Q1 Game of Life: Career Budgets
A Career & Budget
First Round
In this activity, you will examine the salary for a randomly generated career and create a monthly budget based on that salary.
Step 1. Copy or download the 16.1 Claim Your Fame Student Recording Page.
Step 2. Read through the document to understand the directions before starting the simulation. If you have any questions before starting, check with your teammates and then your teacher.
Step 3. Go to the Claim Your Future page to play the Career & Budgeting Game.
Step 4. Record your choices and outcomes on the Recording Page you copied in #1 above as you play the simulation.
Step 5. After you have completed the simulation and the recording document, check with your teacher about turning in the recording document.
The image above shows the randomly selected career of a Dietitian/Nutritionist along with the corresponding monthly income and the option to Choose Your Career on the right side on the page.
Second Round
Now that you understand what is needed for the career assigned to you, play the game a second time. Pick a career of choice by clicking on the FAME icon to return to the home page. In the drop-down on the right-hand side, select a career that is interesting to you.
- How does the career choice impact your monthly finances?
- What things might you have to adjust to in your budget based on your career choice?
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections or artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
c. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
Websites and Documents
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