Introduction
Congrats! You just won an all expenses paid vacation! All you have to do is plan how you will spend your money. They have given you $10,000 to plan your dream vacation, but before you go they want to know how your winnings will be spent.
Task
You have been given $10,000 for your dream getaway. First you must decide where you would like to go on your vacation. (If you choose to go outside of the country, you must convert your american dollars into the type of money they use in that country.) Then you must budget this money in the categories below-
1) Travel
2) Food
3) Activities
4) Hotels
5) Miscellaneous
Process
Create a budget using these 5 categories-
1) Travel (Will you fly? Where will you buy your plane ticket from? How much will it cost you round trip? If you drive, how much money will you need for gas? If not, will you need to rent a car when you get there? Etc.)
2) Food (About how much money do you plan on spending on food during your trip?)
3) Activities (Provide at least two activities that you plan on doing when you get to your destination. How much does each activity cost?)
4) Hotels (What hotel would you stay in? How much would it cost you per night? How many nights would you stay?)
5) Miscellaneous (What other expenses will you need in order to make your trip the best ever?)
You must not go above $10,000. How close can you get?
Once you have done all of your planning, make a chart with all the expenses in it.
Find the percentage (out of 10,000) of dollars you spent on each of the 5 categories and create a pie chart. You may need to have a 6th category for money left over.
Evaluation
| 3 out of 3 points | 2 out of 3 points | 1 out of 3 points | 0 out of 3 points | |
| Calculations |
All calculations were correct. No mathematical errors were made. |
Simple math errors were made. |
More than a few of the calculations were incorrect. |
All math was incorrect. |
| Planning |
Student stayed within the $10,000 limit. Budgeting was smart and educated. |
Student stayed with- in the $10,000 limit. Planning was not to the full potential. |
Student stayed within $10,000 limit. The planning did not make sense to the trip. |
Did not stay within the $10,000 limit. |
| Expenses Chart |
Studen created an expenses chart that properly answered all questions. All material was covered. |
Student created an expenses chart that did not fully show all expenses needed for that particular trip. |
Student created an expenses chart that showed minimal effort. |
Student did not make an expense chart. |
| Pie Chart |
Student created a pie chart that fit the percentages for his/her trip. |
Student created a pie chart that had small errors within. |
Student created a pie chart with several errors. |
Student did not create a pie chart. |
| Overall |
Student was within all guidelines of the project. Effort was obviously made. Student went above and beyond. |
Student followed guidelines. Minimal errors were made within the project. |
Student did not follow most guide- lines. Several errors were made. |
Student did not follow instructions and guidelines at all. |
Conclusion
Now you're off! Have a great time on your trip and we will see you when you get back! Don't forget to follow your budget!
Credits
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Teacher Page
by Leanne Linnell
This WebQuest was created to have students learn about budgeting and percentages, while also creating a fun and exciting dream vacation. They will get to decide how they spend their $10,000 while also learning about math and the destination that they choose. At the end they create an expenses chart as well as a pie chart showing their budgeting.