Math Project Class 636

1)      Make up a title for your project

2)      Make sure your name is on your project

3)      Make sure your class number is on the project

4)      Pick 5 occupations from the list below

5)       Write a brief description of the occupations and at least 3 ways the person uses math to perform the job.

 

1)      Politician   2) Musician     3) Teacher     4) Salesperson    5) Taxi Driver     6) Professional Basketball Player     7) Nurse     8) Newspaper Editor    9) Nurse      10)  Home Attendant    11)  Accountant    12)  Engineer    13)   Custodian   14)   Entrepreneur    15)  Veterinarian

 

Rubric

 

Level 4

 

Title , name and class is present

Project is colorful. Neat and typed/ or writing is legible.

You have chosen 5 occupations

You have given a brief description and three ways math is used in the occupation.

 

Level 3

Title , name and class is present

Project is colorful. Neat and typed/ or writing is legible.

You have chosen 5 occupations

You  failed to list  a brief description and three ways math is used in the occupation.

 

Level 2

 

Title , name and class is present

Project is colorful. Neat and typed/ or writing is legible.

You have  NOT chosen 5 occupations

You  failed to list  a brief description and three ways math is used in the occupation.

 

 

Level 1

 

Title , name and class is present

Project is colorful but NOT  Neat and typed/ or writing is NOT legible.

You have  NOT chosen 5 occupations

You  failed to list  a brief description and three ways math is used in the occupation.

EXAMPLE : CHEF

 

A Chef is a person who prepares food.

 

A chef needs to know math in order to alter (Make them larger or smaller ) recipes.

 

A chef is able to convert units of measure (Example cups to pints).

 

A Chef should be able to determine  the correct size of the cooking container. How many cubic units a container holds. (Volume).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science Project

 

 

Using the internet or newspaper choose one of the following US Cities and record on a chart the high temperature, low temperature and weather for that day. You will be  recording data for Saturday December  22^nd to Tuesday January 1^st.

 

The cities you can choose from are NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Boston or Philadelphia.