Created by: Marsha Robichaux, Sara Patrick-Shaw, Brenda
Jolly and Julie Boren
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Introduction
Your mom has decided that she is tired of
you hassling her for money. She has
decided to give you an allowance of $100 a month. With this money you will have to pay for
lunches, snacks, and other necessities.
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Task
Your goal is to budget your money wisely so that you can buy
an item of your choice. You must budget
for the following items: food (school
lunches, snacks, trips to McDonald’s, etc.), entertainment, clothes, and any
other items you want. Your mom will
provide only your meals at home. You are
responsible for everything else! How
will you spend your money? How will you
save for that one item that you really want?
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Process
As a group
you will:
·
Create a Budget
·
Comparison Shopping
·
Coupon Savings
·
Paying Taxes
·
Ideas to Save Money
Individually,
you will:
·
Match decimals to fractions to percents
·
Convert decimals to fractions to percents
·
Complete number line for fractions
·
Demonstrate in your budget how you saved enough money to
reach your goal
Ideas for finding items
online: http://www1.jcpenney.com/
http://www.walmart.com/jcp/default.aspxrt,
http://www.footlocker.com/
http://www.ebay.com/
http://www.zappos.com/welcome.zhtml?0708
http://www.target.com/gp/homepage.h http://www.redtagdeals.com/ tml/601-6589436-5598546
http://www.kmart.com/home/index.jsp
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Evaluation
You will be evaluated on
the group, individual and extended activities using this worksheet.
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Conclusion
You will be required to
participate in a class discussion about all the different topics of this
project.
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Teacher
Page
Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade Level: 6th – 8th
This project would work well
with small groups (2 or 3). There are activities
within this project for individual students to complete. These worksheets may be used separately or
together.
Learner
Information:
The following activity pages are designed to help the groups
to complete the assignment:
The
following activity pages are designed for each student to complete project:
·
Match
decimals to fractions to percents
·
Convert decimals
to fractions to percents
·
Complete
number line for fractions
·
Demonstrate in
your budget how you saved enough money to reach your goal
Standards:
Curriculum:
1.)
Demonstrate computational fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division of decimals and fractions.
2.) Solve
problems involving decimals, percents, fractions, and proportions.
10.)
Interpret information from bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs.
3.) Exhibit
proficiency in the use of fractions and mixed numbers.
• Comparing, ordering
16.) Use
ratios and proportions to describe real-life situations.
Technology:
11.) Follow procedures to design, develop, publish,
and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and
communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
12.) Integrate word processing skills across the
curriculum.
19.) Use appropriate tools and technology resources to
resolve information conflicts by validating information through research and
comparison of data.