Objectives:
The student(s) will be able to...
§ Organize grocery shopping trips
§ Analyze grocery expenses for series of weeks
§ Analyze price fluctuations (such as looking at whether prices ever go up on items just before a sale, how big weather events may alter pricing)
§ Compare same week discount offers at different stores
§ Create monthly grocery budget by estimating and projecting future needs
§ Students will differentiate items that are tax-free (most groceries and clothing), subject to sales tax (statewide 6.25%), and meal tax (locally 7%)
§ Compare prices in different stores
§ Compare prices of different brands
§ Compare prices from different forms of same food (i.e. fresh produce, canned, frozen)
§ Track price changes over time
§ Track quantity of purchases within grocery departments
§ Use a spreadsheet program to collect and organize data
§ Organize grocery shopping trips
§ Analyze grocery expenses for series of weeks
§ Analyze price fluctuations (such as looking at whether prices ever go up on items just before a sale, how big weather events may alter pricing)
§ Compare same week discount offers at different stores
§ Create monthly grocery budget by estimating and projecting future needs
§ Students will differentiate items that are tax-free (most groceries and clothing), subject to sales tax (statewide 6.25%), and meal tax (locally 7%)
§ Compare prices in different stores
§ Compare prices of different brands
§ Compare prices from different forms of same food (i.e. fresh produce, canned, frozen)
§ Track price changes over time
§ Track quantity of purchases within grocery departments
§ Use a spreadsheet program to collect and organize data