Scorpio Math/Science Challenge

ALWAYS ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT!!!

Read the information and complete the activities. When you finish, print this page and place it in your folder.

As a Scorpio, you might make a good navigator and financial manager. Let's talk budgets and a little geography!

EXPENSES AND BUDGETS

Many people are afraid of budgets. However, a budget is just a piece of paper with columns and lines. It can be your friend and it doesn't bite. Before you can budget your money, you need to list the things that you spend money on. That list is called and Expense Sheet. Take time to make a list for yourself. Following are a few examples of things you might want to include.

Housing or rent
Maintenance of household items
Utilities - electricity, telephone, etc
Food
Insurance - household, car, etc...
Transportation - repairs, gas, etc...
Children - child care, school fee, etc...
Clothing and grooming for the family
Health and medical expenses
Entertainment
Hobbies and sport
Pets

Place these items on a sheet of paper with columns. Following is an example.

 

January

February

March

April

Housing or rent

$460

 

 

 

Maintenance of household items

$178

 

 

 

Utilities - electricity, telephone, etc

$256

 

 

 

Food

$310

 

 

 

Insurance - household, car, etc...

$  40

 

 

 

Transportation - repairs, gas, etc...

$130

 

 

 

Children - child care, school fee, etc...

 

 

 

 

Clothing and grooming for the family

$  79

 

 

 

Health and medical expenses

$102

 

 

 

Entertainment -TV, eating out, etc…

$  76

 

 

 

Hobbies and sport

 

 

 

 

Pets

$  35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

$1,666

 

 

 

Total Income

$1,998

 

 

 

Difference

$332 +

 

 

 

PRINT THIS PAGE AND FILL IN THE FOLLOWING EXPENSE SHEET FOR YOURSELF FOR ONE MONTH. ADD UP YOUR EXPENSES. COMPARE THEM TO YOUR INCOME. (SEE EXAMPLE ABOVE)

WHEN YOU FINISH, WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE SHEET AND PLACE IT IN YOUR FOLDER. ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT!

NAME ________________________________

Expense Items MONTH OF....
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

CLick on this link to try out an automatic budget calculator! http://www.personalbudgeting.com/sample/sample.html

GEOGRAPHY

1. Click on this link:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/printouts/compassrose.shtml

Print the page with the blank parts of the compass. When you finish, write your name on the page and place it in your portfolio.

2. Click on this link: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/label/

When the page opens, scroll down to see the image of the map below.Click on the red-arrow link (Landform Glossary, or vocabulary) and study the information. When you have learned the information, click BACK to the map page, print it, and fill in the information. The blue arrow points to the answers. Check your answers.

Place your completed map page in your portfolio WITH your name on it.

Write Your Name:

PRINT THIS PAGE AND PLACE IT IN YOUR FOLDER.

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