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Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes Students will use a variety of resources to decide on a vacation destination. They will locate three points of interest, a hotel, and two restaurants. They will also obtain driving directions for their trip, set up a trip budget, and calculate the cost of each trip expense in categories.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Social Studies , Math Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       4, 5, 6 Time Frame      1.0 to 2.0 hours

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students would like to be able to afford a vacation, but are also financially concerned about meeting their family budgets. Contextual Creating this vacation budget provides a means for students to exhibit their procedural knowledge by collecting various pieces of data and using it correctly to create a Triptik. They are also applying or transferring skills developed earlier when they created a household budget. Building Expertise Students draw on their prior knowledge of household budgeting and past vacation experiences to complete this activity. Calculators can be used for scaffolding at the lower levels.

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