Misty Bradley's Blog – July 2009 Archive (2)

Any ideas on what I should teach in a Real Life Math unit? Here are my ideas so far:
Making/Counting Change
Balancing a Checkbook
"Buying" a Stock
Cooking/Baking
Trip Cost (mpg, car rental)

I am just started to look into this and am trying to get started planning for next year....but I need your help! Does anyone have any ideas about using these in the classroom? I am a secondary math teacher and what to integrate some of them into my classroom. Also, any ideas on how to keep it safe, introduce it to parents to get their support, how not to just use it but use it effectively, etc.