Looking for a rigorous, real-world math performance task for Grade 6?

This Snack Program Challenge engages students in applying Number Sense & Operations skills to a realistic scenario where they must plan, calculate, analyze, and justify decisions using math.

What Students Will Do

Students will:

• Plan and manage a budget
• Calculate costs, earnings, and profit/loss
• Work with positive & negative numbers
• Apply absolute value in context
• Compare multiple solutions and make decisions
• Scale their plan to a larger population
• Justify their thinking using math

What’s Included

✔ Scenario Page
✔ Parts A–E Student Task Pages
✔ Student Checklist
✔ MYP Criteria C & D Rubric
✔ Answer Keys (All Parts)
Skills Covered

• Operations with rational numbers
• Multi-step problem solving
• Absolute value
• Estimation and reasoning
• Real-world math application

Perfect For

• Performance-based assessment
• Project-based learning (PBL)
• MYP-aligned classrooms
• End-of-unit tasks
• Math enrichment or extension

Why Teachers Love This

✅ Real-world context students understand
✅ Built-in scaffolding (A → E progression)
✅ Encourages deep thinking and justification
✅ Easy to implement — print and go

⚠️ Note

This resource is not affiliated with the IB but is designed to align with MYP-style assessment practices.