Band Tour Across America乐团在美国巡回赛.docVIP

Band Tour Across America Presenters: Jared DeSellier Stacy Lewis Little Axe High School Teacher: Emily Harless Principal: Bobby Hicks Table of Contents List of Materials Needed: 3 Activity Time Frame: 3 Environmental Setting: 3 AP Goals: 3 Project Objectives: 3 Background Knowledge: 3 Additional Resources: 3 Activity Procedure: 4 Possible Extensions: 4 Technology Component: 4 Assessment Tools: 4 Appendix A 5 Appendix B 10 Appendix C 11 Appendix D 13 Appendix E 14 List of Materials Needed: Computers equipped with Internet browser Excel Power Point United States Maps (one per group) Activity Time Frame: Approximately six class periods (each 50 minutes) Environmental Setting: Classroom AP Goals: Students will: Communicate mathematics both orally and in well-written sentences and should be able to explain solutions to problems. Use technology to help solve problems, experiment, interpret results, and verify conclusions. Determine the reasonableness of solutions, including sign, size, relative accuracy and units of measurements. Project Objectives: Students will: Use critical thinking skills in order to solve band tour problem Communicate their ideas to the whole class Apply the principles of budgeting in order to complete budget requirements Participate as a member of a group Analyze all aspects of managing and budgeting a band Relate this tour problem to their future budgeting needs Background Knowledge: Basic Excel functions Addition, subtraction, graphs, etc. Power Point Map reading skills Additional Resources: Helpful Websites for Research: (teacher reference only to quickly check distances calculated by students from maps) Activity Procedure: Day 1: Place students in groups of 4-5 Give students band tour problem packet (Appendix A) and discuss procedure Day 2-3: Use US maps to research tour cities and determine most efficient route Research using the Internet to find best mode of transportation, hotels, food, etc. Record budget in Excel (example in problem pack