Unit Lesson Plans

Ms. Sharon Hogan Room 208

Business Math Grades 10-12

Text: Business Math. Schultheis; Kaczmarski. ©2006. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing.

Subject Matter: Chapter 6: Own a Home or a Car

Evaluation: Tests, Quizzes, Class work, Homework, Ethics.

Dates / Essential Questions / Text Book Assignments / Workbook
11/4/15 / Chapter Introduction / · Read/discuss pages 220-221
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Section 6.1

/ Borrowing to Buy a Home
11/4/15 / · How do you calculate the down payment, closing costs, and mortgage loan amount?
· How do you calculate total interest cost of a mortgage loan?
· How do you calculate the savings from refinancing mortgages?
· / · Read pages 222-226.
· Complete Problems A-F.
· Read/discuss Start-up and Wrap-up articles as a class.
· Complete Problems 11-28, p227-28.
· Team Meeting, p226 – Skip
· Mixed Review Problems 34-40, p228. / · Page 78
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Section 6.2

/ Renting or Owning a Home
11/5/15 / · How do you calculate the costs of home ownership?
· How do you calculate the costs of renting a home or apartment?
· How do you compare costs of renting vs owning? / · Read pages 229-233
· Complete Problems A-F.
· Read/discuss Start-up and Wrap-up articles as a class.
· Write paragraph response to Communication article on p233. Prepare to discuss with class.
· Problems 9-18, p233-34.
· Mixed Review Problems 24-33, p235.
· / · Pages 79-80
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Section 6.3

/ Property Taxes
11/6/15 / · How do you calculate a tax rate?
· How do you calculate property taxes with tax rates stated as per $100 or per $1000?
· How do you calculate property taxes with tax rates in mills or cents per $1? / · Read pages 236-239.
· Complete Problems A-H.
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles.
· Speaker: Get local tax collector to talk with students for one class period.
· Problems 7-26, p240-41.
· Mixed Review Problems 33-37, p241.
· / · Page 81-82
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Section 6.4

/ Property Insurance
11/9/15
11/10/15 / · How do you calculate property insurance premiums for homeowners?
· How do you decide what type of insurance is needed?
· How do you calculate how much can be collected on insurance claims? / · Read pages 242-246.
· Complete Problems A-H.
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles.
· Complete Problems 11-28, p247-48.
· Mixed Review Problems 37-42, p248.
· Vocab Review, 1-10, p271.
· Problems 11-25, p271-273.
· Quiz Sections 6.1-6.4 / · Pages 83-84


Unit Lesson Plans

Ms. Sharon Hogan Room 208

Business Math Grades 10-12

Text: Business Math. Schultheis; Kaczmarski. ©2006. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing.

Subject Matter: Chapter 6: Own a Home or a Car

Evaluation: Tests, Quizzes, Class work, Homework, Ethics.

Dates / Section 6.5 / Buying a Car
11/11/15 / · What is the MSRP? How is it calculated?
· How do you calculate the delivered price of a new car? used car?
· How do you calculate the balance due for a new car? used car? / · Read pages 249-253.
· Complete Problems A-F.
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles.
· Problems 7-18, p254-55.
· Mixed Review Problems 24-34, p255.
· / · Page 85
Section 6.6 / Depreciating a Car
11/12/15 / · How do you calculate the average annual depreciation on a car?
· How do you calculate the rate of depreciation? / · Read pages 256-258.
· Complete Problems A-D.
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles.
· Team Meeting – p258 – replace with Auto purchase comparison worksheet. Students will bring in ads for cars.
· Problems 7-26, p258-59.
· Mixed Review Problems 31-32, p259.
· / · Page 86
Section 6.7 / Car Insurance
11/13/15 / · How do you calculate a car insurance premium? / · Read pages 260-62.
· Complete Problems A-B.
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles.
· Problems 6-18, p262-63.
· Mixed Review Problems 19-26, p263. / · Pages 87-88
Section 6.8 / Car Purchases and Leases
11/16/15
11/17/15 / · How do you calculate the total amount paid and the finance charge for an installment loan for a car?
· Review / · Read pages 264-268
· Complete Problems A-H
· Read/discuss the Start-up and Wrap-up articles
· Problems 9-19, p268-69
· Mixed Review Problems 20-34, p270
· Vocab Review, 1-10, p271
· Problems 26-35, p273
· Quiz Sections 6.5-6.8 / · Pages 89-90
11/18/15 / TEST Chapter 6
New terms introduced in Chapter 6: Assessed value, Bodily Injury, Closing Costs, Collision, Comprehensive Damage, Depreciation, Down Payment, Home-owners Insurance, Lease, MSRP, Mortgage Loan, Premium, Property Damage, Property Taxes, Renters Policy, Resale Value, Security Deposit, Trade-in Value.
Two quizzes will be given to assess student mastery. 1. Sections 6.1 - 6.4
2. Sections 6.5 – 6.8
One test on Chapter 6 will be given upon completion of all other assignments listed.
Students will be assigned to small groups to complete many assignments, encouraging cooperative learning and working with others.
This Unit will take approximately 12 Block Schedule class periods.