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Career Project

Students will research a desired career and use the information they find to create a budget based on projected income and display this information on a poster. Students will also write a research paper exploring the possibility to live off of this salary and other economic factors.

Rubric Code: PX76756

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Subject: Math

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Career Research Project
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Research Quality	Poor At least one resource is used. Resources are not properly cited.	Fair At least 2 resources are used. Resources are not properly cited.	Good At least 3 resources are used. Resources are not properly cited.	Excellent At least 3 resources are used. Resources are properly cited.
Budget Poster Organization	Poor Budget Sheet and Think Sheet information are not organized. Expenses and incomes are not properly labeled. Calculations are incorrect.	Fair Budget Sheet and Think Sheet information are not organized. Expenses and incomes are properly labeled. Calculations are partially correct.	Good Budget Sheet and Think Sheet information are organized. Expenses and incomes are properly labeled. Calculations are mostly correct.	Excellent Budget Sheet and Think Sheet information are is well organized and easy to follow. Expenses and incomes are properly labeled. Calculations are correct.
Budget Content	Poor Budget contains at least 2 of the following categories: Salary Rent Utilities (water, electricity, gas, sewer) Food Car/Transportation Entertainment (television, internet, movies, etc) Phone Savings	Fair Budget contains at least 4 of the following categories: Salary Rent Utilities (water, electricity, gas, sewer) Food Car/Transportation Entertainment (television, internet, movies, etc) Phone Savings	Good Budget contains at least 6 of the following categories: Salary Rent Utilities (water, electricity, gas, sewer) Food Car/Transportation Entertainment (television, internet, movies, etc) Phone Savings	Excellent Budget includes all of the required categories: Salary Rent Utilities (water, electricity, gas, sewer) Food Car/Transportation Entertainment (television, internet, movies, etc) Phone Savings
Research Paper Content	Poor Research paper only includes a description of the chosen career.	Fair Research paper includes a description of the chosen career. Research paper also includes explanations for choices made concerning budget expenses. Student does not say whether or not they can live off this salary.	Good Research paper includes a description of the chosen career. Research paper also includes explanations for choices made concerning budget expenses. Student says whether or not they can live off this salary but does not explain why.	Excellent Research paper includes a description of the chosen career. Research paper also includes explanations for choices made concerning budget expenses. Research paper explores whether or not the student thinks they can live off of this salary and projected budget.
Research Paper Organization/Grammar	Poor Research paper has no formal structure and many grammatical and spelling errors.	Fair Research paper has little structure with up to 6 grammatical or spelling errors.	Good Research paper has a good structure and only 3 grammatical or spelling errors.	Excellent Research paper has a clear structure and has no grammatical or spelling errors.

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Math

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Project

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