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This Total Cost to Produce the Turbo Blender activity also includes:
- Total Cost to Produce the Turbo Blender Project Letter 1 (.pdf)
- Total Cost to Produce the Turbo Blender Project Letter 1 (.doc)
- Total Cost to Produce the Turbo Blender Project Letter 2 (.pdf)
- Total Cost to Produce the Turbo Blender Project Letter 2 (.doc)
- Handout: Left and Right Hand Sums (.pdf)
- Handout: Left and Right Hand Sums (.doc)
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Class members blend their knowledge of functions and problem-solving skills to provide business advice to the Turbo Blender manufacturers. Through a project-based approach, learners examine marginal cost data to produce a function. They use their functions to find the total cost to produce a specific number of blenders.
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Instructional Ideas
- Form collaborative groups and use the project as a performance assessment
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes students have and can use a graphing calculator
Pros
- Includes two sets of data to allow for multiple problem sets within classes
- Provides scaffolding resources for concepts needed during the activity
Cons
- Does not provide a solution or example of expectations