NATIONAL BUDGET

NATIONAL BUDGET
A. After knowing the persons involved in the budget preparation, let us now try to fit in their shoes.
Look for any article about the National Budget for 2011 and write a pie graph presentation of the 2011 budget according to:
Economic Services
Social Services
Defense
Debt Service
GeneralPublic Service


B. Students will be given the chance to make their own budget using an interactive site.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp

1. How did you allocate your budget? ( List down the percentage share)
2. Who among the advisers /persons have you chosen and why?
3. Is there really a need for a President to have an adviser? Why?

4. What have you felt upon reading the newspaper?

C. A follow-up activity: Students will access the site below:

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/

This site will show the effect of budgeting to the people.

Instructions:
- Click “Get briefed” – listen to the narrator.
- Click “play game”, then ok
- Choose three badges then I-click ang START
- Choose three “ yellow Card” – this would help you
- Click – “ See how your budget stacks up”
- If you encountered problems : “ click for more taxes”
- After few tries, find out the result of your budget

Write a reflection about the game and submit online