09/29/2026
4th grade students in Mrs. Mullis’s Math class, presented mini PBL projects last week. They were tasked with designing a new playground for LTCS with a budget of $100,000. The students had to research different commercial playground companies to get price comparisons, complete an expenditure sheet with all calculations of funds spent and any remaining balances, and complete a drawing/blueprint with labels of playground structures and prices. Many groups also went above and beyond project requirements and completed a Canva or Google Slides presentation as well as a 3D model of part or all of their playground design. Students presented their projects to Mr. Eller’s 5th grade class, Mrs. Veronica, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Tyburski, and Ms. Clay. Student guests provided the presenters with peer feedback forms and staff guests provided presenters with Glow and Grow feedback forms. These students have definitely learned a lot about place value to the 100,000 place and applied it to a real-world problem.
