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Budget Making

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After analyzing a pie graph of national spending, high schoolers express their opinions on priorities for national spending. They create a new bar graph and mail it to their congressional representative with recommendations about needed budget adjustments. Note: The two internet links included in the plan don't work.

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budgeting

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budgets, personal allowance, math
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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