Students will explore the idea of reducing waste by reusing items to create a new product
Grandfather's Coins
Moral of the story
A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves.
Students will recognize the importance of creating a business plan, the difference between goods and services, and use persuasive writing to develop an advertisement.
How will I spend my fortune?
Students will write a narrative that will include addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division of decimals as they decide how they will spend $500 that was left to them by a long, lost uncle.
Making Good Choices
Students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to the hundredths using the properties of operations.