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11th - 12th
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Math
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2017
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Advanced Math Budget Project

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What financial situations and decisions await young learners after they graduate from high school? This project allows class members to glimpse into the types of responsibilities they will have as adults, from considering job opportunities to determining the costs of banking, rent, transportation, utilities, etc.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

budgeting, career planning, taxes, income tax, cost of living, banking, personal finance, consumer finance, saving money

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  • Can download and edit document to meet your individual curriculum needs

Cons

  • Instructor may wish to incorporate more opportunity for reflection and more in-depth consideration of choices
  • Learners will need significant support in how to properly determine responses to each segment of project

Common Core

WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8

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