Game+Overview


 * Objectives:[[image:6a0105360968fe970b0120a610688b970c-800wi.jpg width="240" height="208" align="right"]] **

Learners will:

__A Career Unit __

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During the next few weeks, you will practice taking responsibility for meeting the financial needs of yourself and possibly a family. You will research and choose a job, determine the average salary a person with such a job, select the size of your family, and embrace fate with the selection of two “life cards.” =====

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Based on these three factors – salary, the size of your family, and the lucky or unlucky events that befall you -- you will need to provide the necessities, and hopefully some fun, for you and your loved ones. You will need to find documentation of costs for both necessary and optional life items. You will do this via the Internet and by using worksheets designed to help you know what you will need to spend. Oh, and by the way, you will also need to account for every penny you spend and end your yearly budget with a zero balance. =====

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The purpose of this unit is to increase your awareness of the realities in choosing a career and the necessary budgeting that would take place as a result of your career choice. You will need to apply your knowledge of economic and mathematical concepts throughout the unit. =====

**__ FINAL PROJECT __** ... a Your job with your monthly salary ... a Family: If you have a child - her/his name, age, gender; your spouse or partner - her/his name, age, gender ... a Your house with its description and monthly cost .............. § To include photo, # of bedrooms, # of bathrooms, garage?, # of floors, basement ... a Your car with its description and monthly cost .............. § To include # of doors, style (sedan, sport, SUV) ... a The lucky or unlucky things that happened to you: .............. § The cost: negative or positive
 * Goals: **
 * 1) To cause you to **reflect on what you learned** through your job selection and budget process that might affect real decisions you make in the future;
 * 2) ** Show others what you learned ** to help them make good decisions in the future.
 * Requirements: **
 * ** A general description of your financial situation ** – one page


 * ** Balance and accurate Excel budget spreadsheet ** (with explanations and descriptions of expenditures)

..... a ** Vacation destination description and visual ** ..... a ** Gifts, including description, price and visuals ** ..... a ** Charity description and visual ** ... a ** Savings – what you were saving for and why **
 * ** Optional: ** (if you could afford them)

.... a ** Why you chose your particular job ** .... a // At least // three **very important** **decisions** you made in order to balance your budget (examples: you chose to limit your entertainment in order to have a nicer car or house or vacation; you chose public transportation so you could afford nicer clothes; a job you love but which limits how much you can spend) .... a ** What you learned ** by doing this exercise that you will apply to real life. .... a Any **advice** you will give to others based on what you learned.
 * **__ SUMMARY, including the following information… __**

__** Number of points you receive will be based on: **__ a Accuracy a Quality of information a Quality of writing where applicable a Neatness a Creativity a Thoughtfulness a Completeness