Overview and Background: Unit: Movie-Matics

Sherri Conrad : Cheney USD 268

Interdisciplinary. : Math : Math

Cheney : Grades 5 - 5 : Aug. - Jun.

Title:	Movie-Matics
Topics:	Business management
Time Frame:	once a week for a semester
Start Date:	-
Status:	Draft
Date Revised:

Other Designers: Gretchen Bergkamp

Summary:
Mathematics will come to life for the fifth grade students as they are faced with inheriting their family's small, run down video/DVD business. Throughout the year, students will unite as one family and be involved in many business decisions that could make or break their business.

Print Materials Needed:
Arthur's Pet Business, by Marc Brown
The Toothpaste Millionaire, by Jean Merrill
Kid Power, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Henry Reed, Inc., by Keith Robertson
What's Cooking, Jenny Archer?, by Ellen Conford

Resources:
Lemonade for Sale, by Reading Rainbow, 138, video
counter checks
receipt book
play money
cash register or box

Resource Attachments:	http://www.cheney268.com/5th/Movie/MovieMatics.htm
Internet Resource Links: Link 1:http://www.kidsway.com/ Link 2:http://www.jasonslemonadestand.com/

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	KS
Title:	Math
Standard(s):	Standard 1: NUMBER AND COMPUTATION - The student uses numerical and computational concepts and procedures in a variety of situations. Standard 2: ALGEBRA - The student uses algebraic concepts and procedures in a variety of situations. Standard 3: GEOMETRY - The student uses geometric concepts and procedures in a variety of situations. Standard 4: DATA - The student uses concepts and procedures of data analysis in a variety of situations.

Understandings:
user	Everyday work skills are necessary to be successful in the business world.

Essential Questions:
User	How can businesses adapt to meet the needs of customers? How can businesses affect their profits?

Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge:
Terms: profit, entrepreneur, consumer, economy, goods and services, income, price, supply, demand, productivity, specialization, spending, benefits, trade-offs, wants, scarcity, cost, opportunity costs, and interdependence
Organization and departments of a video/DVD store

Skills:
Computation Skills: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

Measurement Skills: Weight, calculate area, draw to scale

Problem Solving Strategies

Writing skills: Memos, business letters, e-mail, technical and persuasive writing

Reading skills: understanding persuasive, technical, and informative reading structures

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
The students assume the role of an entrepreneur to create a video/DVD business. They will establish the business, compare weekly sales, and business decisions to find the combination that creates a profit. Each week, prior to the business opening, the entrepreneurs will have department meetings to discuss future business decisions based upon last weeks performance.

Task/Prompt: Movie-Matics

Type: Performance Prompt

Topics: Business management

Summary:

Print Materials Needed:

Resources:

Resource Attachments:

Internet Resource Links:
Link 1: http://
Link 2: http://
Link 3: http://
Link 4: http://
Link 5: http://

Notes:

Student Directions:
The class has inherited a small, rundown video/DVD business. Your task is to successfully start and run the business. As entrepreneurs you will be establishing departments to smoothly run the business. Simulation cards that require team problem solving skills will be distributed to each department dictating what has occurred throughout the week. Policies and procedures will be adjusted based upon the information received. Weekly department meetings will be held to discuss future business decisions to obtain a profit.

A bi-annual report will be written and submitted explaining the business decisions made and profits or losses during the first half of the year.

Rubric(s)

Rubric: Movie-Matics

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

W
Brainstorm how businesses are started and run.
Ask essential questions.

H
Watch Reading Rainbow video "Lemonade Stand"
Explain student prompt.
Guest speaker: owner of a video/DVD store

E
Decide on a store name and logo.
Design a floor plan for the store.
Select departments needed.
Write job descriptions for each department.
Solve problems based upon simulation cards.
Adjust department policies and procedures as necessary.

R
Conduct weekly meetings analyzing video/DVD business performance.
Teacher guided discussion about essential questions.

E
A bi-annual report will be written and submitted explaining the business decisions made and profits or losses during the first half of the year.