Spring Break Project 2007

To help you pass the time of spring break and to give those of you who don’t like tests a chance to improve your grade, here is the Spring project. You are to choose a project from the list below. The more effort that is shown by the project the better your grade will be. This project is worth 50 points and is due the Friday after spring break. You can get 5 extra credit points if you turn the project in by Tuesday, April 10th.

1. Make a poster that illustrates one of the Algebra standards listed below:

3.0 Solve equations and inequalities involving absolute values
8.0 Understand the concepts of parallel lines and perpendicular lines and how those slopes are related.
9.0 Solve a system of two linear equations in two variables algebraically and are able to interpret the answer graphically.
15.0 Apply algebraic techniques to solve rate problems, work problems, and percent mixture problems.

Posters need to be at least 22” by 28” in size. The more detailed and colorful, the better the grade. Accurate illustration of the Standard involved must be used for full credit. See rubric for grading scale

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2. Write a two-page paper about a Mathematician or a topic that interests you. (Pythagoras, Euler, Fermat, Lewis Carroll, using math in computers, Chaos, etc.). That is, two pages typed or three pages hand written. I want a bibliography and I will frown upon papers that are taken straight from an encyclopedia and are not written in your own words.

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3. Complete an evaluation form of Math sites on the Internet. Write a short paragraph about each site with an explanation of why this site would be useful to students.

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4. Do the Online Scavenger Hunt that is at Mr. Worland's Site. The Great Internet Scavenger Hunt.

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5. Do a PowerPoint or other presentation program display of a Math problem showing all the steps and the reason that you are doing what you are doing. It must be at least 10 slides long and have sounds to go with it.

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