WebQuest
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.
Imagine you have finished your school and you are planning to get a job and live on your own!
Can you imagine how many things you will have to take care of?
Are you ready to plan your every move?
Groceries (each student prepares a list for one week)
Create a grocery list for a month (each student is responsible for one of the weeks) use the site http://www.partikasveikals.lv/_lv/index.php?regional_=10
What do you think about the prices on this page - are they different from the ones in the shops? In what way?
Create a table in your google document adding all the groceries and their prices, come up with a total for a month.
You will be divided into groups of 4
Each of the students will be assigned a letter - A, B, C or D and you will have to do the tasks assigned.
Job (all group members have to agree on one)
Find your job https://www.ss.lv/lv/work/are-required/
Copy the advertisement and your salary on to your google document (do not forget to add the link)
Give 3 reasons why you chose this job.
Apartment (all group members have to agree on one)
Do your research and find a suitable apartment using https://www.ss.lv/lv/real-estate/
Copy the advertisement on to your google document (do not forget to add the link)
Write down the amount you are going to pay for your apartment
Do not forget to add the utility prices!
Calculate transport costs
If you decide you have a car – add the payment for it (if you bought it on a loan), petrol prices, yearly tax and insurance.
Alternatively you could use public transport – calculate the prices of the tickets.
Why did you choose the option you did?
Clothes
Decide upon the amount you would spend on clothes – you have to buy at least three pieces of clothing from www.aliexpress.com
Loans
If you took out a loan to pay for your studies calculate the monthly payment from www.lu.lv or www.rtu.lv
Internet and mobile phone
Decide which internet provider you would use and how much it would cost, also you would need a mobile phone – decide on the provider and decide on the plan you will use http://www.lmt.lv/lv ; https://www.tele2.lv/ ; http://www.bite.lv/
Beauty procedures and any other payments
In your group agree on beauty procedures and any other payments you could have during a month.
Emergency
Student A has to come up with one emergency situation and find out how much it would cost a person
Entertainment
Student B has to decide on an entertainment activity and calculate all the costs
Gifts
Student C has to come up with two gifts – one to a co-worker and one to a family member
Eating out
Student D has to decide where to go for a dinner and research how much it would cost
Reflection
Each group member has to write an Essay (approximately 300 words) on what you have learned during the planning of the budget
Remember to include all the information in your google document, do not forget to add all the links you found the information on.