Outlining the Performance Task

Goal

1. Provide a statement of the task

2. Establish a goal, problem, challenge, or obstacle in the task - Your assignment is to use inequalities to model relationships between cost and profit.

Role

1. Define the role of the student in the task

2. State the job of the students in the task. The student will determine the best purchasing decisions when buying supplies for a popcorn concession stand.

Audience

1. Identify the target audience within the context of the scenario

2. Example audiences might include a specific person, or group The audience is the class and the teacher.

Situation

1. Set the context of the scenario

2. Explain the situation option modelled. Each student give feedback on the best

Product

1. Clarify what the students will create

A written response on which is the least number of boxes of popcorn that the athletic boosters can sell at the next game to make a profit.

Standards and Criteria

1. Provide students with a clear picture of success

2. Identify specific curriculum standards and indicators

3. Issue rubrics to the students

Planning for a concession stand:

The athletic boosters for a local college raise money by selling popcorn at a concession stand. They charge customers $2.25 per box. The popcorn machine and supplies (unpopped kernels, popping oil and butter) are provided by a company that chargers a fee of $250 per game plus $0.15 per box of popcorn sold.

Task description:

What is the least number of boxes of popcorn that the athletic booster can sell at the next game to make a profit?

As you complete the task, you'll apply several Standards for Mathematical Practice:

- You will use an inequality that models the number of additional empty popcorn boxes needed for the next game
- You will manipulate symbols that represent quantities to solve an inequality