Project Based Learning Math - Science Research - Open a Candy Store

Sweeten your curriculum with this Open a Candy Store Project Based Learning activity! We all love candy, and in this unit, students will put their math and science skills to use as they open their very own candy store. Students will use their imaginations to design their shop and invent a candy recipe. They will love showing their designs to classmates and parents.

I have included a graphic organizer for growth mindset during this PBL unit. I have designed this Open a Candy Store resource to be completed individually or as a group, and students can complete the activities in any order.

This PBL unit incorporates 21st Century skills with challenging, engaging, and creative activities. There are lots of opportunities for differentiation, cooperative learning, and technology integration.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...

• Website resources
• Effective driving questions
• Photos of a candy store
• Compare and contrast two different candies
• Milton Hershey Graphic Organizer - use the websites or available books to learn more about Milton Hershey
• Graphing favorite candies
• Opening a candy store - business survey questions and results
• Questions I have about opening a candy store
• Brainstorming names and questions for a candy store business
• Design a storefront - use my templates or design your own
• Use a graph to design the inside layout of the business - make sure to use a scale for your drawing
• Journal writing
• Creating a business plan
• Business plan advertising
• Design a logo
• My new candy creation
• Design a candy wrapper
• Interview a candy store owner/manager
• Design a webpage
• Write an advertising jingle
• Social media
• Design a Business card
• Coupons
• “Candy”gram
• Candy display
• Candy and prices
• Use candy cards with prices to place orders
• Candy recipes (websites)
• Photos and steps for making rock candy (science experiment)
• Photos and steps for making Chocolate Oreo pops
• Exit tickets
• Growth mindset activity to use during the unit (pdf is separate)
• Grand opening invitation
• Extra ideas
• My reflections

Teachers love this activity because it can easily be adapted for enrichment or gifted students in other grade levels.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Complete PBL for students to complete. Directions were easy to understand and implement. Thorough! Students will love creating their own business and presenting their work!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a lifesaver when we decided to open a 5th grade candy store! Lots of great resources in this packet!!!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I love PBL lessons! There aren't that many on TPT for lower grades, so thanks for making one that could be modified for sped!"

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