...Science and math integration unit I chose a culminating activity to use after the students had completed learning about fractions, ratios and percentages in math and in life science learning about the ecosystems and inquiry and observations to solve problems. The activity I chose has students looking at trees within a forest near the school. My rationale for selecting this project is that students in this area do a lot of hunting this time of year and are outside in the wilderness a lot during the month of October. I thought that this lesson would make them more aware of their environment and provide them a different way to look at their surroundings before they went off to the mountains for hunting elk and deer. I believe the students will be very interested in this unit of study and also it will help them to be more observant as they are hunting this next month. I tried to write a unit of study that students in this area would enjoy doing, one that would fit with their lifestyle and have a meaningful positive outcome upon completion. This is a summary of a culminating unit for science and math. Students will measure off a section of the forest and count quaking aspen trees and lodge pole pine trees within the measured off area. Students will then use the 12 processes of science and math skills to answer questions and complete investigations to solve the science question. The students need to collect data, chart it and analyze it to answer questions using math skills including...
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...Final Project: Math Used in the Paralegal Profession Misty Kenter Kaplan University MM150 Prof. Mowen May 21, 2011 INTRODUCTION This paper is on what kind of math I will be using in my chosen profession. My chosen profession is the paralegal profession. I know that I will not need to know a lot of math for this profession. As a paralegal professional I will be using math every day. I will be using math for everything from keeping track of billable hours to estimating damages in a lawsuit. I will need to know basic math, basic algebra, and first year algebra. Basic math and basic algebra consists of addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, percentages, and negative numbers (www.xpmath.com). First year algebra consists of using formulas (www.xpmath.com). In this paper I will explain in detail the math that I would use in the four different types of law offices for a paralegal professional that I am interested in. These types of law offices are family law, civil litigation, probate and estate law, and criminal law. Family Law In a family law office I would use basic math and first year algebra. I would be using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and a formula set by the courts to calculate child support and spousal support payments. I also would be using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to figure out how much the marital property is worth and how much each party would get if the clients decide to sell the property...
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...Math is as big a part of life as life is a part of math. From the time most of us start learning numbers and simple math, we usually ask two questions. First, “why do I have to learn this? “, and second,” when will I ever need to use math in real life? “. The truth of the matter is, we use math everyday whether we realize it or not. Math is used in one form or another hundreds of times a day in everything from the simplest chore we perform to the most difficult tasks we can think of. Mastering the skill of math, even simple math, can enable one to progress throughout life with much less stress and confusion. Once we learn numbers and simple math, it becomes like second nature to incorporate mathematics into our day. Consider the first thing most people do in the morning upon waking. For most of us, that involves looking at the clock to see what time it is. Therefore, numbers are one of the first things seen and automatically, without thinking about math, we calculate how much time we have before we have to be somewhere. Perhaps one only thinks of how long they slept? Regardless, math has usually been applied momentarily following waking from being asleep. Once awake, think of the math equations most of us perform throughout the day. The amount of addition and subtraction as well as multiplying and dividing ones time allotment for the day is substantial. (Math in Everyday Use, 2012) The math calculations performed by most in relation to time in the course of a day is just...
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...the new use of Common Core Standards in the State of Maryland Education System. I was educated during the time of memorizing factors and answering simple questions, which simply prove that I can remember facts. Today my child is being asked to “think intensively and to think critically” in order to compete Globally in the world today and thanks to the Common Core Standards I am glad of his process. To date 46 states and District of Columbia's adoption of Common Core State Standard as well as the 4 states that have not adopted CCSS. Minnesota adopted ELA but not Math standards.2 Common core State Standards (CCSS) was established by a non-profit origination called Achieve, which...
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...Skills Introduction Mathematics skills play an important role in our lives. To understand math we must read our math books, and understand the use of technical terms like equation, integration and many more. Understanding terms is only part of learning mathematics skills. Comprehension and analysis is needed to understand math concepts. You cannot learn mathematics by being a spectator; you must perform the calculations yourself. Reading a solution in a book and watching someone else solve the problem is not sufficient, although it helps, you must use your brain to solve the problems and write out the full solution. If you are provided with the answers to a math problem or problems you may be able to see how each answer fits, but it is very different working out the problem yourself. The real understanding is if you can do the necessary work yourself or not. Mathematics Study Skills Knowing mathematical principles and concepts can help you to succeed in school and work. It is important to use study skills that apply well to math. The following are some study skills that should be utilized: * Study math everyday during the semester. * Have a specific time and place to study with few distractions. * Keep up to date with homework. * Find an alternative text when you are having trouble understanding the text. * Take notes and copy all the steps of the math problems. * Ask questions when you are confused. * Work problems until you understand them...
