Due: Monday
January 11,2016
Name: ______________________
7th Grade Shopping Project
Your task is to select gifts for all members of your family coming as close to, without exceeding,
$1000.00. You will search the internet and use newspaper flyers to find the gifts. You are to
find products that are on sale for a percentage off. Sales tax will be calculated for each
purchase. Have fun shopping!
• Identify each member of your household by name and age. The age is important so
that your gift is appropriate. Any person over 18 years of age should be identified by
“adult”.
• Search the internet using a variety of websites and look through flyers to find a gift for
each member. Be sure to print out a copy of your gift or cut out the picture from the flyer
in order to prove your price.
• Make a table of your gifts. Include the name of the item, who it’s for, original price,
percent discount, amount of discount, 6% sales tax. Also include final price after
purchase of all presents.
• Round each price to the nearest penny.
•
Place your work into a booklet to be handed in.
Rubric
Novice (7)
Apprentice (8)
Practitioner (9)
Expert(10)
Table
(X3)
Used the table to
provide information
on the holiday
shopping project.
Some of the required
information is
missing
The table includes
most of the
required
information
The table includes
all of the required
information.
The table includes
all of practitioner
plus accurate total
calculations for
each family
member.
Budgeting
(X2)
Shows little attempt
to come up with a
solution to planning a
budget and total
exceeds or comes
within $500
Reveals an
unsuccessful
attempt to plan a
budget and total
comes within $250
Features
acceptable
solutions to
planning a budget
and total comes
within $100
Effectively uses a
budget to plan
expenditures and
total comes within
$75
Calculation
(X3)
Features significant
mathematical errors
in calculations on tax
and savings in
percent discounts
Features some
mathematical
errors in
calculations on tax
and savings in
percent discounts
Features few
mathematical
errors in
calculations on tax
and savings in
percent discounts
Correctly
calculates the tax
and savings in
percent discounts
Booklet
(X2)
Your booklet is
handed in with
components missing.
Your booklet is
neat and bound.
Some items and
prices need
verification.
Your project is
ordered, neat, and
bound. It includes
verification of all
items and prices.
All of practitioner
plus strong
evidence of
additional
technology used.