Lesson 26 Book Drive

- Let’s plan a book sale fundraiser.

Warm-up Notice and Wonder: Books for Sale

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Photograph. A lot of different books on shelves and tables. The quantity of each book and how it is displayed varies.

Activity 1 Book Prices

Two schools buy science books for $8 from a publisher to sell at their book sale. School A sells the books for $12. School B sells the books for $12.90.

Who do you think sells more science books? Why?
How much profit does each school make if they each sell 35 books?
School B sells 10 science books. How many science books does School A have to sell to raise about the same amount of money?

Activity 2 Plan a Book Fair

Price list from the publisher:

Plan a book fair:

type of book	price
boxed sets & collections	$$ 24.95$
comic books	$$ 2.60$
science books	$$ 8.00$
chapter books	$$ 9.99$
history books	$$ 14.49$
audiobooks	$$ 20.00$
activity books	$$ 4.50$
reference books	$$ 12.00$
Spanish language books	$$ 6.00$
biographies	$$ 6.05$

Choose 3–5 types of books you want to order.
Decide on the mark-up price for each type of book you chose.
Estimate the amount of money your school will raise as a profit with your book sale.
Record an estimate that is:
too low
about right
too high
Show or explain your reasoning for the estimate. Include the assumptions you made.