Hotwheels - Carla Peters, Ken Kuykendall, Ann Wakeman

Aim:    Consumer Education

Goals:  Interdisciplinary (Math, Physics, Social Studies, Health/Nutrition, Driver's Education, Geography, Technology, and Language Arts)

Rationale (needs):

Objectives (8-15):
        1) Internet search skills and bibliography of sites used
        2) Compute - car cost, financing (new vs. lease), taxes, MPG, extras, monthly payments, rental costs(?), budget meals and lodging, and insurance
        3) Communication skills - dealerships, insurance agencies, parents
        4) Meal planning - nutrition
        5) Presentation skills - final project
        6) Team work/collaboration
        7) Listening skills
        8) Safety
        9) Written project

Audience

Activities:
        1) Internet Searching
        2) Calculate Financing
        3) Safety
        4) Compare and Evaluate car costs
        5) Vocabulary - Automobile Terminology
        6) Mapping - Geography
        7) Nutrition
        8) Budeting - meals and lodging
        9) Mileage
10) Rental Cars?

Pre-requisite skills/knowledge (for students and teachers)

Instructional plan (central component)
        advanced organizers
        alternatives/options

Materials (including web-based materials, images)

Technical requirements

Connections to ordinary curricular objectives
        relate to the state goals

Estimate of cost (if materials need to be purchased)

Plan for formative evaluation of module and assessment of student learning