DREAM BEDROOM

Using your math skills to help

you design your dream bedroom.

Math Skills

Introduction

Task

Theme

Dimensions

Shopping

EstimationFurniture

Electronics

Flooring/Paint

Window Covering

Accessories

Math Check

Presentation/Technology

MATH SKILLS NEEDEDEach part of your design will involve

you to work within one or more of the following math concepts. We will need to be able to show and talk about our work.Estimation Measurement

Addition GraphingSubtraction Technology

Multiplication

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Introduction

You just received the most amazing

news ever! A local art gallery saw all of

your art work down at the local art fair. The

gallery has offered you $30,000 for all your

pieces. You have decided to use the money

to design and furnish your bedroom.

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TASKYou have a fun job ahead of

you! You are allowed to spend as

much of the $30,000 as you want

on designing your DREAM

BEDROOM! Your parents are

waiting to see your presentation on

your bedroom design.

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THEMEThe first thing you should do

is decide on a theme for your

bedroom. There are many things to

choose from to make your room

complete. When you choose a

theme, it will make it easier to buy

your furnishings.

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ROOM DIMENSIONSWall Height = 10 ftWalls A/C = 24 ftWalls B/D = 20 ftWindows 3 Total = 30 inches wide/42 inches high

24 ft

20 f

t

C

B

D20 f

t24 ftA

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SHOPPING

Now it is time to get down to business!

You have to start making your list of

furnishings that you are going to put in your

room. That’s right! You have to buy all your

furniture, electronics, carpet, window blinds,

lighting, bedding, and don’t forget the paint for

the walls. In the next few slides, you will find

many websites that will help you find all the

things needed to make your room feel like you

are living the dream.

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ESTIMATIONAs you shop, you are going to write

down the name and description of the items you are buying. This will be used later while building your presentation. While you write them down, be sure to write the full price of the item. We will

use the full price to come up with an estimated price. Each night we shop, we will have to calculate the estimated total for the items in our room. Why would it be important for us to add our estimated

price while we shop? Write about it..

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FURNITUREVisit these sites to find things like your bed,

desk, chairs, couches, and more!

American Furniture

IKEA

Furniture Row

Ashley Furniture

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ELECTRONICSElectronics are a must have to make any

room the place to be. You will need a

television, game system, and a computer for

studying. I hope you remember everything

you want.

Best Buy

Paul's TV

Game Stop

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FLOORING/PAINTDon’t forget to cover your floor. Do

you want the plush feel of carpet or the nice appearance hardwood or tile? Don’t forget do look back at your area worksheet to get the amount of floor coverage you will need.

Who can stand the plain white walls ? Time to spice them up with color. Remember it takes 1 gallon per wall to assure good coverage.Empire FlooringSherwin-WilliamsHome Depot

Lowes

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WINDOW COVERINGSDon’t forget the blinds . You may

want to be able to block out the sun when you are watching movies on your big screen. While other times, you may want to let the sun shine through while you are studying for your next test. Check out the following sites to find all you need.

Just BlindsHome DepotLowes

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ACCESSORIESThis area could be the best one yet. Here is

where you need to look for your rooms style. You can find curtains, lights, bed spreads, posters, mirrors, ceiling fans, and more.TargetWalmartBed Bath & BeyondIKEAAmerican Furniture Warehouse

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MATH CHECKNow that your shopping is done, you

will need to total up the actual prices of all your items. Keep the group (furniture, electronics,…) total prices separate for graphing purposes. Compare the original total to the estimated total. How was the two totals similar? Write about it.

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PRESENTATION/TECHNOLOGYNow it is time to organize all your work into a

presentation to show your parents. What does that mean? We need to find pictures and create a detail list of all the items going into your newly designed bedroom. After we complete our presentation, we need to create a blank slide to add our graphs to our presentation.

We will use the Excel program to create a receipt book, that will verify our totals to be accurate. Excel will also allow us to build a few graphs, like bar graphs and pie charts.