Bernhard Moos School
and
Frances S. Rocha Branch School

Mini-Quest Lesson by Mr. Tenenbaum & Ms. Yousfi

Standards for Grade Level(s):8th

State Goal #

Area

CAS Letter

CFS Number(s)

1

Language Arts

D

4

5

Language Arts

A

1,2,4,7,8.9

6

Math

A

2,4

6

Math

C

1,3,4

10

Math

B

1

Task:

Have you ever bought something and felt that you’ve been cheated and did not get your money’s worth?

Your task is to find out if what you bought was actually a good buy.

Where would you look to find out information about what you bought? (Newspapers, Magazines, The Internet-product information, comparisons, Amazon.com, E-bay.com)

Look for price, quality, and comparisons.

How did you decide that this was a good decision?

Process:

1. Decide what you are going to purchase – an appliance, an entertainment or electronic item. Decide what features you the product to have.

2. Go to various stores and do comparison-shopping. Get a look and feel as to what you want to buy. Make sure to write down all prices and model numbers.

3. Go to various internet sites and also do comparison-shopping.

4. Check various sources to check on the products reliability. (Internet, Newspapers, Magazines-Consumer’s Report)

5. Make a check and compare list so that you can check all the data that you have collected.

Student Resources
Title/URL	Description
www.hotsheet.com	Master site list
www.ebay.com	Cost finder/old & new
www.amazon.com	Cost finder/new
www.chicagosun-times.com
www.chicagotribune.com

Scaffolding Lessons:

Cyberhunt

Assessment:

Rubric

Checklist