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Students will use various scenarios about wages and
hourly work to solve math word problems to determine the best
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Primary Learning Outcomes
How do you compute hourly wages to weekly wages? How do you
solve math word problems? How can you determine the best offer?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 6
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to
locate, understand, and use career information.
Standard: Identify various ways that
occupations can be classified. Identify a number of occupational groups for
exploration. Demonstrate skills in using school and community resources to learn
about occupational groups. Identify sources to obtain information about
occupational groups including self-employment. Identify skills that are
transferable from one occupation to another. Identify sources of employment in
the community.
Grade: 6
Mathematics
Problem Solving
1
Topic: Appropriate Methods and Tools, Applications
Standard: Solves problems, reasons, and
estimates throughout mathematics. - Selects and uses problem-solving strategies
such as reading the problem, drawing a picture or diagram, using trial and
error, making a table or chart, looking for patterns, making a simple problem
then generalizing, working backwards, etc. -Selects and uses appropriate tools
(such as mental computation, calculators, manipulative materials, paper and
pencil, computer) in solving problems. -Uses appropriate estimation strategies
(such as breaking numbers apart, compatible numbers, guess and check,
clustering, rounding, compensation) to check the reasonableness of results.
-Solves nonroutine problems for which the answer is not obvious. -Relates
concepts and skills to practical applications.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 5 min.
Discuss with students that entry level jobs, especially for
young workers, are usually paid an hourly wage. Ask what are some of the typical
jobs that young people might take as a first job (fast food worker, grocery
store worker, etc.) and reasons why young people want to earn money.
Step: 2 Duration: 15 min.
Distribute The Best Deal Handout to students and explain that
they will solve each of the work problems and discuss their results. Ask for and
clarify any questions before they begin.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: The Best Offer Answer Sheet FileName: The Best Offer Handout Answer Sheet.htm
Description:
Provides teachers with the answer key.
Title: The Best Offer Handout FileName: The Best Offer Handout.htm
Description: Print and
copy for each student.
Step:
3 Duration: 10 min.
Once students have completed the handout, discuss their
results and collect the handouts.
Materials and Equipment
Worksheet, writing materials
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their handouts.
Extension
Remediation
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
