Taking over Elk Stadium

Today, our learners were challenged by Coach McElroy, head football coach at BHS, with determining how much it would cost to have a pizza party, if BHS makes it to the state championship.  

                          

As a group, we talked about what questions they had, which included how many pieces of pizza does each person get?  What toppings should we get on our pizza?  How many people can Elk Stadium hold?  Are there any coupons or discounts if we buy a large amount of pizza? 

Now that each group was thinking, early on a Saturday morning, we gave them a list of pizza prices from Papa John's.  As luck would have it, some groups chose to compare the prices of various pizza places to ensure we had the best deal!  Learners were researching the amount of seats in Elk Stadium as well as the top 3 favorite pizza toppings.  

Talk about engaged learners!  Our two hours together flew by as we determined that each person would get 2 pieces of pizza.  Based on their research we decided it would be best to buy a combination of cheese, pepperoni and sausage.  As we did the calculations, the cost of feeding 7,500 people was almost $20,000 which shocked our 7th graders.  When they determined they would need to tip their drive almost $3,000, they couldn't believe it!