at our school would like to build a vegetable garden on the east side of the fifth grade building.  They need your help in figuring out how much it would cost to develop that area into a garden.  You must first go and measure the area next to the fifth grade building.  Then you will need to research what vegetables can be grown during the fall and spring semesters.  In order to prepare the soil it will need to be tilled so you will also need to find out the cost of renting or buying a tiller.  You will need to help these teachers in finding out the size of the garden and how much it will cost to develop this garden.

 

 

 

Student Resources

 

 

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http://www.mathsisfun.com/

http://www.mathplayground.com/

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://jmathpage.com/

http://www.aaamath.com/ 

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! (Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Books)

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All !

by Marilyn Burns (1997)

 

 

 

Student Work

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

 1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.

Now that you are familiar with area, you will write everything you know about area. Describe your thoughts or ideas about how to solve the problem. There are not incorrect answers in this step, just feel free to brainstorm your ideas.

 

2. List what is known.

 With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about area. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about area.

3. List what is unknown.

With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.  

 

4. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions. 

 

5. Develop a problem statement.

You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem.  A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.

6. Gather information

Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.


7. Present Findings

You will need to create a Spicynodes presentation that includes the following:

1.  A model of the garden with the dimensions and the amount of area in square feet.

2.  The cost of renting / buying a tiller.

3.  What seeds need to be bought and how much they will cost.

 

4.11 (A) estimate and use measurement tools to determine length (including perimeter), area, capacity and weight/mass using standard units SI (metric) and customary;

 

4.14 (A) identify the mathematics in everyday situations;

 

4.14 (B) solve problems that incorporate understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness;

 

4.14 (C) select or develop an appropriate problem-solving plan or strategy, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards to solve a problem; and

 

4.14 (D) use tools such as real objects, manipulatives, and technology

 

 

 

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