Presentation Presentation is 5-7 minutes long. Student uses a voice that is able to be heard and understood in the back of the room. Appropriate grammar is used and there are less than five repetitive words/sounds (i.e. umm, and, like, etc.). Presentation is 3-9 minutes long. Student is able to be heard and understood from the middle of the room, but it is difficult to hear him/her in the back of the room. Appropriate grammar is used and there are less than 10 repetitive words/sounds. Presentation is less than 3 minutes or longer than 9 minutes. It is difficult to hear or understand the presentation no matter where you are in the classroom. There are more than 10 repetitive sounds/words. Presentation Content 20 pt 15 pt 10 pt All 3 possible solutions are discussed and at least 4 justifications (at least 2 based on the budget) are given while the final decision was chosen over the other 2 solutions. 2 or more friend comments are stated and how they affected the final decision. Only compares the final solution to one other solution giving only 2 justifications (at least 1 based on the budget). Only talks about 1 “friend” comment and why it affected the final decision. Only gives the final decision with no comparison to other possible solutions. No “friend” comments are given. Budget (Per Possible Solution) 15 pt 10 pt 5 pt All required elements are accounted for: loan amount, loan payment, insurance, fuel, # of hours available for work, and salary requirement. Calculations are accurate. One of the required budget elements is missing. There are arithmetic errors in calculation (i.e. addition/subtraction, multiplication/division) 2 of the required budget elements are missing. The wrong formula(s) is/are used to make calculations. Score Conversion A 85 - 77 B 76 - 68 C 67 - 58 D 57 - 49 F < 49 Two Alternative Solutions & “Best” Solution Analysis
Teacher: Mrs. Kirkpatrick Title: Want a Car? Got a Job? – Students Investigate Purchasing a Car and the Means to Pay For It PBL Problem: How can I, as a teenager in high school, pay for an automobile such that: - I have time to do my current activities, - I have enough money to pay for the insurance, - There is enough money left to pay for fuel, and - The automobile suits my needs. Solution 1: One possible car would be this 2003 Acura. The needed information and budget would be: - Parents’ down payment = $1990 => Loan = $17,910 - Average Miles / Month = 1000 - Average Mileage = 22 miles / gal - # of Possible Hours I Can Work = 20 hours Budget Item $/Month Car Payment $595 Insurance $242 Fuel $118 Min Wage Needed $12/hr Pros Cons My friends will think I’m cool driving an Acura and it has lots of cool accessories. I might need to give up some of my activities so I can work more hours because $12/hour jobs are pretty rare for high school students. The car gets pretty good gas mileage. I will either be too busy working and/or too broke to do anything with my friends. Acura’s are known to be dependable cars. If car insurance rates or gas prices increase I will not be able to make the payments. This car is bigger so I can fit more friends or transport more stuff to and from school. My boyfriend doesn’t like the color. Consequences: I can not afford to take any days off from work because I have to be able to make these payments. I will not be able to go to any movies or go out to eat with my friends because all my money will be dedicated to making the payments. Solution 2: