Mobile Phone Plans

Students explore the mathematical concepts of cost estimates, data analysis, cost time graphs, line graphs and tables.

Student use line graphs to analyse the costs associated with some different mobile phone plans.
Students interpret patterns to make predictions and comparisons between different plans using graphs to analyse and compare the costs associated with different plans.
Students recommend the cheapest plan for each user profiled.
The learning objects become progressively more difficult as the number of options and alternatives increase.

	Mobile phone plans: find the best deal 1 Students compare monthly costs of a current prepaid plan (covering calls and texts) for 3 different users with costs from a new phone company.
	Mobile phone plans: find the best deal 2 Students compare monthly prepaid plans (covering calls, photos and texts) offered by three companies for a range of users with different calling patterns.
	Mobile phone plans: find the best deal 3 Students compare monthly prepaid plans (covering 6 options) offered by three companies for a range of users with different calling patterns. The plans include discounted rates for calls to subscribers of the same company.
	Mobile phone plans: peak and off-peak Students compare monthly costs on two different calling plans (peak and off-peak) for a range of users with different calling patterns.
	Mobile phone plans: one company Students compare monthly costs on three different calling plans for a range of users with different calling patterns offered by a company.
	Mobile phone plans: several companies Students compare monthly costs for a range of users using three similar plans offered by three different companies.

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