UNIT CALENDAR

Week

Monday Introduce project. (Anchor Video) Groups assigned (Groups of 3, 2G/1B, 3G, 3B). Work time to research and investigate a business that they want to explore.

Tuesday Groups business concept & name due (1 per group) at beginning of class. Benchmark Lesson #1: Define businessrelated terms (Concept map). Relate vocab to their business through research. Finish for HW. Exit Slip

Wednesday Related vocab due at beginning of class.

Thursday HW due. If needed, finish groups simple breakeven equation. Briefly introduce some of the spreadsheets that will be produced.

Friday Finish Benchmark Lesson #3. Turn in created spreadsheet at the end of class.

Benchmark Lesson #2: Solving equations Finish review problems for HW.

Introduce Investigation #1starting your business using SWH

Work on Investigation #1. Investigation #1 due at the end of the period.

Benchmark Lesson #4, Day 1: Lines (equation, graph, slope)

Exit slip Predict a dollar Benchmark amount Lesson #3: needed for Do excel startup. This tutorialmake amount will be spreadsheet or tested using table, insert investigation formulas, use #1. Excel commands, make a graph, HW: Research etc. business type to become very familiar with groups business. Benchmark HW due. Lesson #4, Day 2: Lines Quiz (equation, graph, slope) Work on business plan with group Exit slipdo you think your business will be successful & why? Peer-review due.

Introduce Performance Task #1

Work time w/ group to write proposals.

First draft of business proposals due

Bell Ringer Peer-review of

business proposal (writing assignment, 3-4 pages). More research of business. Work time w/ group to write proposals. Final draft of business proposal due to teacher.

(1 per group) via Google Docs. Benchmark Lesson #5: Absolute values & inequalities

proposals via Google Docs.

Benchmark Lesson #6, Part A: Functions

HW: Incorporate feedback from peer-review.

Bell ringer Introduce Investigation #2Pricing & labor costs (Collect data for pricing, labor, etc. Put into Excel. Calculate sales tax and payroll tax based on formulas.)

Continue working on Investigation #2

Continue working on Investigation #2

Investigation #2 reports due. Performance task #2 Sample transaction of service or product among groups, may include purchase order, invoice, receipt, calculating tax, etc. Final business plan due. Presentations using PowerPoint. Local business owners come to judge.

Bell ringer Benchmark Lesson #6, Part B: Graphing functions

Continue sample transactions (incorporate into business plan). Turn in all materials for sample transaction at the end of class.

Work on final artifact. May incorporate marketing, hiring of employees, schedule and management plan, owner pay out, business valuation, sales goals and forecasting, etc. Exit slipprogress report

Work on final artifact. Help with PowerPoint if needed. Exit slipprogress report

Work on final artifact. Exit slipprogress report