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4
Grade End of the Year
Party
Unit 11
5th 6 Weeks
Party Time!
• It’s up to you and your group to plan an
End of School Party for the 4th grade.
• You must include at least one type of
snack, one drink combination, and one
kind of entertainment.
• Lastly, stay on budget.
The Budget
The PTO has donated $525
The Locations
Day 1
• Why would it be important to know the
perimeter and area of our location?
The Locations
Day 1
• Work with your group to determine the area
and perimeter of these possible party
locations.
• Cafeteria: 50ft by 50ft
• Playground: 125ft by 140ft
• Parking Lot: 85ft by 105ft
Pick A Location
Day 1
• Let’s take a survey on where we would like
our party. We’ll record our choice on a
frequency table.
Location
Cafeteria
Playground
Parking Lot
Number of Students
Money
Day 2
• Today, you need to choose a meal for
the party and what kind of
entertainment you would like!!
• Use the handouts to make your
choices.
• Remember, STAY ON BUDGET!
Capacity
Day 3
• The PTO has a surprise for you!! They
are bringing a dunk tank to the party.
All of your teachers will take a turn in
the tank!
Capacity
Day 3
• Problem: PTO isn’t sure how much
water the tank can hold. The tank
came with all the wrong supplies. They
need your help to figure out the
directions!!!
Capacity Day 3
Dunk Tank Directions
• Step 1: Pour in 2 pints of chlorine into
the tank to keep germs away.
– Problem: Chlorine is labeled in cups.
• How many cups do they need to use?
Capacity Day 3
Dunk Tank Directions
• Step 2: Mix the chlorine with 3 gallons
of water.
– Oops: The company only sent water in
quarts.
– How many quarts do they need to use?
Capacity Day 3
Dunk Tank Directions
• Step 3: Mix the chlorine with 3 gallons
of water.
– Oops: The company only sent water in
quarts.
– How many quarts do they need to use?
Capacity Day 3
Dunk Tank Directions
• Step 4: Allow the mixture to rest for 5
minutes. Then, add 3 pints of very hot
water to help kill any germs.
– Oops: Remember, the company only sent
water in quarts.
– How many quarts do they need to use?
Capacity Day 3
Dunk Tank Directions
• Step 5: Add in 16 cups of cold water to
finalize the mixture.
– How many gallons do they need to use?
Capacity
Day 4
• What is a party without drinks?!
• You and your group must decide which
kinds of drinks to provide your
classmates.
Capacity
Day 4
• Uh oh, there’s a problem:
The cafeteria can’t get the drinks in cans
or bottles. They promise they can still
use your choice with the same amount
of servings. However, they need your
help to use the metric system so that
each student can get the same amount
of drink.
Day 5 LENGTH
Where are we going to sit?
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How many people will be at your party?
Where will they all sit to eat?
Plan using Handout-- Where are we going to sit?
8 Ft Banquet Table
(8' x 30")
(seats 8 comfortably)
6 Ft Banquet Table
(6' x 30")
(seats 6 comfortably)
4 Ft Banquet Table
(4' x 30")
(seats 4 comfortably)
Rental Sale Price: $6.00
Standard Folding hair
$1.00 each
Upgraded Folding Chair w/ padded
seat
$2.00 each
Plastic Tablecloth-solid color-all sizes
$ 1.00 each
Plastic Tablecloth with design-all sizes
$ 2.00 each
Fabric Table Cloth-all sizes
$ 5.00 each
Rental Price: $7.00
Rental Sale Price: $4.00
Length
Day 6
You did such an awesome job finding the
capacity of the dunk tank!! Because of
your great work, the PTO has asked you
to be in charge of measuring the
distances used with the dunk tank. The
PTO could only find meter sticks.
Weight
Day 7
The carts carrying the supplies to the
party can only hold so much weight. The
PTO needs your help making sure they
don’t overload the carts and break them.
Mass
Day 8
• Mr. Pope is worried the carts carrying
the sound equipment to the party can’t
hold much mass. Mr. Pope needs your
help making sure volunteers don’t
overload the carts and break them.
Pick A T-Shirt
Fractions
Day 9
Let’s Order the T-Shirts!
-Survey the class to see what color T-Shirt they would
like to order. Use the Frequency Table/Line Plot (Color
of T-Shirts Survey Form)
-Complete the Line Plot with the information from the
survey.
-Complete the order form for your class (T-Shirt Order
FORM)
-Complete the Fractions and Surveys Handout for all
classes and answer the questions.
• Are you staying on budget????
Time
Day 10
• Let’s plan our fun day! Make a schedule to be
sure you have time to complete each event.
• Start time: 8:30am
Finish time: 3:15pm
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Set up (30 minutes)
Lunch (1 hour 30 minutes)
Dunk tank (1 hour)
Entertainment (1 hour 15 minutes)
Games (1 hour)
T-Shirt Signing (1 hour)
Clean up (30 minutes)
Temperature
Day 11
• Check the temperature today.
• Record the temperatures from the last
10 days on your assigned graph.
• Be ready to share and explain.
Budget Check
Day 12
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Time to check your budget!
Did you spend all of your money?
Do you need to make changes?
Be sure to get your budget approved.