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Name of Project: Goods and Services PBL Grade 3 April 2016 Duration: 2 weeks

Subject/Course: Social Studies Teacher(s): Valerie Giles /Sydney Volk Grade Level: 3

Other Subject Areas to Be Math , ICT and Art

Included, if any:

Project Idea Goods and services- After frontloading what goods and services are, students are presented with the driving question. We have an ongoing
Summary of the issue, relationship with our KB Kinder buddies who will be our target audience for advertisements and the actual sale day. Kindergarten students are
challenge, investigation, creating play money to spend at our sale. Many thanks to Ms Gulley and the students of KB for being willing to participate in this endeavor.
scenario, or problem:
Driving Question How can we as Grade 3 business owners design, create and market our goods and services within our school?

CCSS to be taught and Understands how resources, goods and services shape communities in other parts of the world
assessed: Demonstrates skills of decision making and problem solving
Chooses and justifies a course of action
Participates in projects that improve or meet needs of the school community

Additional Standards to be
taught and assessed:

21st Century Competencies Collaboration x Creativity & Innovation x

to be taught and assessed:
Communication (Oral Presentation) Student created commercials Other:
on iPad for kindergarten consumers

Critical Thinking

Major Products & Group: Each student group will decide on their "goods or service" and then name their company, Pr esentation Audience
Performances create their product or service, create and video a commercial aimed for their kindergarten x Class
consumers and have "Business Day" for our customers x School
x Community

Individual: Each student is responsible for keeping a log of the experience and will write an epilogue of Experts
the experience at the end
x Web
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Entry Event to After frontloading what goods and services are, students are presented with the driving question. We have an ongoing relationship with our KB Kinder
launch inquiry buddies who will be our target audience for advertisements and the actual sale day. Kindergarten students are creating play money to spend at our sale.
and engage students: Many thanks to Ms Gulley and the students of KB for being willing to participate in this endeavor.

Assessments Formative Quizzes/Tests Practice Presentations x

Assessments
(During Project)
Journal/Learning Log x Notes

Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes x Checklists

Rough Drafts Concept Maps x

Online Tests/Exams Other:

Summative Written Product(s), with rubric: Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with

Assessments ____________________________________________________ rubric:
(End of Project)
Oral Presentation, with rubric x Peer Evaluation-

Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test Self-Evaluation Group rubric by each student

Essay Test Other:

Resources Needed On-site people, facilities: 2 Teachers and 3 EA's, Invited parents to assist if needed

Equipment:

Materials: Assorted school supplies and materials brought from home with permission of parents

Community resources:

Reflection Methods (Individual, Journal/Learning Log x Focus Group

Group, and/or
Whole Class) Whole-Class Discussion x Fishbowl Discussion

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