4 MA 1

LO1

Bargain Buying

Formative Assessment:

Ask each student to write three items they would like to purchase at Wal-Mart that cost $25.00 or less. Students can share them with a partner.

Instructional Strategies or Activities:

Explain to students that they have $25.00 to spend at Wal-Mart on anything they wish, but they must follow these guidelines:

1. You must purchase at least 3 items, but no more than 5 items.

2. Each item must cost at least $1.00.

3. The total cost of all items must be between $22.00 and $25.00.

Pass out Wal-Mart flyers to each student. They will then use the flyer to find the items they want to purchase.

When students have calculated their purchases they can design a poster showing the items and the cost of each. Total cost will then be calculated.

Bonus; Have students determine the amount of change they would receive from their $25.00 and show the fewest amount of dollars and coins they would get back.

Summative Assessment:

Partner students and have them check computations with a calculator.