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Money Matters Objective: After reading the pizza specials, students will correctly figure the cost of the best bargain meal Anticipatory Set: Have you ever thought about the bargain signs that you see for meal specials at your favorite restaurant? There are many specials for you to consider. Today you will learn how to figure the best bargain for your money. Materials: Calculators, computers, chalkboard, overhead projectors, menu specials, paper, and pencils Prerequisite Skills: Students have had instructions in adding, subtracting, multiplying, figuring the taxes, and comparing the answers. UDL Considerations: Students with limited mathematic abilities will have the availability of the calculator and the computer to help with addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills. Classroom organization: The teacher will show the model and lead using some menu special samples with the overhead projector and the computer. The student will then complete the meal cost independently at their assigned computer, calculator, overhead projector, or paper and pencil desk location. Delivering Instruction/Model and Lead-Multiple Means of Presentation Procedure- Initial Instruction: The teacher will: Guided Practice/Lead and Test Using the menu specials the teacher will call on students to come the chalkboard to complete the cost of sample meal prices and comparing them for the best bargain. Independent Practice: The teacher will give the students a copy of sample menu specials to complete the task at their assigned calculator, computer, or pencil and paper desk locations. Extension Activity: The students will have the opportunity to go on the parent’s track star resource list web site on the computer and choose the best bargain from the following restaurants: 1. McDonalds 2. Burger King 3. Wendy’s Formative Evaluation Evaluation: After orally reading the Pizza Hut menu specials to the class, the teacher will give each student two-menu specials to read silently and calculate the cost then comparing the answer s for the best bargain with 100% accuracy. Criteria: 100% mastery for the correct answering of all parts of the problems.
 * 1) Demonstrate to the class how to complete the activity by displaying a meal cost problem on the overhead projector and demonstrating how to work the cost of the meal problem out.
 * 2) Demonstrate to the class how to calculate the tax cost and add it to the meal cost for a complete meal cost price.
 * 3) Demonstrate to the class how to compare the two final costs for the best bargain and how to go on the track star parent‘s resource list web site to compare that bargain with other restaurants bargains.