Lisa+Lucky+Project


 * Unit Plan Title: Shop Til You Drop**
 * Unit Summary:** Students have gained experience using fractions, decimals, and percents. They have worked with visual models to understand these concepts and have practiced computations. Students know how to convert among fractions, decimals, and percents and can use the percent proportion to solve problems. Students will explore applications including percent of change, sales tax, discount, and simple interest. Students will virtually shop, compare prices, calculate discounts, taxes, shipping charges and make a consumer decision of the items to purchase and the appropriate vendor.
 * Curriculum Framing Questions:**

Essential Question: How do you get the most for your money? Unit Question: "A fool and his money shall soon part" what does this mean? Content Questions: What is sales tax? How do you compute sales tax? What is a discount? How do you compute discounts? What is simple interest? How do you compute simple interest?
 * Email Address: mlucky@hsv.1k2.al.us**
 * Web address of your blog:** [|**http://luckymelessia26.blogspot.com/**]
 * Web Address of your Wiki:** **http://shoptilyoudrop.wikispaces.com/**

Summative Assessment:** Any other document you would like to showcase:**
 * Unit Plan [[file:Unit_Plan_6171002.doc]]
 * Student sample:[[file:student sample glogster.mht]]**
 * A student support or facilitation resource:
 * Feedback form:[[file:Showcase_Feedback_Form.doc]]**