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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Consumer Math course is designed to prepare students for daily living beyond school. The course
will cover a variety of areas that you deal with in life such as taxes, loans, housing costs, vehicle costs,
and budgeting. These skills are covered in simple examples that show the basic ideas of what to do and
look for when choosing insurance or investments as an example. Supplemental material such as online
calculators, Google sheets, guest speakers, trips to businesses, and worksheets are used throughout the
course to solidify the importance of the math skills needed for daily living. This is also a concurrent
enrollment course which means that you will receive college credit upon completion of this course.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
● How do you manage your financial life through thoughtful, informed decisions?
● How do you navigate the basics, and potentially advanced, aspects of living on your own?
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student reflects on his/her own practice and analyzes the Inquiry Journal, Reader Response
implications of their financial decisions. Briefs on required readings, budget
template completion, Final
The student applies his/her understanding of personal finance project/paper
Readings:
The course readings will be developed as the course progresses throughout the semester. Rather than
have prescribed readings, we would like to adapt to the needs of our students and utilize readings to dig
deeper into an area that the class is interested in learning more about.
1. Inquiry journal. Students will maintain an Inquiry Journal in which they record observations,
reflections, analysis, and questions deriving from course activities.
2. Final budget and reflection(described below).
3. Final Project (description below)
4. Digital portfolio. Each student will post key documents or other work artifacts from the course to
his or her digital portfolio, as part of an ongoing archive of products, reflections, and analysis
throughout the program.
Final Project
Create a unique and playable game of Life or a Book of Life including all major concepts covered in
class. The player/reader should learn and take knowledge away from the experience. The final product
will be played/read by students
15 pts-Content
15 pts- Creativity
15 pts-Knowledge
15 pts Participation
Content:
· Budgeting
· Investments
· Taxes
· Mortgages
· Career/Pay
· Debt/Credit Cards
· Banking
· College Cost/Student Loans
· Insurance
Digital Portfolio
Students are encouraged to record course learnings and reflections in their digital portfolios.
Mid Term
CREDIT HOURS
This is a full semester class that will gain you either a math credit (for those of you who need a math
credit) or an elective credit for AHS. For those of you who elect to take this as a concurrent enrollment
course, upon passing the Accuplacer at the beginning of the course, passing the final exam, and passing
the class you will receive a non-guaranteed transfer college credit as well.
LATE POLICY: Students are expected to turn assignments in on time. All assignments(including
warm-ups) that are more than one week late will be considered with 50% deduction in points.