Concepts

Start Date

Class Work

Chapter 1

Whole Numbers

&

Decimals

Week

1

9/8/09

Pre-Test

for entire

course

•   Pre-Chapter Assessment skip challenge problems

Submit pre-quiz on day 2, use internet and book to look up answers. Show me your score.  (Score recorded in SchoolTool but NOT included in average) Now click redo, try again.  Record the questions that are still incorrect, so you may further work on them, in your electronic notebook.

• Presentation of Chpt material
• Pg 17 -19 Chpt in a Nutshell
• Practice Test pg. 25 (use MS Word) correct
• Chpt Test, correct for understanding
• Pg 26 Fun Magic Math and Brainteasers
• Pg 20 Explore #2 using Excel

Chapter 2

Fractions

Week

2

9/14/09

•   Pre-Chapter Assessment
• Presentation of Chpt material
• Chpt in a Nutshell
• Practice Test correct
• Chpt Test, correct for understanding
• Fun Magic Math and Brainteasers
• Explore using Excel

Chapter 3

Equations

Weeks

3 & 4

9/21/09

•   Pre-Chapter Assessment
• Presentation of Chpt material
• Chpt in a Nutshell PEMDAS (please excuse my dear aunt sally

Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication  Division  Addition  Subtraction

• Practice Test correct
• Chpt Test, correct for understanding
• Fun Magic Math and Brainteasers
• Explore using Excel
•  Percents online.  Try and do as many of these as you can!

Chapter 4

Percents

Weeks

5 & 6

10/5/09

•   Pre-Chapter Assessment
• Presentation of Chpt material
• Chpt in a Nutshell
• Practice Test correct
• Chpt Test, correct for understanding
• Fun Magic Math and Brainteasers
• Explore using Excel
•  Exercises

6 week Grades

Chapter 5

Cash Discounts

Terms and Pricing only

 Flip Chart Test

• Day 1: Page 108 # 1-4, 6, 10 (correct)  Lecture from Page 93-98
• Day 2: Page 109, # 11, 12, 13, 15 (correct)  Lecture from Page 99-102 ex 9)
• Practice test 1-5
• Worksheet A, B, C

Chapter 25

Measurements

Weeks

7 &  8

10/19/09

• page 520, 1-12, 18-21, 24, 26, 28, 29 (correct)

• Practice Test page 524 (correct)

• Form A/B/C (correct with Mrs. Wilson)

  (staple together and submit with chapter test)

   

Chapter 26

International Business

Week

9

11/9/09

Metric Conversion Study Guide (The metric system is ordered from greatest to smallest.  Follow the link for an easy way to remember the order)

• Counting Cash around the world

• Review Questions page 537 1-13, 16-20, 24-26, 30-40 (may use internet for assistance on 30-40)

• Practice Test page 540 (correct)

• Form A/B/C (correct with Mrs. Wilson)

  (staple together and submit with chapter test)

   

Chapter 7

Checking Accounts

Week

10

11/16/09

• on-line check register practice

• Try the check register again

  (my email, busmath)

• on-line check writing practic

   

  Video How to Write a Check

   

  How to Balance a Checkbook

   

   

• Practice Test

• mint.org register exercise (print screen)

• Check Register quiz

• Form A/B/C (correct with Mrs. Wilson)

• (staple together and submit with chapter test)

   

6 week Grades

Chapter 8

Payroll

Weeks

11 & 12

11/23/09

• Practice Test (book)

   # 7 found on page 157, #8 is found on the chart on the bottom of Page 158-9

  (Check answers on-line)

• 3 page packet

• Test

Chapter 9

Simple Interest

Weeks

13 & 14

12/7/09

Days of the year calendar

• Practice Test (book)

  (Check answers on-line)

• 3 page packet

• Test

Chapter 10

Future Value

&

Present Value, Using Formulas

Weeks

15 & 17

12/21/09

Lecture notes: 

• Market Basket Index; cost candy bar cost
• Present Value/Inflation Rate
• Mason  Jar/Sock Drawer Savings
• Investment Strategy/Real Estate
• Present value video (You Tube)
• retire a millionaire
• Introduction to Present Value
• Present Value 2
• Present Value 3

