MATH 510

Math Web Quest Project

Miss Jados

 

Introduction:

You have just won the lottery! You now have $500 to spend in an imaginary shopping spree. You must stay within your budget. You may use coupons or discounts while you shop around so you get more for your dollar. You want to spend as close to $500 as possible, because whatever you don’t spend you lose. You must buy at least 15 items. A list of websites for you to use with their discounts and sales tax will be given to you. Good luck and have fun! J

 

Task:

Let’s get shopping!

You may shop at the following stores. Links to these stores can be found on my teacher page.

1.    Best Buy

2.    Wal-Mart

3.    Famous Foot Wear

4.    Old Navy

5.    Dick’s Sporting Goods

 

Remember: You want to spend as close to $500 as possible and you must buy at least 15 items. Don’t spend your money all in one pace, look around for the best deals!

 

Your Deals: Miss Jados found some great coupons and deals for you! You have a 15% off coupon to Old Navy, 35% off to Best Buy, 20% off to Wal-Mart, $15 off your entire purchase at Famous Foot Wear and 45% off at Dick’s Sporting Goods. Make sure you use your coupons wisely so you get the best deals.

 

Don’t Forget: Some stores will charge you for shipping and sales tax. To make things easier for you, we will say ALL items have 6% sales tax. Use this percent to figure out how much sales tax is added to your total cost after your discounts. Some stores may offer free shipping, so be sure to take that to advantage.

 

While You Shop: While you shop at each store, make a list of what you are buying. Be sure to write down the price. When you are done shopping at that store, add up the total of how much you spent. Once you find the total, calculate the discounts you used, and then calculate your sales tax (6%). Write down the total you spent at each store, including the sales tax and shipping. When you are finished, add up the totals of each store. Make sure you do not go over $500. Don’t forget, you must buy at least 15 items!

 

Process

Step 1: Let’s go shopping! Start exploring the different stores and decide what you want to spend your $500 on. The links for the stores can be found on my Google classroom.  Remember you must buy at least 15 items. Once you decide what you want to buy and where you will be shopping move on to step 2.

 

Step 2: Start to write down the item and price of everything you decide to buy. Remember the items should be organized by store so you can easily apply the stores discount and shipping fees at the end. Once this is complete, go to step 3.

 

Step 3: Total up your merchandise from each store. When you have totals for each store, you can move to step 4.

 

Step 4: Now it is time to calculate your discounts.

o   15% off to Old Navy

o   35% off to Best Buy

o   20% off to Wal-Mart

o   $15 off your entire purchase at Famous Footwear

o   45% off at Dick’s Sporting Goods

Once this is complete, go to step 5.

 

Step 5: It’s time to calculate sales tax. Remember, sales tax is 6%. You should add in sales tax for each store’s total. One this done, move on to step 6.

 

Step 6: Now add in shipping rates. If a store does not offer free shipping, you must add the shipping cost to your total. You can find the shipping rate on the stores website. When you found your new totals that include shipping costs, move to step 7.

 

Step 7: It is time to total up your merchandise. Add up all your totals from each store. This total should be less than or equal to $500.  Double check to make sure you have purchased at least 15 items. Once this is complete, you have finished your task!

 

Evaluation

I will use the following rubric to grade your work.

Expectation

Total Points Earned

Possible Points

My work was completed and turned in on time.

 

5

I used the websites on Miss Jados’s Google classroom.

 

5

I spent less than, but close to $500.

 

10

I bought at least 15 items and have the items listed by store neatly.

 

15

I found the correct discount for each of the stores and showed my work.

 

20

I found the correct sales tax for each of the stores totals and showed my work.

 

20

I added the correct shipping costs to each of the stores and showed my work.

 

15

My work is neat and organized.

 

5

I completed the Google form.

 

5

TOTAL:

 

/100

 

Comments:

 

Conclusion

Congrats! You have finished your shopping spree! Please go to Miss Jados’ Google classroom and complete the Google form. This form will give Miss Jados feedback about the web quest and your knowledge of percents, sales tax and discount.

 

Credits

Lesson that sparked my web quest idea: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson044.shtml