Mini Moguls: Opening an Ice Cream Shop- Digital PBL Project for Google Classroom

Mini Moguls Project-Based Learning Math Experience helps students understand the concept of opening a business. This 9 day activity leads kids through the process of opening an ice cream stand, starting with their location and monthly bills, and into the process of finding their profits.

A DIGITAL packet is included leading students through the process of opening the business. Everything can be assigned in Google Classroom. The main pack is in Google Slides, while the daily sales are in Google Forms, all of which can be assigned in Classroom.

There are some specific tasks that are asked of students, some of which they may not have completed before, so videos are included to demonstrate how to complete these tasks. These videos are embedded throughout.

Here's the general outline of events:

(Of course, you can modify to meet your needs)

Day 1: Introduce the project to students. Make sure they read page 3, which includes all of the directions. They can then complete pages 4-6. There are videos at the beginning of the packet explaining how to complete some of the tasks the pack asks (taking pictures, inserting pictures, drawing, etc). These will be very helpful to your kids as they go along with this pack.

Day 2: Have students begin pages 7-9, thinking about their monthly bills, as well as their one-time purchases.

Day 3: Read page 10 on profits and discuss how students should price their items on page 11. Students can also create their menus. This is a separate file, so make sure to assign their menu to them in Google Classroom.

Day 4: It’s opening day! Students complete the Day 1 Ice Cream Sales Data Sheet. This is the Google Form inside of the folder called Day 1 Sales. Assign this to students and they will receive a RANDOM set of sales for the their first day!

Day 5: Students complete the Day 2 Ice Cream Sales Data Sheet. This is the Google Form inside of the folder called Day 2 Sales. Assign this to students and they will receive a RANDOM set of sales for the day.

Day 6: Students complete the Ice Cream Sales Data Sheet. This is the Google Form inside of the folder called Day 3 Sales. Assign this to students and they will receive a RANDOM set of sales for the day.

Day 7: Students complete the Day 4 Ice Cream Sales Data Sheet. This is the Google Form inside of the folder called Day 4 Sales. Assign this to students and they will receive a RANDOM set of sales for the day.

Day 8: Students complete the Day 5 Ice Cream Sales Data Sheet. This is the Google Form inside of the folder called Day 5 Sales. Assign this to students and they will receive a RANDOM set of sales for the day.

Day 9: This is the final day of the project. Students will now reflect on their business. Begin on page 22. This piece of the project may take a couple of days for students to finish up!

I also include videos for teachers showing how to assign everything inside of Google Classroom.

Thanks for looking!

-Dan M.