December
Holiday Shopping Project
You have been given $500 to buy gifts for ten different people in your
life. You must decide who you want to give a gift to, what you want to buy
them, and why you want to buy them this particular item. You can include a
picture of this item but you must include the price and what store you found it.
Page
one is your title page. This must include your name, and title of this
project.
Pages
2 - 11
* A picture of the gift, either printed, drawn or
colored
* The price
* The final price with the calculated sales
tax of .05 or 5% of each dollar spent***
* Your math work
* Who the gift is for and why you chose this item
for this person
Page
12 will show the price you spent for each item, how much money you spent
all together, and how much you have left. It should show the deductions from
each purchase.
Page
13 you will donate the remaining money to a charity of your choice and
explain why you chose that particular charity.
***Please remember, there is a 4.5% sales tax.***
Your project will be judged
on creativity, accuracy, and neatness.
Name:
Date:
Holiday Shopping Project
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November
Thanksgiving Dinner
Menu and Budget
4th Grade
November Project – Math
Please read the instructions carefully and thoroughly.
You are in charge of planning
the Thanksgiving dinner for your family.
You have $100 to spend.
Step 1:
Write out a menu typical for your family’s Thanksgiving celebration. You may
consult your family for details. You may include whatever your family want/can
afford but it must include:
One meat (vegetarians add a
vegetable or protein item)
One vegetable
Two side dishes
One dessert
One beverage
Calculate how many people
will be eating at your feast? You do not need to purchase items such as
condiments, dishes, silverware etc. It is understood that your house will
already have items such as seasonings, flour, sugar, etc.
Under each menu item, include
a list of ingredients needed.
For example:
Mashed Potatoes
5 lb. bag of potatoes
milk
butter
Step 2: Calculate the amount
of turkey/ham per person. Typically 2lbs. per person is needed. (This amount
gives you leftovers) How long will it take to cook? This is where you will show
your math.
Step 3: List
all the items you need to shop for on your budget paper and list the price of
each item. “Shop” at different grocery stores and compare prices. You might
fins an item at a better/cheaper price which affords you more money to buy more
food for your family or a special dessert.
Step 4:
Include the store from where the items were purchased and the amount they cost.
This is a Thanksgiving Meal
Book so it needs to have a front and back cover.
Happy Meal Planning!
Step 5:
Write a summary of the experience. Use the following questions as a guide.
· Did you have to make menu changes because of the
limited budget?
· Do you think $100 is a lot for one dinner?
· Did you enjoy planning the meal?
· Will you actually help with your Thanksgiving dinner?
· Does your family do a “potluck”?
· Will you actually grocery shop with your parents for
your Thanksgiving feast?
· Do you go out to dinner for Thanksgiving?
· Does your meal at your home cost more than $100?
October
Name____________ Date________
Million Dollar Project
Congratulations! You have been given
the gift of one million dollars. You should spend or invest most if not all of
it.
Rules to follow:
Maximum amount to spend on a home is half a million, cannot exceed
$200,000.00 on a car, and not to exceed $100,000.00 on any particular item. You
cannot purchase more than three of each kind of item.
Must do the following:
1. Minimum of 10 items purchased
1. Minimum of 10 items purchased
2. Put money away for college.
3. Buy 1 home not over limit; no other real estate adventures.
4. Donate to your favorite charity.
3. Buy 1 home not over limit; no other real estate adventures.
4. Donate to your favorite charity.
5. Keep a running tally of expenses and round the total amount on each
item to the nearest dollar.
6. Find pictures and/or prices from the newspaper, flyers, magazines, catalogs, etc. for the things you buy put in collage or some type visual.
6. Find pictures and/or prices from the newspaper, flyers, magazines, catalogs, etc. for the things you buy put in collage or some type visual.
7. Put down the price and total each sheet of paper on the
checkbook paper given.
8. Place everything in a decorative folder including rubric for
day of presentation.
Name:_______________
Million Dollar Project Rubric
Points
___/10 pts Minimum of 10 items purchased
___/5pts Put money away for college and donate to
your favorite charity.
___/ 5pts Buy 1 home not over limit no other real
estate adventures.
___/50pts Keep
a running tally of expenses and round the total amount on each item to the
nearest dollar. Put down the price and total each sheet of paper on the
checkbook paper given.
___/20pts Find pictures and/or prices from the newspaper, flyers, magazines, catalogs, etc. for
the things you buy put in collage or some type visual.
___/5pts Present visual and expense/ checkbook
sheet
___/5pts Place everything in a decorative folder,
including rubric for day of presentation.
Total Grade
_____/100
Teacher Comments:
___________________________________________________________________
Expense Sheet
Balance
$1,000,000.00
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