1^st GRADE

MONEY MAGIC

Submitted By: Tiara R. Nibbs

June 22, 2008

Performance Task – GRASPS

GOAL

Students should be able to purchase items needed, from the magic shop, to produce a magic show. Their problem/challenge will be knowing how much money they are starting out with, what they want to buy and understanding how much each item costs, determining if they have enough money for their items and finally purchasing their items using the correct amount of money, using the LEAST AMOUNT of coins and/or bills.

ROLE

The students are magicians who will be putting on a magic show. It is there job to determine what they would like to do in their act and what items they will need to buy to out on their show.

AUDIENCE

The teacher will be their audience when the student purchase their items and other students will be their audience when they present their show.

SITUATION

The students/magicians will have to first determine how much money they have to begin with. Once at the store, they will have to record each item they would like to purchase and the price of that item. They will then have to add the amounts of all their items and determine if they have enough money to buy them all. Once ready for purchase they will have to make the correct value amount, using the least amount of coins and bills, to buy their items.

PRODUCT/PERFORMANCE

The student will need to record the items they wish to purchase, with the product amount, on a record sheet. They will have to add the prices of all of their desired items, showing their work, to determine if they have enough money to buy what they would like. They will have to show their work on the record sheet. (Showing their work is desired for mastery confirmation of theory and procedure.)

STANDARD/CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS – See Rubric

Rubric Made Using:

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Math - Problem Solving: Money Magic
Teacher Name: Ms. Nibbs
Group/Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Money Concepts	Students show EXCELLENT understanding of the money concepts used to make correct change and payment for item(s).	Students show GOOD understanding of the money concepts used to make correct change and payment for item(s).	Students show OKAY understanding of the money concepts needed to make correct change and payment for item(s).	Students show POOR understanding of the money concepts needed to make correct change and payment for item(s) OR could not do it at all.
Use of Money Manipulatives	Student/Group ALWAYS used money manipulatives to figure the correct amount of money or change.	Student/Group USUALLY used money manipulatives to figure the correct amount of money or change.	Student SOMETIMES used money manipulatives to figure the correct amount of money or change.	Student DID NOT/RARELY use(d) money manipulatives to figure the correct amount of money or change. Often "PLAYED" with the money manipulatives.
Money Record Sheet	Correct money words and symbols were ALWAYS used, making it easy to understand what was done.	Correct money words and symbols were USUALLY used, making it fairly easy to understand what was done.	Correct money words and symbols were SOMETIMES used, it was not easy to understand what was done.	LITTLE correct use of money words and symbols.
Spoken Explanation	Explanation of money exchanged is EXCELLENT!	Explanation of money exchanged is GOOD.	Explanation of money exchanged is OKAY.	Explanation of money exchanged is POOR.
Checking	Work was checked by 2 group members and ALL appropriate corrections made.	Work was checked by 1 or more group member and MOST appropriate corrections made.	Work was checked by 1 group member but SOME corrections were not made.	Work was not checked by any group members and NO corrections were made.
Working with Others	ALL students participated and worked together	MOST students participated and worked together.	SOME students participated and worked together.	The group DID NOT work together.
Date Created: June 09, 2008
Date Last Modified: June 23, 2008