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FMB - StartUP - Moving Day (32/2)

Here is the worksheet for FAMILY MONTHLY BUDGET STARTUP - MOVING DAY PLANNING SHEET:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWVFR1aVByakppd2c/edit?usp=sharing Today we will make sure everyone has downloaded and made adjustments to their Family Monthly Budget sheets.  If you have not started the budget, here is the link to download it: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWTl84bk95dC1fdVk/edit?usp=sharing Personal Checkbook Sheet Download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWT1RFa0hoTVc0RU0/edit?usp=sharing You will need to delete the CHECKBOOK sheet from your downloaded copy of the Budget.  I will show you how.  You need to add a Personal Checkbook Ledger Sheet (I will also show you how) to the sheet. Today you will work out your Moving Plan and fill out your Checkbook. YOU WILL CREATE A PURCHASE LIST ON YOUR 'DATA SHEET' PAGE.  Include all items purchased, where you bought them, and how much they were.  This includes travel expenses, airf...

FMB - Google Map Day (32/1)

Here is a link to your responses for the CAREER DAY Search Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjY9jTFcLEUWdFlEMDVCUGhnQTc5RjU0QWIxWmo1ZUE&usp=sharing Today you will be creating a GOOGLE MAP of your new home and work area.  Please sign-in to GMAIL and then follow Google site to Google Maps.  Below is a link to a sample map that I created for myself.  It assumes that my first job out of college was teaching here.  I located our school, a local apartment, and I saved the route I take to work (use Get Directions and save the result to your map).  I also included most of the information that you will have to find for yourself.  See my example at the following link: http://goo.gl/maps/aCRTS Once you have looked at my map, your assignment today is to CREATE your own GOOGLE MAP that includes the following items: Work, Home, Directions (Route) from Home to Work You must also include the following: GROCERY SHOPPING MALL/CENTER LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANE...

Reading Comprehension & Fun Questions

Julie's mother had five daughters.  They had the following names: Jana Jene Jini Jono ? What is the name of the last daughter? Email the answer to Mr. S! Another one: A man and his son are driving in a car one day, when they get into a fatal accident. The man is killed instantly. The boy is knocked unconscious, but he is still alive. He is rushed to hospital, and will need immediate surgery. The doctor enters the emergency room, looks at the boy, and says... "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son." So, the question is, how is this possible? MORE FUN.... Answer this question in an email to Mr. S: 1.  A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?  2. Every dawn begins with me, At dusk I'll be the first you ...

8th Grade Project (31/4 - End of Term Project)

CALENDAR Due Date          Project Requirements 5/1/13               Thesis Statement (Opening Paragraph)                          Evidence of preliminary research (2-4 Articles) 5/17/13             Project Research/Evidence (8-10 Articles)                          Rough Draft of Research Paper 5/31/13             Final Draft of Research Paper (2-3 Pages of Type Minimum) 6/10/13             PowerPoint/Multi-Media Presentations Scheduled to Begin Project Descrip...

Personal Monthly Budget Start-Up (31/2-3)

Please go to the link below and familiarize yourself with the document: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWTl84bk95dC1fdVk/edit?usp=sharing On the first page you will notice it is a template for a family budget.  Today you will be entering your basic start-up information.  You have a job somewhere other than the Philadelphia Area based on your research on Career Day (31/1).  You must enter your personal information, find a job and list the address, employer, and job title.  Your next task is to find housing (apartment) near your job and work out transportation to work.  Over the next few days you will find out about utilities, services, groceries, and other costs to get changes to your plan and you will have to adjust your budget to reflect the changes.  Final budgets will be gradable. PLEASE SAVE YOUR BUDGETS AS MS EXCEL "WORKBOOKS" so you can keep working on them each day.  Eventually you will be graded on the following basis: Grading i...

