Q1 Game of Life: Introduction
INTRODUCTION
It is time to start investigating what the future has in store for you! In this Quest, you will try your hand at managing a budget and visit the Claim Your Future website, where you can look at different career options, the average costs and earnings for those careers, and how that can impact budget choices in your future!
Learning Objectives
I can:
- Explain the different ways in which career choices impact finances.
- Make smart budgetary decisions.
- Create a balanced monthly budget based on a career salary.
Discussion Questions to think about while you are playing the video below:
What three main categories should your budget be split into?
What are examples of needs and wants?
Budgeting 101: Needs vs. Wants
Direct link (2:46 min.)
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections or artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
c. Use digital tools to visually communicate complex ideas to others.
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Websites and Documents
Videos from Outside Sources
- Budgeting 101: Needs vs Wants YouTube (2:45 min.)