Zena Wiltshire

Zena Wiltshire

Why do I need to learn Math? Any ideas? It is used in almost every

career today. You will need basic

problem solving skills for normal daily life duties.

What you DON’T know might hurt or kill you and others.

I need Math in every day life? Handling money Grocery shopping Cooking Taking medicines Paying bills Using chemicals

STUDENT IDEAS?!

Purpose of the ProjectThe purpose of this project is to answer that common question:

All of the tasks you will be doing on this project is designed to answer this question for you!

(1) Topic/Interview You need to choose one person to

interview. Preferably in a career that you are

interested in doing. They will need to tell you:

- about their career duties

- how Math is used on this job

- how to do a sample math problem

- any additional related information

(2) Create Create a poster that will

reflect the career that you

learned about during your

interview. On your poster—

1. Career name/Person interviewed/Work

2. Math problem that is used

3. Description of career

4. Education Needed

5. Connections to othersubjects in school

6. Pictures/Illustrations/Symbols to “show”about your career

(3) Develop Written Report This report will be a

minimum of 5 paragraphs with the following: Cover page Interview details—

Questions and answers Research about your

career Conclusion References

• Prefer reports to be typed – minimum neatly written.

(4) Presentation Approximately 2-3 minutes Explain who you interviewed What is their occupation? Brief explanation of duties How do they use Math? Sample Math problem(s) Other “hands on” examples? Ready for Powerpoint

presentation/Web Site

A Little Extra? Want to add a little “extra” in

your report or presentation - you may want to include: How this career affects our

society today How it affects education If you are interested in

pursuing this career and why, with extra details, such as starting salaries, benefits, etc.

Dress up, act out, bring “hands on” items to pass around

Share any additional related information

References and Related Sites http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/tch_mat1.htm

This site was extremely valuable in providing math careers and additional detailed information about these careers.

http://www.maa.org/careers/index.htmlThis site has profiles written by professionals—most who use math daily, while others use problem solving skills learned in their math classes.

http://kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/Math97/lancaree.htmlThis site has copies of the interviews performed by students in Lancaster, PA on Math in Careers.

http://www.coolmath.com/frm_careers.htmThis site has all kinds of neat information about math and careers designed for kids or adults.

http://dgl.microsoft.com/This site has numerous graphic and sound links, many of which were used on this site.

Final Questions and Remarks

Questions?Final RemarksDue Date:

Friday, March 1