Budget Made Real

Unit Portfolio PresentationBy Stephanie Murphy

Unit Summary

“Budgeting Made Real” is a project to help my students’ understand the importance of a budget. They will find a place to live and pay their monthly expenses.

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential Question Is a budget necessary? If so, why?

Unit QuestionsHow can understanding decimals make budgeting easier? Does it matter if you calculate your budget using gross or net income?

Content QuestionsHow do you add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals?What is the difference between gross and net income?How do you know a webpage is giving true information?

Budget Made RealThis project will help my students develop 21st century skills by:• Collaboration with peers.• Research on the Internet to find information.• Evaluation of the accuracy and relevance of the

information.• Communicate findings using Power Point.

Gauging Student Needs Assessment

Purpose of the AssessmentTo gather information about what students think about the Essential and Unit questions related to the content—to activate their prior knowledge and stimulate interest in the topic.What I want to learn from my students?I want them to learn the importance of a budget and why everyone should keep track of their spending.

My Goals for the CourseFind ways to get my students more

interested in keeping a budget.

Learn about different kinds of technology my students and I can use.

Share ideas with other teachers.

Goals for My Students To understand how a budget works

and to learn different ways to save money.

To understand the difference between a need and a want.

To understand that money does not grow on trees.

Questions

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