Wages and Penalty Rates
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Syllabus Content Outcome:
Syllabus Working Mathematically Outcomes:
Students’ prior knowledge and experiences:
● Rates (per)
● Decimals and percentages conversions
● Terms: Weekday, Weekend and fortnightly
Student learning outcomes for the lesson:
● Students learn to calculate wages earnt for a time period
● Students use classifieds to compare different jobs.
Homework:
● Finish exercises
Materials required:
❑ Exercise books
❑ Classifieds (online?)
❑ Textbook / worksheet
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Detailed description of the lesson and activities involved:
Students explore different jobs and compare the hourly rates to see which one pays better.
Students learn about relevant terminology for wages and calculate money earnt from hourly pay
rates. Student complete the “Dodgy or not” worksheet to see if the employer is paying the
employee correctly based on the hourly rate.
1. Introduction to the lesson (10 to 15 minutes)
● Trigonometry recap (finding sides and angles)
o Examples on the board
● Orientation: Think Pair Share
o Earning money from a job
▪ What do you know? Hourly rate, penalty rates
● Calculating your wage and income examples.
2. Body of the lesson (25 to 30 minutes)
● Students complete the “Dodgy or not” worksheet
o Students check the pay slips of different employees to check if they got
ripped off by their employer.
▪ Total in hours, week or fortnightly.
o Students can work in pairs to check answers.
● Students complete questions from textbook
o 8-01 (p 286)
▪ Q1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14 and 17
3. Conclusion to the lesson (5 to 10 minutes)
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● Question on the board, exit slip
Potential difficulties:
Students forget how many weeks in for year.
Suggested areas for extension or further exploration:
● Research what the minimum wage is in different countries, convert to Australian
dollars and compare who has the better minimum wage.
Evaluation of the lesson:
Worksheets attached (if appropriate):
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Dodgy or Not?
Tim’s job pays him $16 per hour. He worked 38 hours this week. His employer paid
him $608, was this the correct amount?
Maya’s job pays her $17.50 per hour. She worked 25 hours this week. Her
employer paid her $437.50, was this the correct amount?
Joaad’s job pays him $21.30 per hour. He worked 30 hours this week. His employer
paid him $600, was this the correct amount?
Laura’s job pays her $20.45 per hour. She worked 41 hours this week. Her
employer paid her $850.50, was this the correct amount?
