Consumer Math
Project Chapters 1-2
Main Objectives:
 Research three particular careers that may be in your future:
o Education background needed for each of the careers
o Range or estimate of each career’s yearly income
o Descriptions of job responsibilities for each career
o Possible uses for math in everyday job setting
 Delve into the monetary dynamics of one particular job:
o What type of payment do they receive? (Straight-time pay, salary,
etc.)
o How often are they paid? (Monthly, Semi-monthly, etc.)
o Calculate what their gross pay, taxes, and net pay might look like for
an average pay period in Pennsylvania.
Grading Rubric is on reverse.
 All of your researched information will be graded on the rubric.
 Each of the three careers has a maximum value of 20 points per (5 per
category), for 60 points total.
 Your chosen career for income and tax breakdown will have a maximum 15
of points (5 per category).
 Your presentation is worth up to 30 points. You can do one of the
following:
o Create a detailed and well organized, typed document, or
o Create a PowerPoint presentation (this would be my recommendation
as it helps keep the project organized).
 The total value of the entire project is 105 points.
Three Careers
Beginning
Developing
1 point
3 points
(each career – each
(each career – each
category)
category)
Category
Education
Estimated Income
Job Responsibilities
Use of Math Skills in
Job Setting
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How Often Career is
Paid
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Few or no details on
the range of the yearly
income

Few or no details on
the job responsibilities

Few or no details on
the use of math skills
within the career or
job
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Some details are
included on education,
room for
improvement
Some details are
included on the range
of the yearly income,
room for
improvement
Some details are
included on the job
responsibilities, room
for improvement

Some details are
included on the use of
math skills within the
career or job, room for
improvement
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Selected Career
Beginning
Developing
1 points
3 points
Category
Type of Payment
Few or no details on
education
Accomplished
5 points
(each career – each
category)
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Few or no details on
how this career is
usually paid

Few or no details on
how often this career
might be paid

Accomplished
5 points
Some details are
included on type of
payment, room for
improvement

Some details on how
often career might be
paid
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Calculation of
Income

Few or no calculations
for gross pay, taxes,
or net pay for a typical
pay period
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Some or mostly
complete gross pay,
taxes, and net pay for
a typical pay period
Includes pertinent
details on education
All topics are covered
in depth
Includes pertinent
details on the range of
the yearly income
All topics are covered
in depth
Includes pertinent
details on the job
responsibilities
All topics are covered
in depth
Includes pertinent
details on the use of
math skills within the
career or job
All topics are covered
in depth
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
Includes pertinent
details of type of
payment
All topics are covered
in depth
Includes in depth
details on type of
payment
All topics are covered
in depth
Total disclosure of
gross pay, taxes, and
net pay for a typical
pay period
All topics are covered
in depth
Category
Presentation
Beginning
10 point
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Presentation is not
organized, thorough
or cohesive
Terms and concepts
are not clarified for
the audience
Presentation is of an
inappropriate length
Developing
20 points
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Presentation needs
work with its
organization,
thoroughness, and
cohesiveness
All terms and
concepts are not
clarified for the
audience
Presentation is almost
of appropriate length
Accomplished
30 points
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Presentation is
organized, thorough
and cohesive.
Uses original
approach. Terms and
concepts are clarified
for the audience.
Sources used
enhanced
understanding of the
topic.
Presentation is of
appropriate length.