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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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Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Understand, interpret, and work with pictures, numbers, and symbolic information. Students will extract discrete information from simple graphs and use simple formulas to calculate miles per gallon (mpg). Apply knowledge of mathematical concepts and procedures to figure out how to answer a question, solve a problem, make a prediction, or carry out a task that has a mathematical dimension By creating a travel budget, students will calculate cost of each trip expense and use cost cutting when necessary to meet their budget. Define and select data to be used in solving the problem Identify information and organize data from a variety of sources such as travel resource materials. Determine the degree of precision required by the situation Rounding will be used as students evaluate their travel distance. Solve problem using appropriate quantitative procedures and verify the results are reasonable Students will estimate and check for reasonableness of costs throughout this activity. They will use a computer program for trip time and distance, but must figure this information into their budgets. Communicate results using a variety of mathematical representations, including graphs, charts, tables, and algebraic models As part of the Triptik, students will create a budget chart to show costs.

Purposeful, Transparent, 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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