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...Project - Article Research Hamid Naderi Yeganeh uses a series of cosine formulas to create art masterpieces into shapes that look like everyday surroundings, such as animals. I found it interesting that Yegeneh, being a math whiz, takes trigonometry and makes beautiful art with it. He started out with just making symmetrical shapes, which eventually led him into creating art with the trigonometric functions by creating endpoints and segments. Some of his work includes a fox, a bird in flight, and a multitude of pieces using thousands of varied circles. I am quite intrigued by how the author of the article, Stephy Chung, compares Yeganeh to one of the most famous artists of all time in Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci is responsible for painting the...
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...6th X’Zorriyah Golston What are your plans after graduating from high school and how will knowing math help me in what I plan to accomplish in life? My plans after high school are to go to college, right? That’s what everyone says. After high school I honestly do plan to attend college. I have no other special talents or anything in that manner so I feel this is the only way I’ll be able to make my way unto success. My college choice is Northwestern State University where I plan to pursue a major in Radiology. I feel knowing math will help me to accomplish my career in Radiology in a few ways. Of course you need math to count money, add up bills, household supplies and just daily when you trying to decide which is a better...
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...life. A lot of people do not realize that they are using algebra. Algebra can be anything from calculating the amount of money you’ve spent on your grocery shopping, designing structural plans for a building, and keeping track of the calories you have in your diet. Our professor told us that in every subject, we use math. My major is chemistry and mathematics is used widely in chemistry as well as all other sciences. Mathematical calculations are absolutely necessary to explore important concepts in chemistry. You’ll need to convert things from one unit to another. For example, you need to convert 12 inches to feet. Also, we use simple arithmetic to balance equations. A lot of things I’ve had learned from this course and one of them was that we use Math for everyday life. I’ve also learned many ways how to solve equations such as linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic equations. All the material that we did learn was all easy to learn and understand. I believe that the instructor did a good job explaining on how to solve problems. If my friend was asking me how to determine the differences between the equation of the ellipse and the equation of the hyperbola, I would first give he or she the definition of the two words ellipse and hyperbola. An ellipse is a set of all points in a plane such that the sum of their distances from two fixed points is a constant. Each fixed point is called a focus (plural: foci) A hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane for which the...
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...Historically the United states has been known for how great our education systems are, but in the last decade, our test scores keep plummeting, particularly in math and science sections. Mathematics is a fundamental course that will affect and influence students for the rest of their lives. That is why it is essential that these students get a firm grasp on the subject at a young age, so that they do not fall behind and into a vicious cycle of always trying to keep up. When it comes to learning mathematics, there are a multitude of different teaching techniques that could be utilized, and in today's educational system teachers need to be adaptive to alternative learning methods, and manipulatives are a great example of that. In this paper,...
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...Strategies to Overcome Math Anxiety Classroom Skills * Your instructors want you to succeed. Remember, they are unsuccessful unless you are successful. Your instructor wants you to learn the material and is willing to help when you ask questions. * Ask questions when you become stuck or as soon afterwards as possible. * Make your questions as specific as possible. It is easier for your instructor to answer a question such as, “I don’t understand how to solve for x when the equation begins with a fraction” than “I just don’t understand this section. Can you help me?” In addition, by making your questions as specific as possible, you can sometimes find the answer on your own. * Even if you do not understand what the textbook explains yet, read it over before class. When you have some knowledge about the concepts before they are presented, you will find them easier to understand. * Embrace word problems. Although they are sometimes corny, word problems are the gateway to using your math in real life. * If you are taking a math class at your local campus, sit near the front of the class. * Take advantage of your campus’s help sessions and the CME online coaching. Studying for Exams * Study everyday instead of cramming for exams. Review previous materials everyday for about a half hour to help you retain skills. * Do not multitask when you are studying. Cognitive psychologists find that multitasking makes you less efficient at everything...
