Introduction
How many taxes are taken out of a person’s paycheck, and where do they go?
In this webquest, you will be researching and presenting information on how much money is taken out of a person's paycheck and where it goes.
You will be reading several articles and using this information to create your presentation that you will present to other members of your class.
Task
Today you will read several articles and complete several RACE tickets.
You will submit those tickets to your teacher.
Then, you will use this information to help you create a presentation!
Process
Step One: Read the following article, "Should You Get a Job?" and answer the following question:
What are the biggest challenges for teenagers in getting a job?
Step Two: Read How to Explain a Paycheck's Witholdings and answer the following question:
Identify three things that are taken out of a person's paycheck.
Step Three: Go to the computer and watch the video, "Social Security: Just the Facts" and answer the following question:
What does Social Security pay for?
Step Four: Check out the website, New York Paycheck Calculator and calculate how much you money you will take home if your gross pay is $30,000. You can do this on your phone or on the computer.
Evaluation
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Component |
Excellent |
Good |
Needs Work |
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Tasks |
Student completed all of the steps needed to complete the webquest and submitted all the assignments to the teacher |
Student completed some of the tasks necessary to complete the webquest and submitted 1-2 assignments to the teacher |
The student completed only one or none of the assignments necessary for the webquest to be completed |
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RACE Tickets |
The student completed all of the RACE tickets and submitted them to the teacher. |
Student completed 1-2 of the RACE tickets and gave them to the teacher |
The student did not complete any of the RACE tickets |
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Project |
The student worked well with their group and has a plan to create their project |
The student worked with their group and has some idea on how to create their project |
The student did not use his/her time wisely and has no plan to create their project |
Conclusion
You did it! Now use this information to work with your group to create a google slide presentation. Submit your RACE tickets to your teacher. You will create ONE tile for each step. Nice work!
Credits
Use citationmachine.net to create your own list of citations.