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Let's Buy a Car Unit PlanLet's Buy a Car Unit Plan
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Radford University
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9th - 12th
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Let's Buy a Car

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Ready to buy a car? Learners research different makes and models of cars to decide on the best one to buy. They collect data on cost, fuel efficiency, safety ratings, and insurance costs, then create and analyze data displays to make their decisions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

data display, graphs, data analysis, cars, fuel efficiency, safety, statistics, dot plot, stem and leaf plots, histograms, central tendency, clusters, outliers, insurance, normal distribution, standard deviation

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Collaborate with a business teacher or a family and consumer sciences teacher to develop a cross-curricular unit

Classroom Considerations

  • Scholars must be able to construct and interpret different graphs
  • Experience with spreadsheets is a plus

Pros

  • Teenagers who want to buy a car will find the resource relevant and interesting
  • Includes student worksheets

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-ID.A.2

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