Functional skills lesson on optimising monthly phone bills for Year 7

Functional skills lesson on optimising monthly phone bills as found on TES

1. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.

2. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
How Much do you use your
Mobile Phone?
There are lots of ways that you use
your Mobile that costs you money.

3. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
How does your mobile cost you money?

4. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
Task
Prepare a report for three different people
about which mobile phone tariffs offers the
best deal for their mobile needs.
The three people have very different needs
and you will have to look at each one
individually

5. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
Mrs Beckett
Uses her mobile to
ring her children
and friends.
Doesn’t use the
internet.
Sends lots of text messages

6. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
Casey Yang
Uses her mobile to
ring her friends.
Uses the internet for
downloading
podcasts.
Sends loads of text
messages.

7. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
Bruce Spray
Uses his mobile to
text his mates.
Uses the internet a
lot for online
gaming.
Doesn’t talk on the
phone to anyone but
his girlfriend.

8. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
The
Companies
There are several
mobile phone
companies you
must compare.Each has great
deals, and not so
great deals.
Looking at the information from the sheets
you are about to be given, decide which offers
the best deal for each person.

9. L.Obj: to choose a best
Mobile Phone deal.
Your Report must include:
The maths showing the cost of the deal.
The reason why you chose that deal.
The saving compared to the worst deal.