Career Day Is Here - Family Monthly Budgets Begin (31/1)

Today you will be responsible for not only finding a college and major you are interested in, but finding your first job after college.  YOU MAY NOT FIND A JOB IN PHILADELPHIA OR THE REGIONAL AREA.  You must find an "ENTRY-LEVEL" job outside the Philadelphia Area (Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester Counties are off limits). Start your search by imagining that you are a student at any college in the United States that you wish to attend.  Go to the following website https://www.aftercollege.com/ and look on the right side of the opening page.  You will see a box that says "Get Started Today".  Select a College you are interested attending (SCHOOL).  Enter a (MAJOR) you are likely to study.  Set the (GRADUATION DATE) for MAY of 2013 and click EXPLORE NOW. You may have to SIGN IN (Create A Free Account).  Use your class GMAIL and select a password you can remember. Now you must choose a job that you are interested in.  Once ...

MS Excel Payroll Project (30/3-4)

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Today we will walk through creating a TIMECARD and POSTING to PAYROLL SHEETS in MS EXCEL.  You will be required to follow along in class.  At the appropriate time you will complete the work on your own over the next two days and show Mr. S in class.  If you require more than one class to complete the worksheets below, you must save the work to your flash drive as an (xls) file to continue working on it tomorrow.  When complete, you should know how to enter data on a form, manipulate the form to complete basic functions and how to automate the form by copying functions and formulas to additional cells. Start by reviewing the following sheet of instructions either online or use the copy at your desk: Payroll Project WORD Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWMWl2RkNmSFp3cTg/edit?usp=sharing Second, choose one character from Sesame Street to create a TIMECARD for.  Make sure that you evenly space out the character's hours evenly over the work week ...

Excel Payroll Timesheet - (30/1-2)

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PAYROLL TIMESHEET LINK: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWYVMxdnZpLVQtbmc/edit?usp=sharing ALL: JOURNAL ENTRY:  After viewing the following articles and charts, what does the term POVERTY mean?  Find your block on the first link and find out about how many families in your area are living below the Federal Poverty level listed in the second chart listed.  Write 4-5 sentences reflecting on your thoughts about this reality! Please review this article for your Journal Entry:  Philadelphia Poverty Figures (Click Link) Federal Averages For Annual Income (Poverty Level) (Click Here For Article) Today you will be working on Microsoft Excel and creating a time-card for yourself.  Please read the corresponding story to the number you are given in class to fill out your time-card for the week ending on April 14th, 2013. Example Employee:  Rate per hour is $10.55.  Monday was a vacation day for eight hours. On Tuesday you worked for eight regular ho...

Stock Market Investment Game (29/4)

After we work on some basic Personal Monthly Budget items, you will know a little about how to invest your money wisely.  In anticipation of your lesson about Financial Literacy, and considering that April is Financial Literacy Month for Education, please review the following information on our Investopedia Stock Market Game. To begin your investing journey, please read the following article:  Investing VS Gambling Article (Click Here) and write a brief journal entry (Weebly.com) about your feelings about the main point of the article. Second,  here is a link to the Stock Market Basics Presentation from Class (Click Here) We will be reviewing the following video together in class:  Investing Basics VIDEO (CLICK HERE)  and discussing how you can find stocks you might be interested in investing in for the project.  Use the following sites to help you pick stocks for the game: MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal) Website (CLICK HERE ) MSN Money Top 50 Stocks (CL...

MS Excel Basic Quiz (28/4)

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To begin, please enter the following five (5) equations into cells A1 to A5.   Do not enter the number labels, just enter the equation itself.   If you enter them properly, you should get the answers in the cells when you hit return. 1) 2*6+3-4/2-5+20/5*3+50 2) (3+3-5)*(15-5)*10-99 3) 50/5-7*2+11+3*10/2-2+6*5 4) 4+5-7+8*5-12*2/8+6-3+20/2 5) 9*9-30/3+5-6+7-2+9*9 Second, type in the following spreadsheet below the equations, and format it to look like the sample below: Instructions 1) Type in all text and numbers shown in the spreadsheet below. 2) Format all numbers as a currency. 3) Center the spreadsheet heading 'Sales And Produce Department' across the spreadsheet. 4) Format all text as displayed in the sample below. 5) Create formula's to display a total for each fruit. 6) Create formula's to display a total for each month. 7) Create a formula to calculate the total sales for all fruit items for the year t...