After Winter Break Activity | Hot Chocolate Stand PBL | Project Based Learning

Description

Looking for a FUN PBL to engage your students in using academic skills to solve real-world problems? Try this engaging two-week unit on how to make a successful Hot Cocoa stand. They will learn math skills, teamwork, build a model, design a hot chocolate stand, and end with a group presentation to entice investors to give them funding for their project.

Project-Based Learning is a great way to incorporate standards

What is in this download?

Focus: Design, Economics, Math, Writing, and Speaking

• Directions
• Suggested Lesson Plans for a two-week PBL Unit
• A 7 Page Journal
• Planning Sheets (Includes a Sales Pitch for Funding)
• Design a Hot Cocoa Stand | Printables
• Vocabulary Poster
• Make a Model
• Money Posters (penny, nickel, dime & Quarter)
• Teacher and Student Rubrics
• Recipes (hot cocoa and cupcakes)
• Extra Activities
• MORE

Students are encouraged to do some research on their own about hot cocoa stand designs. For K students, the teacher can do research whole group.

Materials needed to complete the entire unit:

• Poster Board
• Markers
• Construction paper
• Pencils
• Chocolate Syrup, Milk, or Water (If you want to make Hot Chocolate at the end of the unit.)

Encourage Critical Thinking Skills