Cell Phone Fundraiser

Suppose that your school wants to raise money to build a new computer lab, and you have the idea of collecting old cell phones and recycling them. Since it was your idea, the Student Council asks you to find out how much money you can that way.

Subject: Mathematics; Problem Solving
Topics:
- Percents
- Draw a Picture or Diagram
Grades: 6 - 9
Concepts:
- Percent
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can use the problem-solving strategy, “Draw a picture or diagram.”

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Problem Solving Movie:

Recycling ComputersRecycling Computers

Go inside Electronic Recyclers to see how they break down millions of pounds of electronics every month. Everything from computers to cell phones, TVs to Xboxes, comes through their doors to be crushed, shredded, melted down and reused.
Running time 5:14 minutes.

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