Teaching+Guide+Elements+-+Liz

__Your general educational goals__ __Description of your learners__ __Description of your subject matter__ __Detailed learning objectives__
 * Students will develop a functional budget for their lives set several years in the future.
 * Students will create graphical representations of data collected during the course of the project.
 * Students will decide which graphical representation is appropriate for the display of different types of data.
 * Students will make and justify sound financial decisions.
 * This activity will happen as part of an algebra 2 class so the students will be in eleventh grade, age 16.
 * Developing a personal budget
 * Using fractions and percentage to represent a portion from its whole
 * Using pie charts, bar graphs, and scatter plots to graphically represent data.
 * Deciding which type of graphical representation is appropriate in a given situation.
 * **A2.PS.7** Work in collaboration with others to propose, critique, evaluate, and value alternative approaches to problem solving
 * **A2.CM.2** Use mathematical representations to communicate with appropriate accuracy, including numerical tables, formulas, functions, equations, charts, graphs, and diagrams
 * **A2.CN.3** Model situations mathematically, using representations to draw conclusions and formulate new situations
 * **A2.CN.6** Recognize and apply mathematics to situations in the outside world
 * **A2.CN.7** Recognize and apply mathematical ideas to problem situations that develop outside of mathematics
 * **A2.R.1** Use physical objects, diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, symbols, equations, or objects created using technology as representations of mathematical concepts
 * **A2.R.2** Recognize, compare, and use an array of representational forms

__Expected prerequisites__ __Summary aim__ __Rationale__
 * Students should be able to find fractions and percentages of portions of a whole.
 * Students should be able to create pie charts, bar graphs, and scatter plots.
 * In this curriculum web, students will learn how to set a living budget based on financial restrictions and personal responsibilities. Mathematically, students will review fractions, percentages, and graphical representations of data.
 * This curriculum web will teach students how to live within their means. By creating a realistic budget, the students will gain a deeper understanding of the responsibilities of adult life. By performing this activity, the students will gain an idea of how much money is spent while living independently and the importance of prudent spending. This is a real world activity with strong ties back to the mathematical core curriculum.