Assignments

Measurement and Proportions

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Assignment 1
Click on the link below to enter the Proportion Land Amsuement Park. Proportion Land You will be entering attraction #1. Did you know that iPods and mp3 players use ratios? How many songs can an mp3 player hold? How long does it take to charge the battery? Investigate these topics while you watch the videos and answer the questions in the section. When you have completed the assessment, screen save your page and email it to me or put in Moodle dropbox.

Assignment 2
Using the same link from above, enter Attraction 8, the Rollercoaster Scale Factor. Working with your shoulder partner, complete the handouts 8.0 and 8.1. Rollercoasters are fun to ride, but believe it or not ratios and proportions are used for this too! Good Luck!

Assignment 3
Forget Facebook, welcome to Fakebook. In this assignment you will be researching a famous mathematician. Instead of the same old boring reports you and a partner will make a Fakebook report. Use the Alabama VIrtual Library to help you locate the information. Collaborate with your partner and make sure that you include all the needed information. See the attached file for requirements. After you are finished post your page on your Moodle account. Then you can log onto other classmates Fakebooks and comment or "like" parts. Remember when you comment or "like" something you are not yourself, you are the mathematician that you researched. On the last day you will print the of the page and the comments and send a link to me! Alabama Virtual Library Use this site for your biography information. DO NO USE WIKIPEDIA! FakeBook Don't forget we covered how to do this in class. But if you forgot, watch the tutorial on the page!

Assignment 4
For this assignment you will be recording your voice. You will tell me in your own words how to solve a problem. This will be practice for the ARMT + open ended response questions. In class you will choose a problem from the back table. You will have to answer all parts of the questions in the problem on the paper and then record all of your steps verbally.

If you have an iPod or mp3 player that has recording capabilities, you may use it for this process. If you do not I have listed link below that will allow you to make mp3 files of your voice using your computer or the Mac Books in class.

http://vocaroo.com/ This site you can use right from the computer. Email me with your questions.

http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en If you do not have access to a recording device you can type out what you would like to say and it will make mp3 file for you. Then you will just email me the file. You can choose a male voice or a female voice.

Use Dropbox for Assignments 1 & 2. Add your name and link to your Fakebook below when you have completed Assignment 3.Email me and add a link here to your Assignment 4.

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