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Dear Students,

It is almost the end of the year, so for mathematics, you will be responsible for putting together a math scrapbook. This scrapbook will be completely about you! You are required to bind this project in a notebook, and all pages must have borders. Each page can be slipped into a plastic sleeve to protect it, but it is not required. You must have a table of contents and a title page. There will be various entries that will be described to you in the following pages. Relax and enjoy the project. I know that I always enjoy reading them.

Kick back, relax, and enjoy! I think you will find this to be one of the coolest projects ever! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Also, be sure to keep this packet in your notebook, as I will not provide you with another one.

Additionally, please have your parent(s) sign the acknowledgment below so that I can be assured that your folks know that this project is due. I really want to keep your parents informed about what is going on in my classroom. I believe that it is important to keep them informed, especially with a project of this magnitude.

Sincerely,

Dr. Livingston (Zuleika_S_Livingston@ or drlivingston.) _

We have read the requirements for the scrapbook project and understand that ______________________ will be working on this project throughout the next three weeks. We also understand that this project will count as a test grade, and failure to submit the project, and make the presentation will result in a failing grade. Your completed project will be due on Thursday, May 14, 2014 or Friday, May 15, 2015.

______________________ _______________________

Parent Signature Date Student Signature Date

Name ______________________________ Total Points _______________

Mathematics Scrapbook Project

Each student must complete a math scrapbook. This is worth two (2) project grades. You may include any of the following for a total of 100 points. You may earn up to 20 extra credit points. No more than 120 points will be awarded on this project. Scrapbooks will be taken up to 2 days late with a deduction of 10 points per day. Late is anything that is turned in after the due date. If you are absent, you must turn it in the day that you return. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!! Your completed project will be due on Thursday, May 14, 2014 or Friday, May 15, 2015.

Your items should be placed in the scrapbook in the order presented below. Please label each section of the scrapbook using the Title words given. Skip the sections that you choose to. This form is to be placed at the beginning of your scrapbook. The book must be securely bound.

1. Instructions – Write detailed instructions on how to work a specific type of problem from start to finish. Choose the problem from a topic we learned this year. Use complete sentences to explain this procedure.

5 points each – limit 2 Points ______

2. Articles – Cut out a magazine or newspaper article dealing with a topic in mathematics. You are to summarize the article in your own words. This must be typed and at least 2 paragraphs long. These articles must be math related and not stock market or statistics.

5 points each – limit 3 Points ______

3. Poem – Write an original poem about your feelings on amathematics topcic. It must be one page typed.

10 Points – limit 1 Points ______

4. Application – Write an application of mathematics in the real world. It must include the problem being solved, an explanation of how it is worked and the solution.

5 Points each – limit 3 Points ______

5. Career – Examine a career that requires math and list all the math courses required for that career. Please name the source of your information including the college.

5 Points – limit 1 Points ______

6. Essay – Write an essay entitled “My Idea of the Ideal Math Class. “ This essay must be realistic and at least 1 page typed.

10 Points – limit 1 Points ______

7. Collage – Make a collage of math in everyday life. Use examples from newspapers, magazines, real photos, etc.

10 Points – limit 1 Points ______

8. Report – Write a report on a famous African American Mathematician’s contributions to mathematics. Give examples of those contributions and how they are used today. Must be at least 1 page typed in 12 font.

15 Points – Limit 1 Points ______

9. Interview – Interview a person whose career uses a lot of higher-level math. (See attached interview questions). Questions and answers must be typed. Include a business card, brochure, picture, etc to enhance.

15 Points – Limit 2 Points ______

10. Letter – Write a letter to the School State Superintendent on how you feel the overall math curriculum from grades 1-12 should be changed. Use proper business letter format. Be sure to research the state’s math curriculum to sound convincing.

10 Points – Limit 1 Points _______

11. Puzzle – Create a math puzzle with directions and solutions included. If you choose to do more than one puzzle, they must be different types of puzzles as well as topics.

5 Points – Limit 2 Points _______

12. Visit – Visit a place of employment other than a school that requires math and write a report on how math is used there. Describe the type of business and how it is uses Math. Describe what you observe there. You must obtain letterhead from the business stating your name and the date of the visit.

10 Points – limit 1 Points ______

13. Photo Layout – Do a photo layout of 10 different math applications at work in real life with a brief caption explaining each photo.

15 Points – Limit 1 Points ______

14. Journal – Keep a math journal for 5 days. It should include everything that you do relating to math. Include the date, explanations, examples, how you felt after completing the math and any questions you may have had in regards to the work.

10 Points – Limit 1 Points ______

15. Picture – Draw a picture (your own artwork) of how math makes you feel or how you view a math topic.

10 Points – Limit 1 Points ______

Interview Questions

1. What is your name?

2. What is your job title?

3. Describe your job.

4. What kind of formal education do you have?

5. What type of math is used for your job?

6. Please give a couple of examples of the types of math problems that would occur on your job?

7. What do you like most about your job?

8. What do you dislike about your job?

9. What advice would you give a student trying to choose math courses for high school/college?

10. How much math would be beneficial for your job?

11. What college majors are in demand for your field?

12. If you could go back to college or high school, what would you do differently?

13. What inspired you to choose your line of work?

*Do not write the points on this sheet. The points line is for the teacher to input the score.*

DUE DATE: Thursday, May 14, 2014 or Friday, May 15, 2015.

Topics

Coordinate Grid

Greatest Common Factor

Graphs

Least Common Multiple

Central Tendency – mean, median, mode and range

Order of Operations

Ratios

Exponents

Proportions

Patterns in Tables

Comparing/ordering decimals Multiplying/Dividing decimals

Multiplying/Dividing fractions

Comparing/ordering fractions

Comparing/ordering all types of numbers

Modeling percents

Changing fractions, decimals and percents

Adding/subtracting fractions

Adding/subtracting decimals

Mixed/improper fractions

Equivalent fractions (includes reducing fractions)

Measurement conversions

Prime factorization

Rational Numbers

Integers

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