Unit 7 Culminating Activity/Project
Essential Question of the Culminating Activity:
How can you use equations and inequalities to plan for the travel expenses of a trip to
Alaska?
Paragraph Description of the Culminating Activity:
OnCore Mathematics Workbook – Problem Solving Connection – Travel Plans (Travel
Expenses) – Unit 4
Students use equations and inequalities to plan for the travel expenses of a trip to
Alaska. Students will calculate the cost for the travel plans of “Mr. Arimoto”. Mr.
Arimoto has won a seven-day trip to Anchorage, Alaska! The prize package will pay for
airfare from his home in New Mexico, as well as his hotel, meals, and activities in
Anchorage. Mr. Arimoto must pay for any additional travel expenses, including a rental
car. Will $400 be enough to cover these expenses?
Culminating Activity/Project Rubric
Attached.
Travel Plans Rubric!
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Question
1a
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write an equation
and the relationship
between x & y is
incorrect.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an equation.
One error is present in
the relationship
between x & y.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an equation
and the relationship
between x & y is
correctly stated.
Question
1b
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to use an equation to
complete a table and
write ordered pairs
using the completed
table.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to use an equation to
complete a table. One
error is present in the
writing of ordered pairs
using the completed
table.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to use an equation to
complete a table and
write ordered pairs
using the completed
table.
Question
1c
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to graph ordered
pairs on a coordinate
plane and/or
coordinates are not
graphed or incorrectly
graphed.
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write an equation
from a story problem
and the equation is
incorrect.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write an equation
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
relationship between x
& y is incorrect.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to use an equation to
complete a table
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
writing of ordered pairs
using the completed
table.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to graph ordered pairs
on a coordinate plane
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
graphing of the
ordered pairs.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write an equation
from a story problem
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
equation written.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to use information to
complete a table
and/or multiple errors
are present in writing
an equation from the
table describing the
relationship between x
& y. The student
demonstrates a partial
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to graph ordered pairs
on a coordinate plane.
One error is present in
the graphing of the
ordered pairs.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to graph ordered pairs
on a coordinate plane
and there are no errors
in the graphing of the
ordered pairs.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an equation
from a story problem.
One error is present in
the equation written.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an equation
from a story problem
and there are no errors
in the equation written.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to use information to
complete a table. One
error is present in the
in writing the equation
from the table
describing the
relationship between x
& y. The student
demonstrates a
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to use information to
complete a table and
write an equation from
the table describing the
relationship between x
& y. The student
demonstrates an
understanding of
Independent/Depende
Question
2a
Question
2b
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to use information to
complete a table and
write an equation
from the table
describing the
relationship between
x & y. The student
does not demonstrate
an understanding of
Independent/Depend
ent variables.
Question
2c
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and the
equation is incorrect
and/or the solution is
incorrect.
Question
2d
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given
information and/or
the inequality is
incorrectly graphed.
Question
2e
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given
information and/or
the inequality is
incorrectly graphed.
Question
2f
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and the
equation is incorrect
and/or the solution is
incorrect.
Question
2g
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and the
equation is incorrect
and/or the solution is
incorrect.
understanding of
Independent/Depende
nt variables.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and/or
multiple errors are
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution is incorrect.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and/or
multiple errors are
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution is incorrect.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and/or
multiple errors are
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution is incorrect.
understanding of
Independent/Depende
nt variables.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem. One error is
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution.
nt variables.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and there are
no errors in the
equation written or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
One error is present in
the graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
and there are no errors
in the graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
One error is present in
the graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write an inequality
from given information
and there are no errors
in the graphing of the
inequality.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem. One error is
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and there are
no errors in the
equation written or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem. One error is
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and there are
no errors in the
equation written or the
solution.
Question
2h
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and the
equation is incorrect
and/or the solution is
incorrect.
Question
2i
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and the
equation is incorrect
and/or the solution is
incorrect.
Question
3a
The student does not
answer the question.
Question
3b
The answer is
incorrect and/or the
student does not
answer either
question.
Question
3c
The student does not
answer the question.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and/or
multiple errors are
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution is incorrect.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and/or
multiple errors are
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution is incorrect.
The answer is
incorrect. Multiple
errors are present in
the calculations and/or
the work is incomplete.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem. One error is
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and there are
no errors in the
equation written or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem. One error is
present in the equation
written and/or the
solution.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to write and solve an
equation from a story
problem and there are
no errors in the
equation written or the
solution.
The answer is correct
and the student
answers the question
but does not
demonstrate a
mathematically sound
reasoning
The answer is correct.
Multiple errors are
present in the
calculations and/or the
work is incomplete
and/or the student only
answers one part of
the question or both
answers do not
demonstrate a
mathematically sound
reasoning.
The answer is
incorrect. Multiple
errors are present in
the calculations and/or
the work is incomplete.
The answer is correct
and the student
answers both parts of
the question but does
not demonstrate a
mathematically sound
answer to one of the
questions.
The answer is correct
and student work
displays a
mathematically sound
process. The student
provides a
mathematically sound
reasoning.
The answer is correct
and student work
displays a
mathematically sound
process. The student
provides a
mathematically sound
answer to both parts of
the question.
The answer is correct
and the student
answers the question
but does not
demonstrate a
mathematically sound
reasoning
The answer is correct
and student work
displays a
mathematically sound
process. The student
provides a
mathematically sound
reasoning.
Question
3d
None of the figures
from previous
questions are
transferred correctly
The student does not
demonstrate an
understanding of how
to calculate the
“total,” and the
calculations are
incorrect.
Total Points Earned_ =
64
Some of the figures
from previous
questions are
transferred correctly.
The student
demonstrates a partial
understanding of how
to calculate the “total,”
and/or multiple errors
are present in the
calculations.
_________ =
64
The figures from
previous questions are
transferred correctly.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to calculate the “total.”
One error is present in
the calculations.
%
The figures from
previous questions are
transferred correctly.
The student
demonstrates an
understanding of how
to calculate the “total”
and all calculations are
performed correctly.