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Introduction
What are your favorite stores? Do you prefer buying clothes, electronics, or something more? How does shopping involve math, anyway? With these ideas in mind, get ready to go on a shopping spree!
This activity requires you to apply your knowledge of percents, fractions, and decimals. Over the next couple days, you will have the opportunity to shop at online stores while incorporating these mathematical skills. As you complete this web quest, you will also be competing with your classmates to spend as much money as possible!
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Task
After determining your budget, you will be shopping at online stores to spend as much money as your budget allows without going over. To help monitor your progress, you will fill out an order form to include purchased items, discounts, subtotals, and totals. If you need to refresh on mathematical skills during this activity, use the resources provided. Make sure to follow directions carefully before turning in your final product for evaluation.
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Process
1) How much money do you have to spend? Pick only ONE of the following letters and click on it; this will determine how much money you will have to spend at the stores. Immediately copy down the dollar amount you select as your budget onto your order form!
2) Where should you shop? You can shop at as many stores as you want and can make as many purchases at each store as you like. However, make sure to buy items from at least four different stores. You are not limited to the stores listed below but please choose websites that are school appropriate!
Here are some suggestions:
*HINT: Use your mouse to right-click the stores listed above and open a new window.
3) What should you buy? As long as the items are school appropriate, you can select any item to buy. You can purchase more than one of any item. For example, if you really like a particular shirt, you can buy five of the same shirt. However, make sure to buy at least six different items!
4) How much money will you save? Many stores offer spring discounts to attract shoppers. Apply the following discounts to each store purchase on your order form.
5) How will you complete the order form? Use the given store suggestions and discounts to guide each of your purchases. Click here for a guide to filling out the order form and click here to see a sample purchase . Remember to update the order form as you shop; don't wait until the end!
6) How will you double-check the math? After completely filling out the order form and all required calculations, you will transfer specific information into an electronic spreadsheet. Record your budget at the bottom of this order form then enter the quantity, description, original price, and percent discount for each item purchased. (You will need to enter the percent discount as a decimal). Print a copy of this order form when you are done entering all your purchases.
1) After finishing this activity, complete a self-evaluation about your shopping excursion using the grading rubric. Your teacher will evaluate your work using this same rubric.
2) You may earn additional points by reflecting on your experience during this activity. Type a paragraph (minimum of 8 sentences) to include the following information:
3) Turn in the following items as your final product:
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Conclusion
CONGRATULATIONS! You have "Ordered It All!" by connecting real-world shopping and budgeting to converting decimals and percents.
Now, compare the amount of money you spent with that of your classmates. Who came the closest to spending all the money in the budget without going over?
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Last modified March 2008