My first post is a new idea that my partner and I recently put together. The idea revolves around students designing a Las Vegas style hotel. See the Criteria Sheet I put together and make comments if you wish. If you use the idea, it would be great to see the results of what you did. We have not used this idea yet but it is going to be our next project. Feel free to change anything in the project, we are hoping to have the students build there hotels with either foam board or cardboard and then have a Vegas type day where the students have a chance to go to the hotel and play some of the games there. We will hopefully make a miniature Vegas Strip for kids. I will try to post some pictures when the project is done.
Please also see my update post at: http://underbutover.blogspot.ca/2013/04/designing-hotel-update-middle-school.html
Theme Hotel for Kids
Name:
Las Vegas is mainly a city for adults but recently
developers want more families to come and have a good time. Your job is going to be to design and build a
hotel that will be for kids.
Purpose: To demonstrate an understanding
of measurement, geometry and probability.
Criteria
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Design the floor plan (blue print) for the main
floor and for the second floor of your hotel.
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Draw a rough copy
and good copy of the hotel including
the outside (pool and other items)
□ Make an organized list of what is needed
and what you want in your hotel.
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Label the measurements of both the floors.
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You must have at least two storage spaces where
you calculate the volume of the room
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Design at least two games that kids can play at
the hotel and the probability of each game (this is Vegas after all).
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Create a theme for your hotel so that kids of
all ages will want book a room.
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Your floor plan should have different types of
geometric figures so that you can demonstrate your understanding of these
shapes.
□ You
must calculate the area and perimeter of the main and second floor of your
hotel.
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Organized list of all your calculations along
with your scaled blue prints.
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Checklist for Las Vegas Hotel
Name of hotel: ___________________ Theme of Hotel: __________________
These are elements that you must put into or around the
hotel. You and your partner will need to
put these elements on the two floors. You
are responsible for:
Gaming Area Storage
space
Lobby Kids
play area
Restaurants Shopping/
Souvenirs
Employee lounge Waiting
area
Lounge / Entertainment Swimming
pool / gym
Computer / business Elevators
Banquet hall Welcome
Desk
Front view of the hotel that shows the theme
Each partner must also add
At least 2 extra items per floor that you think will attract
people to your hotel.
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
A game that will be interesting and have probability as its
basis. (Throwing darts at a balloon would be more skill based)
Name of Game:
___________________________________________________
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