RAFT

Math: Money

ROLE (student) AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Row 1 A parent My child or
children
A speech How will you
determine how much
money you will make
at your first job,
earning hourly wages,
starting at minimum
wage, and tax
responsibilities?
Row 2 A restaurant
manager
Customers in the
restaurant
Create a blog titled
"Math in Everyday
Life." The first
post will be
entitled "Tips on
Tipping."
You are explaining
how to calculate a tip
on a bill, based on
percentages and
quality of service.
Row 3 A designer purse Consumers PowerPoint
presentation
Have you ever
wondered how the
cost of goods is
determined?



RAFT Task Card: Math
Objective:
You will be able to describe how much money will be earned per week as a first time employee,
earning minimum wage.
Student Role:
A parent
Audience:
Your child or children
Format:
A speech
Topic:
How will you determine how much money you will make at your first job, earning hourly wages,
starting at minimum wage, and tax responsibilities?

Directions:

1. Visit Illinois Minimum Wage Law to research starting pay in Illinois.
2. Contact manger at Jewel-Osco for a mock schedule of a 20-30 hour workweek. (He has
agreed to help our classroom with this assignment. Each student will receive a different
schedule.)
3. Visit Salary Paycheck Calculator to figure out state and federal withholdings.
4. Write out your speech in document form in Microsoft Word, located on the classroom
computer.
5. Practice your speech for timing and fluidity by recording yourself on the iPad Voice
Memo App
6. Practice your speech in front of a small group to prepare for speaking in front of the
entire class.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Illinois Department of Labor
https://www.illinois.gov/idol/Pages/default.aspx
YouTube - How to give a 3-minute speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4BPsCtlINg
Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Your-Fear-of-Public-Speaking
Decoding Your Paycheck
http://www.themint.org/teens/decoding-your-paycheck.html
Balancing Work and School
http://www.themint.org/teens/how-to-balance-work-and-school.html

Assessment:
Prepare a 3-minute speech to present in front of the entire class. There will be a Question and
Answer session following the speech. You are required to answer three questions, two from
peers, and one from instructor.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: written speech, effective research,
speech presentation, and Question and Answer session.







RAFT Task Card: Math
Objective:
You will be able to describe how to tip a server using percentages, based on service received.
Student Role:
A restaurant manager
Audience:
Customers in the restaurant
Format:
Blog, with first post entitled "Tips on Tipping"
Topic:
You are explaining how to calculate a tip on a bill, based on percentages and quality of service.

Directions:

1. Visit How to Tip Your Server at a Restaurant to understand tip percentage.
2. Visit List of Interesting Math Blogs to learn how math blogs look.
3. Visit Discovery Education to learn how to calculate a tip.
4. Create a blog at www.weebly.com. Title it "Math in Everyday Life."
5. Post your first entry, entitled "Tips on Tipping."

Resources:
Websites to visit:
YouTube - What are Percentages?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeVSmq1Nrpw
YouTube - Calculating Percentages
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBOBfZT562c
CNN/Money
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/tipping/
Culinary Travel
http://culinarytravel.about.com/od/planningculinarytravel/qt/How_to_Calculate_a_Tip.htm
Practice with Percentages
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&u
rl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnm.edu%2Fdepts%2Fadvisement%2Fdocuments%2F8_Math_550_
Percent_Word_Problems__2_.pdf&ei=kgIyVKqhOMuzyATjmoDQDw&usg=AFQjCNFMg_Hz
YuMT6dbgDBx4INFjWGcMKA&bvm=bv.76802529,d.aWw


Assessment:
Create a blog, titled "Math in Everyday Life." Create the first blog post, called "Tips on
Tipping."
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: original blog set up, research and
calculations, blog entry, and creativity/presentation of blog.



RAFT Task Card: Math
Objective:
You will be able to describe how the cost of goods is determined for an item in a retail
environment.
Student Role:
A designer purse
Audience:
Consumers
Format:
PowerPoint presentation
Topic:
Have you ever wondered how the cost of goods is determined?

Directions:

1. View Wowie - Supply and Demand for an overview of this concept.
2. Visit supplied resource list, and determine a retail price for a designer purse.
3. Create a pie chart, breaking down costs involved.
4. Create a PowerPoint Presentation in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, located on the
classroom computer with 12-15 slides that include the breakdown of cost for the designer
purse.
5. Include multimedia elements in the presentation, i.e. animation, voice over, videos, etc.
Be sure to include the pie chart from above and be creative.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Supply and Demand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand
How to Account for Cost of Goods Sold
http://www.wikihow.com/Account-for-Cost-of-Goods-Sold
How to Understand Supply and Demand
http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Supply-and-Demand
How to Determine Retail Price
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/determine-retail-price-12327.html
YouTube - Never Underestimate the Cost of Goods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItxTtcsgE98

Assessment:
Prepare a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation explaining how a designer purse receives its retail
price, based on the research parameters.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: Pie chart, PowerPoint, creativity, and
multimedia elements.