Crowdfunding Assignment with Template - Create a Fake GoFundMe Page

Created by Lauren Anderson: Crowdfunding is a way of raising money for a project or cause using small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Sites like GoFundMe.com and Kickstarter.com are among the most well-known crowdfunding sites used today.

About This Resource Students will use the template provided to create a crowdfunding page for a particular cause or person. This activity encourages students to demonstrate their knowledge in a creative way. It also allows students to use higher-level thinking skills to create a persuasive argument relevant to particular person, group, event, or time period.

• This assignment can be modified from an assignment for a single student to one involving pairs or groups and can be assigned as classwork or homework.

• This template can be used with many different age groups and ability levels.

Educational Uses This assignment can be used:

• As a way to reinforce content taught during a lesson

• As a review after teaching a lesson

• As a starting activity to help students access their prior knowledge

• As extra practice for a student who is having trouble with a certain concept

Use with Various Subjects

• Literature – Students can create a crowdfunding page for a book character or famous author.

• History – Students can create a crowdfunding page for a historical figure, important event, war, political campaign, or reform movement.

• Geography – Students can pretend he or she is a citizen of a particular country and create a crowdfunding page addressing a certain problem that country faces.

• Science – Students can create a crowdfunding page for a famous scientist or inventor.

• Mathematics – Students can create a crowdfunding page about a famous mathematician.

• Current events – Students can create a crowdfunding page based on problems that they see in the news or everyday life.

Documents Included

• Teacher instructions

• Student instructions

• Printable blank template

• Fillable PDF form for completion on computer

• Student instructions for completing fillable PDF form

• 2 examples of completed template

• Optional rubric