Students will learn the importance the government places on taxes, learn about very large numbers, and will learn where tax money is spent.
Students will:
- Learn how to say large numbers.
- Learn where tax money is spent.
- Be able to calculate and show taxes as a percentage.
- Modify these percentages based on personal preference.
Ideas for Teaching
- Encourage students to discuss what areas of expenditures are important to them.
- Instead of looking at the entire budget, let them focus on specific areas, such as defense, welfare, or education.
- When they are setting up their own budget remind them that money can’t only go to what we want, this is a big country with many different people.
- Discuss what parts of the federal budget should be a state expense, and what other expenses should be added.
