2. Zena Wiltshire

3. 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.

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

5. 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!

6. (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

7. (2) Create  Create a poster that will reflect the career that you learned about during your interview.  On your poster— 1. Career name/Person interviewed/Work 2. Math problem that is used 3. Description of career 4. Education Needed 5. Connections to other subjects in school 6. Pictures/Illustrations/ Symbols to “show” about your career

8. (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.

9. (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

10. 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

11. References and Related Sites  http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/tch_mat1.htm 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 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 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 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/ http://dgl.microsoft.com/ This site has numerous graphic and sound links, many of which were used on this site.

12. Final Questions and Remarks QQuestions? FFinal Remarks DDue Date: Friday, March 1