Project Day / Wednesday

PROJECT GUIDELINES

            Display the projects with three-panel board and power point presentation 

Rules for Working in Math Teams

The success of a math team depends on the ability of its members to work together. Keeping the following suggestions in mind can help you and your team work more efficiently.

Each member of the team:

         * Is responsible for his or her own behavior.

         * Should work with other team members.

         * Should help other team members.

         * Should share his or her ideas.

         * Should carefully consider his or her ideas before speaking.

         * Should give the floor to others after speaking.

         * Should listen carefully and politely when others are speaking.

         * Should ask questions when he or she does not understand something.

         * Should strive to keep the discussion on the project and keep comments constructive.

         * Should keep his or her emotions in check. When disagreements arise, they should be discussed calmly.

         * Should carry out his or her role in the group as best as he or she can.

The Writing Process and Math

When you are writing articles in math, it will be helpful to follow the stages of the writing process. You have probably learned about this in your English classes. Writing can be broken into various stages, or steps. Authors go through these steps when they write, moving back and forth through the various stages as necessary. Understanding this process can help you with your writing. The following are the stages of the writing process.


Do internet research with clear expectations. 

Stage 1: Prewriting

         * Thinking of a purpose

         * Generating ideas

         * Brainstorming

         * Researching and gathering facts

         * Analyzing ideas

         * Organizing ideas

         * Focusing ideas

Stage 2: Drafting

         * Writing

         * Rearranging information and ideas as needed

         * Expanding ideas

Stage 3: Revising

         * Rewriting

         * Rethinking, rearranging, deleting, adding

         * Clarifying ideas

         * Checking ideas and mathematical facts

         * Conducting more research

         * Redrafting

Stage 4: Editing

         * Proofreading

         * Making any final corrections, including those relating to math

Stage 5: Publishing or sharing

         * Sharing your written work with others

         * Producing copies of your work

         * Displaying your work

Possible Assessment Questions

The following questions are just some of the possibilities.

         * What is the problem asking? How would you explain it to a friend?

         * What must you find before you can come up with a solution?

         * How are the facts of this problem connected? How does one fact relate to another?

         * Is there any information in this problem that you do not need? What is it, and why is it not needed.

         * Is there any information missing in this problem that is necessary for solving it? How would you go about finding it?

         * What strategies might you use to try to solve this problem? Which do you think is the best one? Why?

         * Can the information or facts presented in this problem be arranged in a pattern? In what way? How might that pattern help you solve the problem?

         * Would drawing or sketching help you to solve the problem? If yes, how?

         * How might you share your understanding of the problem with your group?

         * How might your group divide tasks in solving this problem?

         * How might your group work more effectively?

         * What is the best solution for the problem?

         * How can you justify your solution?

Grading Projects Using a Point System

The following is how a project's parts will be broken down and quantified. The total number of points is 100.

Points

Satisfactory solution

                                                                                                   25

  The solution is valid and practical.

Jurisdiction of results    

                                                                                                   15

   Students justified results through an oral presentation, written report,

or discussion. They backed up the results with sound arguments.

Methods                      

                                                                                                   15

   Students eliminated impractical procedures and focused their efforts

on the most useful procedures. If necessary, the students eliminated and

found data. They were able to analyze and organized information and

use technology where applicable.

Accuracy     

                                                                                                   15

   Reasoning and computation were logical and accurate.

Creativity          

                                                                                                   10

   Students showed original and insightful thinking.

Persistence                     

                                                                                                  10

   Students did not give up.

Cooperation with the group

                                                                                                  10

   Students worked well together, shared ideas, and listened to the ideas

of other group members. They showed willingness to help each other.