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...1 A User’s Guide to Learning Styles and Math Tools T he journey of developing this book began almost five years ago. After over sixty combined years of service in schools, two of us—John R. Brunsting and Terry Walsh—were coming to the end of our careers as mathematics instructors and administrators. For most of those sixty years, we had the pleasure of working together in Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois, where we met Harvey Silver and were introduced to the Thoughtful Classroom professional development model he designed with Richard Strong. What we quickly came to learn is that the Thoughtful Classroom really works. Whenever we implemented Thoughtful Classroom strategies in our classrooms or worked with other teachers to help them implement Thoughtful Classroom strategies in their own classrooms, the effect on student learning was palpable—students became more engaged, discussions got richer, student thinking went deeper, and test scores went up. There was, however, one particular Thoughtful Classroom text that always seemed to make the biggest difference in classrooms in the shortest amount of time. That text was Tools for Promoting Active, In-Depth Learning (Silver, Strong, & Perini, 2001; Silver, Strong, & Commander, 1998). The idea behind Tools for Promoting Active, InDepth Learning is simple. It is a collection of classroom-tested tools, or simple teaching “moves,” that teachers can use to foster active, in-depth learning. These tools are based on the...
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...Adapted Lesson Rose Davis SPE 514 SEQUITA LIPSCOMB Introduction I was able to observe in Ms. Brianna Roos, Special Education resource classroom the week of April 1st – April 5th, 2013 at Hamilton Creek Elementary School. On April 5th, I was able to teach my adapted Mathematics lesson to a small group of 3rd graders in the 90-minute math block. The small group contained six Specific Learning Disability students. The opportunity to perform and teach this lesson proved to be challenging, but at the same time very rewarding. Specific Learning Disabilities “Specific Learning Disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. This does not include the learning problems that are primarily associated with visual, hearing or motor disabilities, cognitive impairment, emotional disturbance, or that of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantages” (SLD, n.d.). Teachers and parents may look for the following patterns in students of specific learning disabilities: •Short attention span, unable to concentrate on a task...
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...Comprehensible Input I can remember when I was in school I had a difficult time understanding math. No matter how hard I tried I could never understand the math. It wasn’t addition or even subtraction that I was having a hard time with. It was the multiplication and the division. I could not understand the difference between the two of them no matter how I looked at it or even at how the work was done. To help make math more understandable and comprehensible he teacher could have given me more worksheets that helped to explain how to do the math to me. The teacher could have broken the classroom up into groups so that there were other students to help the ones that did not understand how to do the work. The students would be able to help each other out. The teacher could even have explained how to do the math step-by-step so that it could be understood better. Use gestures, body language, pictures, and/or objects such as manipulatives. If the teacher would have used objects or even pictures to help explain how to do the math it might have helped me to understand the math more. When doing math objects or even pictures help in understanding the math. You can have certain objects or even certain pictures that will help to represent certain numbers. Have a peer tutor. A peer tutor would have been a good idea for the teacher to also have. There are so many students in one classroom that the teacher cannot help each one of them. A peer...
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...Case Study K-5 Math Endorsement ME: Course 1-2013-Bibb Denna R. Bradford 2305 Kingsley Drive Macon, Georgia, 31204 478-719-2943 dbradford.williams@bibb.k12.ga.us Instructor: Mrs. Karen Crider Table of Contents I. Background Information Table on Student 1 and Student 2 ……………... II. Student 1 – IM …………………………………………………………… A. Student Interview. III. Student 2 – AM …………………………………………………………… A. Student Interview IV. Assessment, Discussion, and Presentation of Tasks ……………………… A. Number Sense V. Analysis and Interpretation of Data ……………………………………… A. Analysis B. Interpretation of Data VI. Misconceptions ……………………………………………………………... A. Student 1 – IM B. Student 2 – AM VII. Intervention Plan …………………………………………………………... A. Student 1 – IM B. Student 2 – AM C. Anchoring Instruction Activities………………………………………. VIII. References …………………………………………………………………... 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 I. Background Information Table on Student 1 and Student 2 |Background Information ...
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...Participating in MATHCOUNTS has been a very rewarding experiencing for me, not only because I received first place in our local chapter competition in both the individual and team categories, but also because I learn multiple lessons and traits from it. Being able to compete in math contests, such as MATHCOUNTS, teaches students how to be a part of a friendly competition. They learn time management skills, self-disciple, humbleness, and many other important skills in addition to learning how to do more complex math problems they may not typically be exposed to. This competition is also gives middle school kids a chance to meet new students who share similar qualities to themselves. MATHCOUNTS has helped me grow my love of math, taught me life...
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