8th Grade WebQuest Cccs: 4.1,4.2,4.5 GEPA I,III I WANT A NEW FLOOR!!!! 8th Grade WebQuest Cccs: 4.1,4.2,4.5 GEPA I,III

TASK The flooring in your bedroom is lime green and you HATE it. You need to convince your parents to replace it. Determine the cost of new carpeting, tile,or hardwood and decide which one would be best in your room. Once you have all your information, write a letter to your parents with your choice. Use the facts to persuade them to give you a new floor.

PROCESS Make a sketch of your bedroom on graph paper and/or Geometer’s Sketch Pad. Measure your bedroom, fill in the dimensions and determine the area of the room. Convert your measurements to square feet and square yards. Find out how much a square foot or square yard of the flooring costs by visiting at least three web sites.(examples are below). Flooring Creations Wholesale Carpet at American Carpet Wholesalers Carpet Corporation of America Owen Carpet Complete the table with the information required. You must include three different types of floors and their prices. Write the letter to your parents to persuade them to purchase your choice. Be sure to include a comparison of the different floors.

COMPLETED PROJECT Your completed project should include the following in hard copy or Power Point style. Table attached or self-made spreadsheet or table Word document containing persuasive letter to parents Sketch of floor plan Word document containing pictures of the floors you chose.

# of square yards needed Spreadsheet Carpet Company Type of Floor Model And Color # of square feet needed # of square yards needed Price per square foot or yard Total cost of flooring

Mathematical Accuracy ____ X 3 Novice (7) Apprentice (8) Practitioner (9) Expert (10) Mathematical Accuracy ____ X 3 Both the Square yards and the total cost of the carpet are calculated incorrectly Either the square yards or the total cost of the carpet is incorrect Square yards and total cost calculated correctly Carpet cost is calculated both in square feet and square yards Table Columns contain more than two errors, either mathematical or spelling Columns contain one or two errors- either mathematical or spelling All information in table is complete, and accurate Student -made table, including columns for cost per square foot and square yard Floor Plan ____ X 2 Sketched but 2 or more dimensions or scale is missing Sketched but 1 dimension or scale is missing Sketch of room drawn using Geometer’s Sketch Pad with the scale provided All of Practitioner plus including furniture in the room drawn to scale and labeled. Letter to Parents Little or no explanation or not persuasive Comparison information is missing but letter is persuasive Letter contains some comparison information and is persuasive Letter contains detailed comparison information and is very persuasive