©Andrew K. Miller
Lemonade Stand
LESSON INFORMATION
Teacher:
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Subject Area(s)
Non-Game Materials
Needed:
Michelle Eaton
[email protected]
Mathematics - Elementary
Computers/ Tablets, Presentation Software. Spreadsheet Software
GAME TITLE AND LINK
The goal of the game is to successfully run the Lemonade
Describe what game you are utilizing
stand for 30 days.
and provide any important links:
http://www.lemonadestandgame.com
LESSON SUMMARY
Describe what students will know
Students will sharpen their entrepreneurial skills while learning
and be able to do by the end of the
about economics, profits, losses, graphing, and practicing basic
lesson:
math skills. They will also utilize technology to develop strategies
to solve real-world problems.
STANDARDS and 21st CENTURY SKILS
Content Standards Write the number, standard(s) and grade level
Common Core Standard Math - Grade 4
Generate and analyze patterns.
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
21st Century Skill: Indicate the 21st Century Skill and whether it will be Taught and Assessed (TA) or
Encouraged (E)
Students are focusing on problem solving in this game, but it is not assessed. This lesson can also be
run as a group lesson to teach and assess collaboration.
©Andrew K. Miller
ASSESSMENT
Indicate the type assessment (formative or summative) and describe it:
Students create group products of an Excel spreadsheet, graphs and pie charts for a
formative assessment. Individually they create a Presentation or product to show their
learning as a summative assessment. Students reflect on a Discussion Board.
INSTRUCTION
Describe the steps to the lesson design and how the game will be used within it:
Is the game used as the entry point or hook?
Is the game used to “push-out” or teach content?
Is the game used for guided/ independent practice?
Is the game used to apply knowledge from other instruction?
Is the game used as an assessment and/or reflection tool?
This game is used for guided/independent practice. Here are the steps to implement the
lesson:
1. Partner 1 will access the lemonade stand game. Partner 2 will open the Excel sheet
for recording (if you are using an Android tablet, please open with Docs to Go). Both
the link and the document are listed below this text. If you are using a tablet device
that does not have Java enabled, you can access the Lemonade Game app (Wayne
Township students, this can be found in the Wayne App Market). 2. Play for the full 30 days, filling out the data sheet with the appropriate information for
each day. 3. Using the following Create a Graph website, you will work with your partner to create
graphs of the following information based on the data you collected: Bar Graph: Average cost per cup to average selling price per cup. Pie Chart: Total Rainy Days
to Total Sunny Days.
4. Select 2 of the following graphs to create: Line Graph: Daily cup purchases to Daily
Cup Prices. Bar Graph: Lemon Purchases to Sugar Purchases. Line Graph: Daily
temperature. Line or Bar Graph: Daily profit
5. Using Powerpoint, Docs to Go, or Prezi, create a presentation of your business for
your class to view. It should have at least 7 slides. Include the following information:
Title slide, Each graph on a separate slide (4), Information on profit (money earned,
money spent, profit, losses, etc.), Summary slide
6. Finally, you are going to access the Discussion Board post linked below. In your
comment, include the following information: Attach your presentation. Answer the
following questions: Was your business successful? Why or why not?How could you
have improved your strategy for running a successful lemonade stand?