Staining the Pencil Box
Give students wooden pencil boxes. Pencil boxes can be found at a local crafts store.
Task: You need to stain pencil boxes for your entire class. Using the box that you have in front of you determine the amount of stain needed to stain all of the pencil boxes.
Information that you will need is below:
Conversions |
Amount of stain needed to cover wood |
Price of cans of stain |
2 pints = 1 qt |
1 pint = 25 sq ft |
1 pint = $6.30 |
4 quarts = 1 gallon |
1 quart = 50 sq ft |
1 quart = $8.90 |
1 gal covers 200 sq ft |
1 gal = $14.80 |