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This project based learning math resource will have your students engaged in learning and applying their math skills as they create their own popsicle cart. This math PBL project encourages students to set up and run a popsicle cart business through problem solving, collaboration, research, creativity, math, business and ELA skills.
Click on the green PREVIEW button to see what is included in this fun PBL resource!
This project based learning math activity focuses on applying the skills of:
- decimal operations
- rounding decimals
- fraction operations
- conducting a survey
- frequency tables
- data collection
- line plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs
- analyzing data
- converting measurements
- scaling recipes
- research, entrepreneurship, business vocabulary, creative writing and writing directions.
This math PBL project is broken up into seven sections
- Business Basics- Students will give their popsicle cart a name, logo and slogan, then design the appearance of their cart. They will also learn business vocabulary.
- Supplies- Students will determine what supplies they need to get their popsicle cart up and running. They will then calculate the total cost of purchasing the supplies they need.
- Popsicle Flavors- Students will brainstorm possible popsicle flavors and create a survey to see what flavors might be of interest to their customers. Students will use their survey and data collection to graph their popsicle flavor interest data on a line plot, bar graph and circle graph.
- Popsicle Recipes- Students will decide on recipes for the popsicles they will sell in their popsicle cart. Students will scale their recipes to serve 60 or 120 people and calculate the cost of purchasing ingredients to make the popsicles.
- Pricing and Profit- Students will use the cost of ingredients to help them determine the cost to make one popsicle and decide on a retail price to sell their popsicles for. They will calculate their potential profit on sales.
- Marketing- Students will use creative writing to put together several marketing and advertising ideas for their popsicle cart.
- Sell Your Popsicles- Students will create a survey to collect data on which popsicles people want to purchase from their popsicle cart. They will use this data to make a line plot, bar graph and circle graph. Finally, they will calculate their profits from their first day of sales and reflect on potential future profits.
Ideas for an entry event, end of unit activity and extensions are also included!
What is included?
- project overview
- entry event ideas
- end of unit wrap up ideas
- teacher overview and information for each section of the project
- student pages for each section
- student reflection pages
- end of unit student reflection
- end of unit grading rubric
Rubric and Self Reflection
The rubric and end of unit student reflection are provided in two versions- one to use if students completed the project in groups and one to use if students completed the project individually.
Do all seven sections or pick and choose the sections that work best for your class!
Your students will be so engaged in this activity they won't want to stop working!
What teachers are saying about this resource:
ā My class LOVED creating their own Popsicle Carts! At the end of the unit they all made their own popsicles and other classes got to taste them! - David P.
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5th Grade Math Project Based Learning Create a Popsicle Cart Spring Math Project
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Description
This project based learning math resource will have your students engaged in learning and applying their math skills as they create their own popsicle cart. This math PBL project encourages students to set up and run a popsicle cart business through problem solving, collaboration, research, creativity, math, business and ELA skills.
Click on the green PREVIEW button to see what is included in this fun PBL resource!
This project based learning math activity focuses on applying the skills of:
- decimal operations
- rounding decimals
- fraction operations
- conducting a survey
- frequency tables
- data collection
- line plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs
- analyzing data
- converting measurements
- scaling recipes
- research, entrepreneurship, business vocabulary, creative writing and writing directions.
This math PBL project is broken up into seven sections
- Business Basics- Students will give their popsicle cart a name, logo and slogan, then design the appearance of their cart. They will also learn business vocabulary.
- Supplies- Students will determine what supplies they need to get their popsicle cart up and running. They will then calculate the total cost of purchasing the supplies they need.
- Popsicle Flavors- Students will brainstorm possible popsicle flavors and create a survey to see what flavors might be of interest to their customers. Students will use their survey and data collection to graph their popsicle flavor interest data on a line plot, bar graph and circle graph.
- Popsicle Recipes- Students will decide on recipes for the popsicles they will sell in their popsicle cart. Students will scale their recipes to serve 60 or 120 people and calculate the cost of purchasing ingredients to make the popsicles.
- Pricing and Profit- Students will use the cost of ingredients to help them determine the cost to make one popsicle and decide on a retail price to sell their popsicles for. They will calculate their potential profit on sales.
- Marketing- Students will use creative writing to put together several marketing and advertising ideas for their popsicle cart.
- Sell Your Popsicles- Students will create a survey to collect data on which popsicles people want to purchase from their popsicle cart. They will use this data to make a line plot, bar graph and circle graph. Finally, they will calculate their profits from their first day of sales and reflect on potential future profits.
Ideas for an entry event, end of unit activity and extensions are also included!
What is included?
- project overview
- entry event ideas
- end of unit wrap up ideas
- teacher overview and information for each section of the project
- student pages for each section
- student reflection pages
- end of unit student reflection
- end of unit grading rubric
Rubric and Self Reflection
The rubric and end of unit student reflection are provided in two versions- one to use if students completed the project in groups and one to use if students completed the project individually.
Do all seven sections or pick and choose the sections that work best for your class!
Your students will be so engaged in this activity they won't want to stop working!
What teachers are saying about this resource:
ā My class LOVED creating their own Popsicle Carts! At the end of the unit they all made their own popsicles and other classes got to taste them! - David P.
You may also like my:
Design a Dream Bedroom Project
Geometry City Angles and Lines Project
Follow me and be notified when new products are added to my store. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted!
