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The Income Project - V2 Created for Honors Algebra This project takes students though life as an adult. Some things to consider: 1: Make this as personal as possible. Let the students look up their starting salary as their desired profession. 2: Have students look on Zillow and other real estate websites for their house. Don't let them use the Zestimate or any other automatic tools. They are always inaccurate but do give a ballpark. 3: Students should be looking at websites and if you r

Students will measure a room/hallway of the school. Use large graph paper rolls for each room/hallway. Example from Amazon, click here.The idea is that each student can quickly measure a room, draw a rough draft then a final draft using the paper shown above. You could use normal graph paper if you wish, it just isn't as flashy. Each student puts their room on the hallway, which will clearly show who followed instructions. Students can talk with each other to figure out what went wrong. This

This is a project where students pretend they are adults and must calculate their monthly income, based on their job. Students must then buy a house, pay for insurance, buy food, pay for utilities, a car payment... oh, and if they have enough money they could buy a cellphone. Lead your class through being an adult.