Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Chapter 7: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Presentation | Life Prep Class | Grades 9–12

This is the student-facing slide presentation that introduces the phenomenon, walks the class through observations and driving questions, and frames the evidence students will use for the Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson in the Life Prep Class (grades 9–12) chapter Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting, built around the phenomenon Chapter 7: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting. This scaffolded version adds sentence frames and extra supports for students who need them. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

Complete the set: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Chapter 7: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Teacher Discussion Guide; Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Chapter 7: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Student Response Sheet. Original version: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Phenomena-Based Lesson: Chapter 7: Household Utilities & Grocery Budgeting Presentation.

Sections: Standards Alignment; Learning Goals; The Phenomenon; Records Students Work From; Sensemaking Questions And Talk Moves; Expected Answers (teacher Key); Misconceptions To Surface; The CER Task. Sample item: “Q2. Which of the household costs stayed exactly the same during October, and which costs went up, and by how much did each of those costs rise?”

What's inside: SCAFFOLDED Student Slide Show (editable .pptx + PDF, 10 slides).

Standards: Aligned to National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education for Life Prep Class, with embedded academic literacy and career-readiness skills.

Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Presentation. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for Life Prep Class, grades 9–12.

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