Grade 6 Performance Task: Decimal Operations STEM Project: Plan a School Event Budget With Real Pricing

Bring real-world math into your classroom with this engaging Grade 6 Performance Task focused on decimal operations, budgeting, unit pricing, and financial decision-making! Students work collaboratively to plan a realistic school event while applying addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with decimals in meaningful ways.

This project-based learning activity combines math, STEM, financial literacy, and collaboration into a highly engaging performance task that challenges students to think critically and apply mathematics in authentic contexts.

Perfect for:

• Math Performance Tasks
• Project-Based Learning (PBL)
• Financial Literacy
• STEM Activities
• MYP Math Year 1 (Grade 6)
• Real-World Math Applications
• End-of-Unit Assessments
• Collaborative Learning
• Sub Plans / Extended Projects

What’s Included

✔ Teacher Direction Page with flexible pacing options
✔ Student Mini Research Worksheet
✔ Project Task & Instructions Page
✔ Event Planning & Budget Worksheet
✔ Online Resources Research Page
✔ Early Finisher Extension Activities
✔ MYP Mathematics Year 1 Rubric (Criteria C & D)
✔ Black & White Versions of all student pages
✔ Real-world budgeting, pricing, and unit-rate activities
✔ Reflection opportunities and extension challenges

Skills Covered

Students will:

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
• Calculate totals using real pricing
• Compare unit prices and better deals
• Stay within a budget
• Justify mathematical decisions
• Analyze pricing options
• Practice financial literacy skills
• Collaborate with peers to solve real-world problems

Real-World STEM Connections

Students apply math skills in authentic scenarios such as:

• Event budgeting
• Cost analysis
• Sales tax calculations
• Profit calculations
• Ticket pricing
• Unit-rate comparisons
• Consumer decision-making

MYP Math Alignment

This task aligns well with:

• Criterion C: Communicating
• Criterion D: Applying Mathematics in Real-World Contexts

Students explain their thinking, organize calculations clearly, and apply mathematics to realistic financial situations.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

⭐ High student engagement
⭐ Real-world relevance
⭐ Easy-to-follow structure
⭐ Encourages collaboration and discussion
⭐ Strong cross-curricular STEM connections
⭐ Flexible timing options (1–5 class periods)
⭐ Print-and-go friendly
⭐ Includes extension activities for fast finishers
⭐ Supports differentiated instruction
⭐ Excellent for portfolios and performance-based assessment