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Title: School Budget

Grade Level: 4

Subject: Social Studies

Duration: 3 days **Problem:** The school is facing a budget cut of 5,000. All spending for extra tutorial, hiring, fieldtrips have been suspended until the school can balance its budget. Students must find a way to balance the school budget. The budget must be presented to board members for final approval. ** Technology Standard: ** Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. ** Content Standard: ** Present information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to the interests and background knowledge of audience members (GPS) (4LA_A2009-15) Use knowledge of common textual features to comprehend informational texts (GPS) (4LA_B2009-29) Communicate mathematical thinking coherently to peers, teachers, and others (GPS) (4MA_A2009-11) Identify the elements of a personal budget and explain why personal spending and saving decisions are important (GPS) (4SS_J2008-63) **Prerequisite Skills:** Students should have a solid foundation in subtraction, addition, and multiplication. **Objectives:** Students will learn how to input information into an Excel spreadsheet and calculate formulas. Students will be able to compile their findings and present their project with some form of visual aids. **Outcomes:** Students will be able to present a working budget to leaders at the school using some type of technology.