Project
Guidelines
Imagine that you have just been awarded $1,000,000. One of the conditions for you to receive the money is that you must first investigate, research, and present exactly how you would spend it. The following guidelines must be followed.
THEME: The million dollars must be spent carrying out one particular plan.
For example: Actions that would help save the rainforest, build new parks and playgrounds in your city, take a trip around the world, or open a ballet studio.
GOAL: Spend as close to $1,000,000 as possible, but not more than $1,000,000.
RESEARCH: All of the expenses involved in carrying out the details of your plan must be included.
For example: If you are opening a ballet studio, you must consider how many teachers you will need and how much you will pay them. If you are buying a car, you will need to consider the cost of gas, maintenance, and insurance for the length of time you will own the car.
ACCOUNTING: Record, using the spreadsheet template, exactly how the $1,000,000 will be spent. The purchases needed to carry out your plan should be organized in at least 3 MAJOR categories. The purchases in each major category must total at least $10,000. Use the data collecting sheets to keep track of your spending until you get to the spreadsheet.
DISPLAY: Present the research and accounting for your plan in one of the following ways:
- Poster board display
- Travel brochure/itinerary
- Diorama (box presentation)
- Blueprints, diagrams
- Business portfolio complete with graphs and charts
- Newspaper or magazine feature story complete with graphics and captions
- “Picture album” of project
- PowerPoint presentation of project
- Video production: commercial or documentary