How+much+is+enough?

How Much  is Enough ? Estimating and calculating euros  and dollars to shop restaurant menus in France

__Content Level:__ Grade 7 Math __Language Level:__ 1A (first half of high school Level 1; Students have had 1-2 years of elementary language study __Language__: French, but can be adapted to any language __Duration__: 14 class periods  (4 days/week, 50 minutes per class) __Author__: Crecia C. Swaim, Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, New Haven CT Please send comments or questions to crecia.swaim@new-haven.k12.ct.us

__Guiding Questions__: What's the point of estimation? How can estimation help me in my travels?

__Summary__: In this unit, students will combine the language functions of ordering foods and extending invitations with the mathematics skills of estimating and converting between dollars and euros. Students will also pratice converting customary and metric measurements in regards to food measurements. They will read menus from a variety of restaurants in France and order foods from them according to meal-time preferences. They will invite and treat friends to meals and state whether they had enough money to order what they wanted to order, based on random daily distribution of euros. If they could not order what they wanted, they will either change their order or borrow money from a friend. Students will estimate a budget for 2 days worth of meals and will estimate costs of each meal. After calculating true totals, students will determine whether estimation was a useful strategy in each situation.

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