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Evaluative criteria include:
Scoring Rubrics
Evidence of Levels of Achievement
Checklists
Evidence that supports my assessment of student project work and the knowledge and understanding of the calculation of first year infant costs is that students created a budget and analysis including one-time purchase, pediatric health care costs, and estimated diapering and feeding costs. Each of these is detailed in worksheets as student samples of work. Students incorporated foundational mathematical skills and computational skills in their project in order to show budgetary cost comparisons with various lifestyles. Students worked cooperatively in simulated marital and family arrangements. Students also used oral communication skills from English language Arts to share presentations in class.
Teacher comment- Your calculations are precise + 3
It All Adds Up--
The Cost of Babies, That Is!
Calculate what it costs to raise an infant for the first year:
Step I. One-Time Purchases Total = $826.67
Step II. Pediatric and Well-Baby Care = $565.00
Step III. Infant Diapering Costs = $3,120.00
Step IV. Infant Feeding Costs = $540.00
Grand Total all above = $5,051.67
This represents % of total annual expenditures: 51%
$9,880 minimum wage
2 teen parents
each part time
Teacher comment- Your Paper would be distinguished if you had formulated a sentence about the teen parents and their part time earnings as budget contributions
Teacher comment- Distinguished Comparison Shopping + 3
Teacher comment-Your use of money is highly
efficient
Your list reflects a high level of economy
LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
HOW MUCH DO BABIES REALLY COST?
One -time Purchases:
| tem: | Price: | |
| Baby Bottles (one dozen) | $55.98 | |
| Infant Safety Seat | $29.99 | |
| Baby Stroller | $79.99 | |
| Infant High Chair | $69.99 | |
| Diaper Bag | $18.00 | |
| Infant Changing Table | $69.99 | |
| Infant wardrobe | $131.80 | |
| Portable playpen | $80.00 | |
| Infant crib (Include mattress and crib sheets) | $149.99 | |
| First toys (mobile) | $36.00 | |
Other needs Swing |
$59.99 | Teacher comment- - You misspelled received "i" before e except after "c" |
recieved rubber duck |
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recieved rubber pooh |
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Giant Stars (toy) |
$14.95 | |
Baby books |
$30.00 | |
| Total cost of one-time purchases | $826.67 |
Teacher comment- +3 Proficient
Teacher comment- See paragraph #3 You do not need more for comparison
Conclusions
My conclusion on the two teen parents in high school working part-time is that it's Harder to make ends meet because 51% of your income goes toward the baby.
My conclusion on the working parents who have post-secondary education is that it's much less expensive, and the baby only took up 9% of total income, Instead of a whopping 51%.
Teacher comment-Is it less expensive to support the baby or just a lower overall cost in the budget?
Where's the student who wanted to have a baby? She needs to come to school and be responsible. If she can't come to school then how is she going to get up for work. I think she would have changed her attitude about having a baby if she would have been here to participate. Then again maybe she wants to be like her sisters- 3 teen mothers living at home. Monkey see, monkey do.
It pays off in the future to be educated now.
Teacher comment- there is a minor flaw in your second statement. I understand what you are saying in your third paragraph, But you are not focused directly on the resource management problem. This is a minor flaw.
| The Cost of Babies |
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Teen Parents |
Educated Parents |
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| $44,000 Income | ||
| $9880 Income Baby Cost =  |
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Baby Cost |
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| Whopping 51% |
Only 9% |
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| 1/4 inch = $5000 |
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| Teacher Comment: +3
Distinguished Very Good Comparisons |
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