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Monthly Cost of Living - Food

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Students determine how much they would need to feed a family for a month. They plan meals and use Internet grocery stores to find the cost of individual food items. They brainstorm in small groups to come up with 1 weeks worth of menus.

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grocery shopping, shopping, cost of living

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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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