Evaluating a STEMM Career in Mathematics I’m never gonna use this! Tic-Tac-Toe Student Activity Cards

What in the World Photo Scavenger Hunt How many snapshots can you take in the allotted time? What is this? Close-up Image Directions: Create a ‘What In the World Activity’. Complete a scavenger hunt on as many math tools as you can locate in your environment (home, school, etc) with a minimum of 8 images. Using a digital camera, take close-up photographs of as many math tools as you can find. Your image may be of just a small part or piece of the tool. Make sure the images are clear. Then take an additional photograph of the entire math tool. Now create a worksheet or powerpoint using the close-up images and present to the class as a fun test of their math tools knowledge. Be sure to include an answer key that shows the image of the entire math tool. Did you get it right? Know Your Math Facts: The first Kodak camera was equipped to take 100 exposures, and cost $25. Activity Card # 1

Determining What It Takes to Enter a Career in STEMM Figure It Out! Determining What It Takes to Enter a Career in STEMM Directions: Research 3 colleges offering a degree in 1 career of your choice that uses math. On a separate sheet of paper, identify the following: the career field of interest the name of the college type of degree math, science and technology course requirements Any eligibility requirements to enter the program at this college. Know Your Math Facts: You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with three movement. Activity Card # 2

Identifying Career Requirements Add It Up Identifying Career Requirements Create a job posting for a career position at Google or Pixar. Include the following in your job posting: Company name Title of the position Degree required for the position 3 or more math skills A description of the work setting An explanation of why a person would enjoy working for this company Know Your Math Facts: There are 31 Billion searches on Google every month. Activity Card # 3

Exploring Your Career Opportunities Endless Options Exploring Your Career Opportunities Design eBook entries on your Top 3 Career Choices that involve the use of math using powerpoint or Word document. Each eBook entry must include the following: Photo or image Job title Job description including how math is used in this job. **Refer to 21 Seriously Cool Careers that Use Math powerpoint. Video Game Designer Animator Know Your Math Facts: The Top 10 jobs in 2010… didn’t even exist in 2004. Activity Card # 4

Measuring Your Skills & Interests Measure Up Measuring Your Skills & Interests Generate a list of 7-8 common skills and interests of an electrical engineer or a mechanical engineer. Compare those skills to your own and predict whether or not you might be successful in this career field. Mechanical Engineer Know Your Math Facts: As of 2010, the tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa at 2,717 feet in height. Electrical Engineer Activity Card # 5

Sharpening Your Skills in Math Tricks of the Trade Sharpening Your Skills in Math Select and view a quick math trick video at one of the sites below. Practice the trick on your own until you feel confident enough to teach the trick to the class. Fast math tricks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9t-gYnPNaw Fast math tricks of calculation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLdKsKep1og&feature=relmfu Your presentation should include the following: An introduction with a description of the math skill demonstrated. A minimum of 3 opportunities for the class to practice the new skill A final test consisting of 5 math problems. This may be a worksheet or completed on the board at the conclusion of the presentation. Know Your Math Facts: It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC Activity Card # 6

Make It Count Great Minds In Math Research and report information on 5 famous mathematicians. Your class presentation needs to include the following: Name Birthdate & place Field of Mathematics (if specified) An explanation of their contribution to mathematics An explanation of their contribution to the world. E = mc2 Einstein a2 + b2 = c2 Pythagoras Know Your Math Facts: It took 300 years to prove Pythagorean theorem true. Activity Card # 7

Recognizing Math in Every Day Life Got Math ? Recognizing Math in Every Day Life Directions: Collect different examples of how math is used in every day life. Describe how each item/example is used and how it improves or makes life easier. Present your findings to the class with a written description and photo or actual object. Include one example for each of the following areas of math: Geometry Measurement Linear algebra Statistics Mathematical models. Know Your Math Facts: There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Activity Card # 8

Know Your Facts Resources Interesting Math Facts at http://www.iamflash.com/226-Interesting-Math-Facts.html Math Trivia at http://www.slideshare.net/Ahudson/math-trivia Math Facts at http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/math.html