UNIT TITLE: How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

Author: M. Mason
E-Mail Address: MelvaMY@aol.com
School: Shoop Academy : Chicago, IL
School Home Page URL: http://schools.cps.k12.il.us/shoop/

THEME :A Virtual Pet Store

BROAD CONCEPT: Competition i.e to compete with other pet stores it is necessary to know what the consumer likes,wants, and needs..

GRADES:3^rd – 6th

INTEGRATED SUBJECTS: Language Arts, Mathematics, Technology, and Music

UNIT GOALS AND PURPOSE:
Goal 1

Students discover what to do to determine peoples’ likes and wants.

Goal 2

Students will learn to use technology to do research, record data, and interpret data.

Purpose

By trying to answer the question, “What animals would we offer for sale in our virtual pet store?”Students will understand that surveying and polling people is one way to ascertain a good representation of peoples’ likes, wants, and needs.They will also determine that various statistics are available on the WWW.

Evaluation

Students will work in groups of three to develop a virtual pet store.They will incorporate their understanding of collecting data by using the data to make decisions on the types of pets to sell(see rubric included at end).

TIME FRAME: 12 days

OBJECTIVES:

In this lesson, students will:

Students will learn how to collect data and graph it.
Students will make comparisons and draw conclusions.
Students will determine that graphing information makes it easier to compare and make conclusions.
Students will conclude that a larger sample will provide a more valid answer.
Students will make up an advertisement jingle.
Students will create a Pet Store simulation.
Students will present their simulation to parent visitors.

MATERIALS:

General materials and equipment
Teacher made Kid Pix slide show presentation on how to graph information
Graph paper
Newsprint paper and markers

Technology tools
Computers in the classroom (ideally – 5)
32” Zenith T.V./Computer Monitor
Proxima SV1 Projector

Software Used in this Unit

__Desktop Publishing- (ex. Print Artist) __ Brainstorming (ex.Inspiration)

__Word Processing (ex. MS Word) _x_Spreadsheet (ex. Cruncher)

__CD-ROM Encyclopedia (ex. Encarta) __ Database -

_x_ Multimedia - Hyperstudio __Other software pertaining to unit

STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED BY THIS UNIT:

STATE GOAL 8: USE ALGEBRAIC AND ANALYTICAL METHODS TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND PREDICT RESULTS.

STATE GOAL 10: COLLECT, ORGANIZE, AND ANALYZE DATA USING STATISTICAL METHODS TO PREDICT RESULTS AND INTERPRET UNCERTAINTY AND CHANGE IN PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.

STATE GOAL 1: READ WITH UNDERSTANDING AND FLUENCY.

STATE GOAL 3: WRITE TO COMMUNICATE FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

STATE GOAL 4: LISTEN AND SPEAK EFFECTIVELY IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS.

STATE GOAL 5: USE THE LANGUAGE ARTS FOR INQUIRY AND RESEARCH TO ACQUIRE, ORGANIZE, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION.

N.C.T.M. STANDARDS ADDRESSED BY THIS UNIT:

Understand patterns, relations, and functions

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represent and analyze patterns and functions, using words, tables, and graphs.

Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships

•	model problem situations with objects and use representations such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROMOTE ENGAGED LEARNING:
Day 1

Activity 1

Anticipatory set:If we were going to open a pet store, how would we know which kinds of animals to sell?

Students will brainstorm until they come to the conclusion that a survey or poll could be taken.

The class will list their favorite pet on the chalkboard.They will determine that it is difficult to ascertain what the most popular pet is by viewing all the information written.

The students will be prompted to explain a better way to show the results of the class poll.

The students will view a teacher made KidPix slideshow explaining how to tally information to enter it onto a graph.

Day 2, 3 & 4

Activity 2

Working in groups of three, student will decide on a group of at least 30 people to survey for their favorite pet.They can survey people by using e-mail, telephones, or personal questionnaires.

Data will be tallied, and entered into a spreadsheet program (Cruncher).The data will be used to create a bar graph.

Students will compare their results with those at http://healthypet.com/Survey/index.html item #5.

Evaluation:

If their results were different, they will try to explain why.Discuss why the results of the survey at healthypet.com might be a better representation of the most popular pet.

Day 5

Activity 3

Results of each group will be displayed on the T.V./Monitor.All results will be entered on the spreadsheet program.A graph will be create to represent the data.

Evaluation:

If the results of all the groups’ data is different than their individual group’s data, students will be asked to explain why by writing a short detailed explanation.Explanation should include that a larger sample sometimes reveals different and more reliable results.

