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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. Handling money Grocery shopping Cooking Taking medicines

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Zena Wiltshire

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  1. Zena Wiltshire

  2. 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.

  3. Handling money Grocery shopping Cooking Taking medicines Paying bills Using chemicals STUDENT IDEAS?! I need Math in every day life?

  4. Purpose of the Project The 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!

  5. (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

  6. (2) Create • Create a poster that will reflect the career that you learned about during your interview. • On your poster— • Career name/Person interviewed/Work • Math problem that is used • Description of career 4. Education Needed 5. Connections to other subjects in school 6. Pictures/Illustrations/ Symbols to “show” about your career

  7. (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.

  8. (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

  9. 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

  10. 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.html This 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.html This site has copies of the interviews performed by students in Lancaster, PA on Math in Careers. • http://www.coolmath.com/frm_careers.htm This 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.

  11. Final Questions and Remarks • Questions? • Final Remarks • Due Date: Friday, March 1

  12. HERE WE GO!!!

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