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Name Date ClassCooperative Learning Activity 5 (continued)2. Individual Work Do research to learn as much as possible about thetopic you have chosen. Make notes and collect illustrations as youdo your research.3. Group Work Share your information and illustrations with yourgroup. Together, decide what information to include on your Website. Organize the material so that it is easily understood. Use theillustrations to attract and hold the users’ attention.CHAPTER 54. Additional Group Work Create colorful storyboards for each page ofyour Web site. Create an actual Web site, if possible. Include linksthat will take Web users from page to page on your site. Choose aname and a Web address for your home page. Decide how you willpresent your storyboards or Web site to your classmates.5. Group Sharing Present your storyboards or Web site to your class.You may wish to post your storyboards or Web site address in theschool cafeteria or on a community bulletin board.★ GROUP PROCESS QUESTIONS• What is the most important thing you learned about volunteerorganizations in your own community from doing this activity?• Which part of this activity did you find most interesting?• What was the biggest problem you had in doing this project?• How did you solve this problem?• Was it easy to agree on what to include on your Web site? How didyou decide on which organizations to include?QuickCHECK1. Was the goal of this assignment clear at all times?2. Did you have problems working with your group? If so, how didyou solve them?3. Were you satisfied with your work on the Web site? Do you believethat members of your class or community will use the site to assisttheir volunteer efforts?Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.76
Name Date ClassEconomics Activity 5Financial Benefits of DonatingDonating your time or money to charity offers many rewards. Helpingothers brings an inner satisfaction. You can learn new skills while workingon a charity project. Donating provides financial benefits as well. Toencourage citizens to donate, the government offers tax deductions. Adeduction is an amount you may legally subtract from your incomewhen figuring taxes. Deductions reduce the amount of tax you owe. Forexample, say you give $20 to a charity. You can subtract that $20 fromyour taxable income. As a result, you pay no income tax on it.The government also allows deductions for noncash donations. Forexample, Goodwill is a charity that accepts clothing donations. It thensells the items at low prices in its thrift shops. Goodwill uses the moneyearned to help those in need. If you donate clothes, you may deduct thefair market value of the items. The fair market value is the amountthe item is worth in its current condition. Say you want to donate anold shirt. How much do you think you could get for it in a garage sale?That would be its fair market value.The federal income tax system is graduated. Americans pay a higherrate on higher incomes. For example, for 2001, single Americans paid15% tax on income up to $27,050. On income between $27,050 and$63,550, they paid 27.5%.CHAPTER 5DIRECTIONS: Study the table below. Answer the following questions on aseparate sheet of paper.If your taxmaking the real costrate is: and you donate: your tax saving is: of your donation:Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.15% $100 $15 $8527% $100 $27 $7335% $100 $35 $651. How does the government encouragepeople to donate to charity?2. How do deductions affect your taxes?3. Look at the table. Assume your tax rateis 27%. If you donate $250, what isyour tax saving? Show your work.4. What is the real cost of your $250donation? Show your work.5. Suppose Tina and Juran donated thesame amount in 2001. Tina’s income was$25,000. Juran’s income was $30,000.Who saved the most in taxes from thedonation? Explain.6. CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY Visit a localGoodwill store. Ask if they have a guidefor the fair market value of donateditems. If not, make a list of selling pricesfor common items in the store. Or, checkprices at a flea market or garage sale.Then check your closet for old clothesyou would consider donating. List theitems. Estimate the fair market valuefor each item. Add them up. What isthe total you could deduct for yourdonation? If your tax rate were 15%,how much would you save in taxes?77
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