Name
Does my budget fit my values?
Topic
Family budget
Learning time
7 hours and 30 minutes
Designed time
7 hours and 30 minutes
Size of class
10
Description
Students will participate to activities that will guide them to discuss about their budgets, considering values received in the their families. The project is intended to allow students to explore the following topics: 1. The link between expenditure and revenue 2. What are the types of expenses 3. Balancing costs depending on incomes The final product of this project will be an application for family budget.
Aims
The students will learn : - how to control money and take some responsibility; - to use money "to do", rather than "to buy" - the meaning of saving, when it is possible, after they will lay out a successful budget. - how to create a budget application
Outcomes
Organise, Investigate, Produce, Reflect
Editor
LauraC
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Organize the teams
65 minutes)
  • Investigate
    15
    10
    0
    Students will have to answer to an Edmodo questionnaire, regarding their financial needs.
  • Discuss
    30
    10
    1
    Students will complete a KWL diagram and then, help by teacher, will clarify some terms regarding a family budget.
  • Discuss
    20
    10
    1
    Group selection: Belbin test, student's role, creating groups.
Notes:
KWL Diagram and Belbin test are attached.
Resources linked: 0
Research stage
65 minutes)
  • Investigate
    35
    10
    0
    Students will discuss about budget matters (what is a budget, different types of income and expenses) and will understand the classification of each payment in a category;
  • Collaborate
    30
    10
    0
    Students will prepare and analyse an example of monthly expenses (they will use some apps/ online tools)
Notes:
Student will need computers or tablets.
Resources linked: 0
Building the application
200 minutes)
  • Produce
    150
    10
    0
    Every team will implement a database application that could be use to create and to impove any budget. They will be guide to follow some stages like: designing, filling, creating tools and interface for databases.
  • Collaborate
    50
    10
    0
    Students will make the documentation for their applications.
Notes:
Student will need computers and accessories, stationery products.
Resources linked: 0
Make the application visible
20 minutes)
  • Practice
    20
    10
    0
    Then will post their application on the project page (i.e. Edmodo) and will exchange good practices with other participants.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Evaluation
100 minutes)
  • Practice
    50
    10
    0
    Students will implement their project plan at home to see if it fits to reality.
  • Read Watch Listen
    50
    10
    0
    This part of the project is to present and assess applications made by students. It will run on the platform Webex (presentations and video conferences) and participants will be students (10 from each country), their parents and teachers from the participating countries. -Each team will present their work. -After the presentation, other participants can ask some questions Assessment tools: -Files of reflections on the work done, will be reviewed by students (in each stage of the project) -Grid performance evaluation of team working (final stage of the project) -Parents and teachers will evaluate students work, using an app like Rubric Scorer (final stage of the project)
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

Learning Experience

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