Students work together in groups to think of an interesting and unusual school trip and calculate how much it would cost. They use a laptop to look up prices and a worksheet with a number of questions as a guideline. Besides this, they are free to approach the assignment however they wish. The main purpose is to focus on the process of working together, generating ideas, and developing an understanding of the value of money.

• Calculating costs for the trip as a whole and per student (addition and division)

• Building awareness of money and costs

This unit has a creativity and critical thinking focus:

• Envision how to meaningfully solve a maths problem

• Consider different perspectives and question your own assumptions,

• Explain the strengths and limitations of proposals and reflect on the chosen approach relative to alternatives

Web and print

• Work sheet to note down information

Other Resources

• Laptops/computers to look up information

Opportunities to adapt, extend, and enrich

• Another activity that helps students learn about money is the Great Cookie Bake from this same series of OECD CERI activities from the Fostering and Assessing Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills project

English Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zKe-qjif_9E3eqVeIl-_89cLsn5E2rHkQZTVR0h8ftE/edit?usp=sharing

Hindi Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1goCVCiac8mD6zDmjrK22IQ1wsRe-q7s3bvb-5WeSsc8/edit?usp=sharing

Gujarati Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RKaKHbsiGkwFfCwLUsTB71vIvsG4uG0ZCf2Yoa0jwGg/edit?usp=sharing 

Kannada Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/14aZ2CTyEuZqFqZg7X15AqnOjIEZiDHpXGvJ5968fMOM/edit?usp=drive_link