Talented Divas MEA

This Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) is written at a 5th grade level. This MEA asks the students to decide on a talent shirt that will provide Talented Divas with the best value for their money. Students are asked to rank order of Talent Shirt Company from best to worst. Students must provide a "Best Value"talent shirts to the Talented Divas and explain how they arrived at their solution.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
Resource ID#: 47859 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, Basic Calculators, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Silverlight
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: MEA, Model Eliciting Activity, Real-World Situation, Problem Solving, Non-Routine Problem, Engineering, Models, Data Analysis
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Text Resource,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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