1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. # 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

6. 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