MCV4U Final Project Instructions and Rubric Name:___________________________

For your final project, you will incorporate what you have learned in the Calculus component of the

course into a creative representation. Some projects in the past have included music videos, story

books, short movies, etc.

Use the rubric to guide you in your preparation. You should not "gloss over" the mathematical concepts

you have learned; rather, you should use the concepts you know and go into detail (possibly providing

specific examples) about what they could be used for. Your target audience is the Calculus class, but do

not assume that everyone remembers everything!

You should consider the main topics studied in class (listed below) as well as the more specific concepts

within the main topics on which you choose to focus.

Rates of Change

Limits

Continuity

Derivatives

Higher order Derivatives

Optimization

Related Rates

You may work individually or in partners. Note that if you work in partners, you will both earn the same

grade on this assignment, so take that into consideration when choosing your partner.

Teacher Comments:

Achievement Categories

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

The student:

Knowledge and Understanding

Includes only one of the main topics

Includes two of the main topics

Includes 3 of the main topics

Includes 4 or more of the main topics

Provides little detail on few specific concepts within the main topics

Provides some detail on some specific concepts within the main topics

Provides adequate detail on several specific concepts within the main topics

Provides exceptional detail on several specific concepts within the main topic

Has difficulty using the mathematical concepts correctly

Has some success using the mathematical concepts correctly

Has considerable success using the mathematical concepts correctly

Has exceptional success using the mathematical concepts correctly

Application

Chooses inappropriate contexts for their mathematical discussion or examples

Chooses contexts which are vaguely related to their mathematical discussion or examples

Chooses contexts which are well related to their mathematical discussion or examples

Chooses contexts which are well integrated to their mathematical discussion or examples

Thinking and Inquiry

Chooses an inappropriate method of portraying their work

Chooses an appropriate method, but is geared at the wrong target audience

Chooses an appropriate method and is geared toward the target audience

Chooses an appropriate method and is engaging for the target audience

Does not provide connections between the different concepts

Provides few or weak connections between the different concepts

Provides adequate connections between different concepts

Provides interesting and context-appropriate connections between concepts

Communication

Uses inappropriate mathematical terminology regularly

Uses appropriate mathematical terminology sometimes

Uses appropriate mathematical terminology regularly

Uses appropriate mathematical terminology throughout entire project

Uses inappropriate mathematical form regularly

Uses appropriate mathematical form sometimes

Uses appropriate mathematical form regularly

Uses appropriate mathematical form throughout entire project

Has numerous spelling and grammar errors that interfere with the audience's understanding

Has several spelling and grammar errors that interfere with the "flow" but not with the audience's understanding

Has few spelling and grammar errors that do not interfere with the flow or with the audience's understanding

Has no spelling and grammar errors