6th Grade Math Unit 10

Big Idea:

Becoming a knowledgeable consumer and investor focusing on banking, credit, paying for college and comparing career incomes.

Student Expectations:

Focus TEKS

6.14(A) [Supporting] compare the features and costs of a checking account and a debit card offered by different local financial institutions

6.14(B) [Supporting] distinguish between debit cards and credit cards

6.14(C) [Supporting] balance a check register that includes deposits, withdrawals, and transfers

6.14(D) [Not Tested] explain why it is important to establish a positive credit history

6.14(E) [Supporting] describe the information in a credit report and how long it is retained

6.14(F) [Supporting] describe the value of credit reports to borrowers and to lenders

6.14(G) [Supporting] explain various methods to pay for college, including through savings, grants, scholarships, student loans, and work-study

6.14(H) [Supporting] compare the annual salary of several occupations requiring various levels of post-secondary education or vocational training and calculate the effects of the different annual salaries on lifetime income

Student Learning Targets:

• I will balance a checkbook
• I will identify impacts to a credit score
• I will discuss options for paying for college
• I will investigate the cost of a lifestyle and determine the wages and a job and a degree plan to attain that life style
• I will write about how I can be a knowledgeable consumer so I can make informative decisions

Essential Questions:

• How do compare bank services?
• How and why do you need to establish a positive credit history?
• How can you pay for college?
• How can you support your desired lifestyle?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - GO Math!

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