Plan a

Camping Trip!

A Real World Project!

 Students use multi-digit multiplication
to make decisions about a class camping trip!

Fill out the following chart to make

Shelter
a decision about where you’d like to

7 Pages
stay. Calculate the total number of each
type of shelter you would need based on
how many students each one fits. Then
multiply by the cost per shelter.

# Students
of
Shelter Total Cost per Total Cost

meaningful
possible per
Type shelter Needed shelter Show Work!

& engaging
Students will have multiple options
for an extra adventure. Calculate the
4 Excursion $12
number of feet each trip will cover.

Basic Tent
practice!
5
Hiking 86 x 96 feet $25
Deluxe Tent

Biking 443 x 26 feet

10 $38 You have a budget of $500 for
food for your 3 day trip. Calculate the
Camper FOOD total cost of each item. Then create a
shopping list that fits within your budget.
Canoeing 342 x 84 feet
Cost
(Enough for 3 Total Total Cost
You have a budget of Food
$150 forItem
your shelter.
meals forBased
all on
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students)
the chart above, which shelter will you choose?
$3 x # Students
Sightseeing Hot
524 x 44 feet
Van Dogs

$1 x # Students
Put the trips in order from shortest to longest to discover the total cost of each for the class.
Marshmallows
Bacon $13 x # Students
&
Eggs
$100 $350 $1000
$4 x # Students $650
Which trip would you choose?Fish
Why?
Shelter Cost: Total
Cost for the Total Cost
Extras whole trip
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15 x 3
Fire
Pit

23 x 3
 Practice other skills as well!

FOOD
You have a budget of $500 for
•
food for your 3 day trip. Calculate the Multi-digit Addition
•
total cost of each item. Then create a

Multi-digit Subtraction
shopping list that fits within your budget.

Cost

•
(Enough for 3 Total Total Cost

Budgeting
Food Item meals for all
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students)

•
$3 x # Students

Critical Thinking
Hot
Dogs

$1 x # Students

• Decision making
Marshmallows
Bacon $13 x # Students
&
Eggs

$4 x # Students
Fish

Cost for the Total Total Cost

Extras whole trip
Wanted Show Work!

15 x 3
Fire
Pit

“That was SO
23 x 3

Grill

much fun!”
37 x 3

Table and chairs

Cost of food:

Cost of extras:
Total cost (must be less than $500)

Zero Prep Needed!