• Practice Test (book)

• (Check answers on-line)

• 3 page packet

• Test

• on-line Calculators (see links on top too)

Chapter 11

Sinking Funds, Annuities

Weeks

18 & 20

1/11/10

• Practice Test (book)

  (Check answers on-line)

• 3 page packet

• Test

6 week Grades, Midterm Exam

Choose 2 of the 3 projects to complete

Project Midterm 1	Peanuts and CrackerJacks
Project Midterm 2	The Business of Entertainment Unit 1
Project Midterm 3	The Business of Entertainment Unit 2

Chapter 16

Installment Loans

&

Open-End Credit

Weeks

21 & 22

 

Lecture on installment loans, credit score, www.edmunds.com, www.kbb.com

 

• Practice Test (book)

  (Check answers on-line)

• 3 page packet

• Test (form E)

"Rented Household" Want to fill your new place up with furniture? Think rent-to own might be the way to go? Compare costs with this worksheet.

Chapter 17

Home Ownership

&

Mortgage Loans

Weeks

23 & 25

•   Introduction to Mortgage Loans video

• renting vs buying a home

•   Mortgage Quiz

• Pg 354 # 1, 2, 5-9

• online quiz 1

• quiz 2 (click submit all after you answer the 10 questions)

• quiz 3

• quiz 5 (just for fun)

Show me 100's for  quiz 1-4 for a grade

Rookie home buyer mistakes 3:18

Quiz 4 Mortgage I.Q. Quiz

Chapter 18

Stocks, Bonds

&

Mutual Funds

Weeks

 26 & 27

FREE MONEY BOOK 

Khan University Video 

Introduction to Bonds  401(k)s

• Pay yourself for the first hour of every day

• Types of businesses (partnerships/proprietorships/corporations)

• Stocks bonds and Lost Funds

• Retirement Lifestyle, pensions and Funds

• 401K plans

Assignment 1 (Book): Pg 371 1-6, 14-17, 28, 32-36

Assignment 2 pg 374: 1-9, corrected

• no unit exam

• assignment 1 &2 graded

6 week Grades

Chapter 20

Financial Statements

Weeks

28 & 29

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

Chapter 22

Depreciation

Weeks

30 & 31

Video

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

Chapter 23

Taxes

Weeks

32 & 33

• How Stuff Works  

• Consumer Reports Video

• How Much Taxes Do we Really Pay? (scroll to see other short tax videos)

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

6 week Grades

Chapter 24

Insurance

Weeks

34 & 35

• Insurance 101 (videos)

• Choice Chance and Control

  • part 1
  • part 2
  • part 3

   

• plethora of links

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

 

• Notes on insurance from class lecture

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

 

Chapter 27

Statistics
 

Weeks

36 & 37

• Practice Test

• Form A

• Form D

• Medical Research Statistics

• Would you want to be a Human Lab Rat?

• Now google "fascinating statistics" and read a few stories

• Help with Statistics
  www.math.com/homeworkhelp/statistics.html - this site contains resources and tools for those in need of help
  www.matstat.com/ - this site is designed to help students to understand how statistical principles are used in scientific research
  
  Statistical Data Sites
  www.fedstats.gov/ - FedStats is the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
  www.bea.gov/ - the Bureau of U.S. Economic Analysis
  www.bls.gov/ - the Bureau of U.S. Labor Statistics
  www.bts.gov/ - the Bureau of U.S. Transportation Statistics
  www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ - the Bureau of U.S. Justice Statistics
  nces.ed.gov/ - the National Center for U.S. Education Statistics
  www.cdc.gov/nchs/ - the National Center for U.S. Health Statistics
  www.statcan.ca - the Canadian national statistical agency. A wealth of information!
  www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp - the UK's home of official statistics
   

   

Enrichment Topics

Weeks

38 & 40

• home heating good for the math class

• Permit Trading project

• ROCKY MOUNTAIN OUTDOOR PRODUCTS: A BUSINESS ADVENTURE

6 week Grades, Final Exam