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Students will research a career that interests them to
determine annual wages and use percentages to solve a series of budgeting
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Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the annual wages particular jobs pay? How do you
budget the money by the month and by the year? Where does the money go that's
earned each year?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 7
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: 7
Mathematics
Number Sense & Numeration; Fractions & Decimals
28
Topic: Fractions, Decimals, Integers, Percent
Standard: Compares and orders whole numbers,
integers, fractions, decimals, and percents.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 10 min.
Discuss with students the relationship between academic
subjects--math, science, language arts and social science--students take in
school and careers that use the skills acquired in these academic subjects.
Write math, science, language arts and social studies on the board and ask
students to choose which area they like best.
Step:
2 Duration: 5 min.
Once students have chosen a subject area, tell them they will
investigate jobs in those areas using the internet to find a career they like.
List the web addresses under the proper subject area on the board and direct
students to the proper web site.
Web Resources for Step 2
Title: Math-at Various Levels-Is Important in a Wide Range
of Jobs
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/tch_mat1.htm#Arithmetic
Annotation:
Students who choose math should go to this web page. Clicking on each item
provides information on the nature of the work, working conditions,
employment, training, other qualifications, and advancement, job outlook,
earnings, etc.
Title: Science-at Various Levels-Is Important in a Wide
Range of Jobs
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/tch_sci1.htm
Annotation:
Students who choose science should go to this web page. Clicking on each item
provides information on the nature of the work, working conditions,
employment, training, other qualifications, and advancement, job outlook,
earnings, etc.
Title: Occupations Related to English
URL: http://www.bls.gov/k12/text/tch_en1t.htm
Annotation:
Students who choose language arts should go to this web page. Clicking on each
item provides information on the nature of the work, working conditions,
employment, training, other qualifications, and advancement, job outlook,
earnings, etc.
Title: Some Occupations Related to Social
Studies
URL: http://www.bls.gov/k12/text/tch_so1t.htm
Annotation:
Students who choose social studies should go to this web page. Clicking on
each item provides information on the nature of the work, working conditions,
employment, training, other qualifications, and advancement, job outlook,
earnings, etc.
Step:
3 Duration: 15 min.
Once students have connected with the web page, tell them to
browse the list, choose one occupation of particular interest and find and
record the median annual earnings for that career. If earnings are reported by
the hour, have them multiply that number by 2080 working hours/year to find the
annual earnings.
Step:
4 Duration: 15 min.
Distribute the Budgeting Handout for students to
complete.
Attachments for Step 4
Title: Budgeting Handout FileName: Budgeting Handout.htm
Description: Print and
distribute to students.
Materials and Equipment
Writing materials, handout
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
45 min.
Technology Connection
Computer with internet access.
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.
