My+First+Car

=Resource=

http://pbl-online.org/CoLab/PBLCL-External.ViewCompleteProject.php?projectId=541

=Summary=

===Students will have a monthly car budget provided by the teacher and will be responsible for finding their monthly cost of insurance, their monthly gas costs, and their monthly repair costs. Students will then be required to figure out how much money they can spend on a vehicle. ===

=CCSS Alignment for Grades 6-9=


 * ===**6.SP.4 **: //Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.// Students will produce multiple graphs of their variables (cost of insurance, cost of gas, etc.) and explain which graphs are better representations for which data. ===
 * ===**7.EE.3 **: //Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies.// Students will solve the real life problem of owning a car, paying for the multiple factors that come with buying a car (insurance, gas, etc.), calculate those expenses in negative numbers in relation to their budget, and assess the reasonableness of the answers they calculate through estimation strategies. ===
 * ===**8.EE.5: ** //Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example, compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving objects has greater speed.// Students will graph the proportional relationship of the miles per gallon (MPG) rating of multiple cars to determine the best cars for their monthly gas budget. ===
 * ===**A-SSE.4 ****: ** //Derive the formula for the sum of a finite geometric series (when the common ratio is not 1), and use the formula to solve problems. For example, calculate mortgage payments.// Students will use interest rates from multiple car loans to calculate their monthly car loan payment. ===