MOC Project Overview

Shark Tank: MOCs Next Big Thing

Year 8 Maths

Essential Question
How can we provide affordable seating for students?

Project Overview
In teams, you will design seating using pallets for students to use in
the outdoor areas. You will then calculate a cost for this design
including profit and loss. You will present this idea as a business
proposal to a panel called the Shark Tank. The winning designs
will be built and the team name and logo will be on the final piece.

Learning Objectives
Critique of own work
Solve problems using percentages, increase or decrease
Convert decimals (money) to percentages
Calculate profit and loss
Oral presentation skills

Requirements (What Youll Do)

Business name (Name of your team)
First draft of seating design
Critique first draft, second draft of seating design
Source pallets and include in costing
Initial costings of design
Final costings of design
Draft presentations
Final presentation
Present to teacher
Display in common, vote for best design
If selected, present to the Shark Tank (Ms Symons, Mr Clark
& Ms Hoare)

Final Product
A presentation to a panel for approval of your idea.
If successful, your idea will be built.

Grading

See assessment feedback page

Challenge/Extension Options
Make 1:50 scale model of your seating

Timeline
Projects Tasks and Due Dates
Week One

First draft finished and critiqued

Week Two

Initial costings completed

Week Three

Final costings completed

Week Four

Draft presentation completed and approved

Week Five

Final presentation finished

Second draft of design approved

Presentation started

Presentation to teacher
Week Six

Display presentation in common, voting happens

If selected, presentation to Shark Tank and present at

assembly

The Shark Tank: MOCs Next Big Thing Project: Assessment Feedback
Name:________________________________

Solve problems involving the use of percentages, including percentage increases

and decreases, with and without digital technologies (ACMNA187)

Solve problems involving profit and loss, with and without digital technologies
(ACMNA189)

Actions for a more sustainable future reflect values of care, respect and

responsibility, and require us to explore and understand environments (OI.7)

Name

Check List

Tick off when you are done

Form team of 3-4 people

Business Name and logo designed
First draft of design

Critique first design

Second draft of design

Initial costings

Final costings approved by teacher

Draft presentation approved

Final presentation approved

Present to teacher

Display in common

If selected, present to Shark Tank