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Task

Given a 10 feet by 12 feet bedroom (with a standard 8 ft. ceiling), you create your dream room. You must:

Make a scaled blueprint of a 10 ´ 12 room, including 1 door, 2 windows, and a closet door;
Add furnishings;
Include all wall, window, and floor coverings;
Collect pictures or advertisements of the purchases made to verify prices/sizes;
Create an itemized list of all purchases and total costs;
Prepare a final presentation of your dream room; and
Stay within the $10,000 budget.

The Process

The bedroom that you will be working on is average in size, 10 feet by 12 feet. Be accurate with your measurements.
To begin the assignment, you need to start with your blueprint. Decide on the scale that you are using and draw the outline of the room including 2—3 ft. by 3 ft. windows, 1 door to the room as well as a closet door. Standard doors are also 3 feet wide.
Everything that you are adding to the bedroom must be to scale. Be sure to add the scale to the bottom of the blueprint and label each item. That is very important to figure out what the actual size of each item will be. This blueprint is a visual to be used during your presentation and may be constructed on graph paper.
You will have a budget of $10,000. You must be creative in order to stay within your budget. It is very important that you do not use more money than already allocated to you from your uncle. Do not forget, any money left over will be given to your younger brother or sister!!
Now for the fun……Use the resources listed or others that you may know of to “shop” for items that you would like in your bedroom. Don’t forget to consider the window/wall/floor coverings as you are starting with an EMPTY and BARE bedroom!
As you “purchase” items, cut out/ print off pictures of the items you’ve chose as well as any size or price information about them. These will be needed for the final presentation.
Update your dream room purchase worksheet as you purchase items.
When all purchases have been made and the blueprint is finished, you must organize your information into a presentation format of your choice. Suggested formats include power point, posters, brochure, or web page.
Your final product must be presentation in speech format to the rest of the class highlighting the unique aspects of your dream bedroom.

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Suggested Resources

Web Sites

K’s Merchandise Circuit City

Sherwin Williams Lowes

Wallpaper/Window Treatments Pottery Barn

Catalogs

Newspapers

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Evaluation

	4	3	2	1	0
Blueprint	The blueprint is neat and clear. All items are clearly labeled. Scale present and all items adhere to scale.	The blueprint may have areas that are hard to read. Most items are clearly labeled. Scale present and most items adhere to scale.	The blueprint may have areas that are hard to read. Items may not be clearly labeled. Scale is not present or items do not adhere to scale.	The blueprint may have many areas that are hard to read. Most items not clearly labeled. Scale is not present or items do not adhere to scale.	No blueprint handed in.
Purchase Worksheet	All purchases listed with individual prices and sizes included where applicable as well as running total. Did not exceed the $10,000 budget.	All purchases listed. Most items include individual prices and sizes where applicable. No running total or total not accurate. Did not exceed the $10,000 budget.	Most purchases listed. May not include individual prices and sizes. No running total or total not accurate. Exceeded $10,000 budget.	Not all purchases listed. May not include individual prices and sizes. No running total. May have exceeded $10,000 budget.	No purchase worksheet handed in.
Final Product	Displayed information in a neat and organized manner. All information is accurate with proof of purchases included.	Displayed information in a neat and organized manner. Most information is accurate. Most proof of purchases included.	Most information displayed in a neat and organized manner. Some information may not be accurate. Some proof of purchases may not be included.	Information not displayed in a neat and organized manner. Some information may not be accurate. Few or no proof of purchases included.	No final product completed.
Oral Presentation	Information presented in an enthusiastic, clear, and understandable manner. Project uniqueness identified.	Information presented in a clear and understandable manner. Project uniqueness identified.	Information may be presented in an enthusiastic, clear, and understandable manner. Project uniqueness not identified.	Information not presented in a clear and understandable manner. Project uniqueness may not be identified.	No oral presentation given.

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Conclusion

Congratulations! You have completed your quest to create the perfect room of your dreams. By becoming a master of the budget—time, money, and space, and by using a combination of mathematics and presentation skills, your uncle is sure to reward you.

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Illinois Learning Standards

6.B.3a Solve practical computation problems involving whole numbers, integers and rational numbers.

6.C.3a Select computational procedures and solve problems with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents and proportions.

6.C.3b Show evidence that computational results using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents and proportions are correct and/or that estimates are reasonable.

6.D.3 Apply ratios and proportions to solve practical problems.

7.A.3b Apply concepts and attributes of length, capacity, weight/mass, perimeter, area, volume, time, temperature, and angles measures in practical situations.

7.B.3 Select and apply instruments including rulers and protractors and units of measure to the degree of accuracy required.

7.C.3a Construct a simple scale drawing for a given situation.

7.C.3b Use concrete and graphic models and appropriate formulas to find perimeters, areas, surface areas and volumes of two- and three-dimensional regions.

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Dream Room Purchase Worksheet

Name of Item	Actual Size (if applicable)	Cost of item(s)	Running total of expenses

Introduction

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Task

The Process

Suggested Resources

Web Sites

K’s Merchandise Circuit City

Catalogs

Newspapers

Evaluation

Conclusion

Illinois Learning Standards