Day 6

Activity 4

Students will decide how to display the results of their survey to the rest of the school (school newspaper, hallway bulletin board, etc.).

Day 7, 8, 9, & 10

Activity 5

Students will use HyperStudio to create a virtual pet store.

They will research on-line pet stores to decide what products to sell and what prices to charge.

http://Petopia.com

http://pets.com/

http://petsmart.com/

http://www.Petstation.com/

http://www.allpets.com/petcyclopedia/

Activity 6

Students will sign on to the Children’s Book Chat to discuss possible book titles to stock.

http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/webchat.cgi?UID=TZ094973&APPID=kidchat&LANG=english&MODE=LOGIN

Students will use the results of their surveys to determine what animals and how many of each to stock.

Activity 7

Students will go to http://Petopia.com to e-mail or call 1-877-PETOPIA(1-877-738-6742) to inquire into the top product sellers to include in their stock.

Day 11

Activity 8

The class will discuss what advertisers do to let people know about their business.

Working in groups of four, students will make up a jingle that describes the types of animals for sale in their pet store to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”

Students will perform their song for the class.The class will vote on the song to use to advertise their virtual pet store.

Evaluation:

They will make a graph using graphing paper to record the results of the vote.

Day 12

Activity 9

Students will use a projector to present their virtual pet store to parents visiting during “Open House”.

SHARE YOUR IDEAS:

·Students will decide how to display the results of the “favorite pet survey”.

·Students will create a virtual pet store and present it to our parent visitors during “Open House”.

STUDENT AND TEACHER ROLES: (Give specifics about the roles teachers and students will play in this unit. Use the indicators of engaged learning to help you here.)

Activity 1

Teacher:

Show students how to collect data by taking a favorite animal poll in the class i.e. tallying the results on the chalkboard.
Ask students what we can do to show the results in a clearer way.
Show a KidPix slide show on how to tally and graph data.
Model the proper way to make a presentation and the need to follow an organized series of steps.

Activity 2

Students:

Survey a group of students to find out what is their favorite pet.
Working in groups of three, decide whom they will survey.
Use tallying method to record data.
Enter the data in a spreadsheet program.
Create a graph that shows the results of the survey.
Go to http://healthypet.com/Survey/index.html to compare the results of their survey.

Teacher:

·Discuss each group’s results.

Question students as to why the results are not all the same.
Ask, “What can we do to achieve the most accurate results”?
Ask, “Would the results of the healthypet.com survey be more accurate than ours”?, Why? or Why not?

Activity 3

Students:

Students will enter all groups’ results on a spreadsheet program.
Students will explain why the results are different than their individual groups results and why the results of the whole class is a better representation of peoples’ choices for favorite pets.

Activity 4

Students will decide on a way to demonstrate the results of the poll to the rest of the school.

Activity 5

Students:

Working in groups of four, students will make up a jingle that describes the types of animals for sale in their pet store to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”
Students will perform their song for the class. The class will vote on the song to use to advertise their virtual pet store.
They will graph the results of the vote.

Activity 6

Students:

Students will use HyperStudio to create a virtual pet store.
They will research on-line pet stores to decide what products to sell and what prices to charge.

http://Petopia.com

http://pets.com/

http://petsmart.com/

http://www.Petstation.com/

Activity 7

Students will sign on to the Children’s Book Chat to discuss possible book titles to stock.

http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/webchat.cgi?UID=TZ094973&APPID=kidchat&LANG=english&MODE=LOGIN

Students will use the results of their surveys to determine what animals to sell.

Go to http://www.allpets.com/petcyclopedia/ for pictures of animals.

Activity 8

· Students will go to http://Petopia.com to e-mail or call 1-877-PETOPIA(1-877-738-6742) to inquire into the top product sellers to include in their stock

Activity 9

Students will use a projector to present their virtual pet store to their neighboring class.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE PRINT RESOURCES STUDENTS MAY USE :

Pet Product NewsFor a free subscription go to http://www.animalnetwork.com/petindustry/ppn/subscription.asp

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC:

A Pet of Your Own. Zappler, George. Villiard, Paul. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981.

Pets: a complete handbook on the care, understanding, and appreciation of all kinds of animal pets. Chrystie, Frances Nicholson. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1974.

Your World of Pets. McGrath, Susan. Gibson, Barbara. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1985.

Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World.Bonnie Wilcox, DVM & Chris Walkowicz.Tfh Pubns, 5th Edition: April 1, 1995

FOR ADDITIONAL ONLINE INFORMATION AND MEDIA PERTAINING TO THIS UNIT, TEACHERS MAY WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ARTICLES:

Title1: What’s Your Lucky Number

URL1: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//1169.html

Description1: This is a lesson plan developed by a teacher that uses a die to determine a person’s lucky number.

Title2: Daily Graphing Activities

URL2: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//1842.html

Description2: This is an quickie “real world” morning activity that reinforces graphing skills and understanding.

Title3: How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

URL3: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts//460.html

Description3: This teacher developed a two-week unit on “What is a Pet”.

Title4: Presidential Pets

URL4: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/inside/html/Spring99-3.html

Description4: This site talks about and shows pictures of presidents and theirfavorite pets.

Title5: Create Your Own Business

URL5: http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-1/lesson0072.shtml

Description5: This is a unit of six 40 minute lessons where students learn how to work in cooperate groups to create a business.

Title6: Petpourri – An Animal Care Activity Section for Children

URL6: http://www.avma.org/care4pets/petpouri.htm

Description6: Printable animal activity worksheets.

RELEVANT INFORMATION, STUDENTS WILL VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES:

Title1: Children’s BookChat room

URL1: http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/webchat.cgi?UID=TZ094973&APPID=kidchat&LANG=english&MODE=LOGIN

Purpose of Use1: Students will communicate with other students to get list of pet books to stock in virtual pet store.

Description1: This is a children’s book chartroom.

Title2: Pet Pictures

URL2: http://acmepet.petsmart.com/club/bboard/petpics/indexall.html

Purpose of Use2: Students will use this site to download pictures of animals to sell in their virtual pet store.

Description2: This is a great site with pictures of a variety of animals that have won picture contests over the last year.

Title3: Popular Pets

URL3: http://www.animalnetwork.com/popdefault.asp

Purpose of Use3: Students can use this site to get information on a variety of animals.There are plenty of pictures to download too.

Description3: This site has loads of information on a variety of animals.

Title4: AllPets Encyclopedia

URL4: http://www.allpets.com/petcyclopedia/

Purpose of Use4: At Parade of Breeds in this site students can research all the different breeds of a variety of animals.Students can decide which breeds of dogs, cats, birds, etc. to sell at their virtual pet store.

Description4: This site has a link to breeds of a variety of animals.

Title5: Net VetAnimal Sounds

URL5: http://netvet.wustl.edu

Purpose of Use5: Students may want to use these animal sounds and pictures in their Hyperstudio presentations.

Description5: This is a site with links to other animal sounds and pictures sites.Nice variety of sounds and picture links included.

Title6: Petopia

URL6: Petopia.com

Purpose of Use6: Students will e-mail or call Customer Service Center at 1-877-PETOPIA(1-877-738-6742) to ask what are the top product sellers.

Description6: This is an E-mail feedback or questions form that customers can use to contact the company for answers.

Title 7:AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOGS & FINDING THE RIGHT SOURCE

URL7:http://www.doginfomat.com/breedsintro.htm

Purpose of Use7: Students can get information on different breeds of dogs to include in their virtual pet store.

Description7:This page at dodinfomat.com gives information on what kind of dog will fit best with your lifestyle and environment.

Virtual Pet Store Rubric

Activity	Total Possible Points
Pet Store theme is prevalent throughout	20
Items sold are reasonable and appropriate	10
Slides are neat and organized	10
Jingle is included	10
Pets sold match survey results	30
Pictures of all pets sold are included	10
Virtual Pet Store Presentation is delivered in a coherent and organized manner	10
TOTAL	100

STUDENT ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROMOTE ENGAGED LEARNING: Day 1

Activity 1

Day 2, 3 & 4

Activity 2

Day 5

Activity 3

Day 6

Activity 4

Day 7, 8, 9, & 10

Activity 5

Activity 7

Students will go to http://Petopia.com to e-mail or call 1-877-PETOPIA(1-877-738-6742) to inquire into the top product sellers to include in their stock.

Day 11

Activity 8

Day 12

Activity 9

STUDENT AND TEACHER ROLES: (Give specifics about the roles teachers and students will play in this unit. Use the indicators of engaged learning to help you here.) Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

Activity 6

Activity 8

· Students will go to http://Petopia.com to e-mail or call 1-877-PETOPIA(1-877-738-6742) to inquire into the top product sellers to include in their stock

Activity 9

STUDENT ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROMOTE ENGAGED LEARNING:
Day 1

STUDENT AND TEACHER ROLES: (Give specifics about the roles teachers and students will play in this unit. Use the indicators of engaged learning to help you here.)

Activity 1