In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad is
shooting a film and they have a limited number of snelfus to
spend on food, film stock and the crew. As they work, they make
a budget for each day of filming. At the end of the second day,
they compare their actual costs to the amount they had budgeted
for that particular day of filming. Here are some Frame, Focus
and Follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up? Frame: People make and spend
money almost every day. How do they keep track of it? If you had
some money and you were planning to go on a trip, how would you
know how much money you needed? How would you keep track of how
it was spent? Focus: As you watch this segment, look at how the
CyberSquad organized the data, which includes the amount they
thought they would spend and the amount they actually spent. Do
you think this is a good way to do it? Why? Follow Up: Why was
Jackie happy when she saw that they spent less than they had
budgeted for o