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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students create charts comparing the cost of a gallon of gasoline to gallons of other liquids -- mouthwash, house paint, fruit juice, and white-out, for example. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 11th
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Students discover that gasoline is not as expensive as other liquids by charting their data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students create a graph to illustrate the historical actual price vs. the inflation-adjusted price of a gallon of gasoline. They observe and talk about historical data that shows the price of a gallon of gasoline over the years. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the historical and current prices of a gallon of gasoline. Using an online tool, they calculate the inflation-adjusted cost of gasoline over the years, and create a graph to demonstrate the actual cost vs. the inflation-adusted cost of a gallon of gasoline. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students compare prices of good across the century in order to introduce the topic of inflation. They undertand the concepts of inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI), use online calculators to figure the approximate cost of goods across the years, and create a graph or table to illustrate data. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students calculate the mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time and costs for a vacation. They conduct a virtual field trip, and create a comparison graph of costs using Microsoft Excel software. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students compare and contrast two routes selected for a virtual field trip. They create a data table of educational activities, lodging, and meal costs using Microsoft Excel software. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students calculate gasoline cost per mile on a virtual field trip. They calculate the gasoline costs and travel time for each of the 2 routes, and record on a data sheet. They use Excel to create data tables for mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their work using calculators before discussing the most economical route. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students use a spreadsheet program to graph and compare milage, gasoline costs and travel time for two travel routes in their virtual field trip in Michigan. They determine the most economical route based on the graphs and calculations. Full Review »
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