What’s in Your Room?

How Did You Get That Stuff?

How Do People Get Stuff?How Do People Get Stuff?

Circumstance

• Find it

• Make it from other resources

• Receive as a gift

• Family shares its wealth

In Exchange for ….

• Something else of value– Money from working– Barter

• Another item

• Time/work in return for

• Borrow it and give something else as collateral

• Use credit, or a loan, from another source to pay for it

What About Credit Cards ??

• What We Know • What We Want to Know

How Will We Find Out?How Will We Find Out?

Should I Get a Credit Card?

• In groups, collaborate and follow a Webquest– http://teacherlynneb.googlepages.com – http://questgarden.com/42/19/5/061208093617/

• Create a wiki for your responses• Use checklists and rubrics • Coordinate efforts

– Manage time to complete tasks when due

Ever Read One of These?

• Schumer Box

• When you finish the Webquest, you’ll understand them much better !

Graphic Credits

• MS Office Clipart

• Room backgrounds and stuffed toy: Ikea

• Air Jordans: Bestjays.com

Student introductory slide show for Cash or Charge?

Lynne M. Bailey, NYIT, June 2009