algebra explorations project
final presentations and open house

For our final Algebra presentations this year, we are going to do something special. You and your partner will choose a problem or topic that interests you to research, solve, and present to the class. In addition, we will be having an evening "Open House" on Tuesday, June 4, 2002. We will invite parents, friends, other math and science students, and teachers to a celebration of all that we have learned this year. You, the students, will work in pairs to create display boards and prepare short presentations on your topic. During the Open House, you will give your presentation several times as our guests explore our displays, much like a science fair.

The display boards will cover topics symbolically, graphically, numerically, and verbally.

This will be a great and memorable event. I am very much looking forward to seeing you all there. (If you cannot attend, please see me as soon as possible.)

Calendar

Tu 5/7 W 5/8 Proposals DUE

W 5/15 Th 5/16 Project Work Day in Class

F 5/17 M 5/20 Begin Progress Presentations (Progress Reports DUE)

Th 5/23 F 5/24 Finish Progress Presentations (Progress Reports DUE)

Tu 5/28 W 5/29 Chapter 12 Review and work on projects in class

Th 5/30 F 5/31 Chapter 12 TEST and work on projects in class

M 6/3 Tu 6/4 Final Projects DUE

Note that we will be working on Chapter 12 along with this project. We will review for the Final Exam in class after the Open House. Each student received a more detailed calendar in class.

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Topics

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Proposal

Please respond to the following in complete sentences on separate paper. This proposal serves to let me know what you are planning to do for your project and to help you clarify your thinking about how you intend to meet all of the project goals. Please write your name(s), class period, course title, and date at the beginning of your proposal.

• Describe your project idea.

• Relevance: What is the purpose of your project? Why is your type of project important or special to you?

• Content: What subject topics will you incorporate into your project? Please be as specific as possible.

• Methods: How do you plan to develop and/or explore the content through working on your project? How do you plan to incorporate different methods of representation (symbolic, numerical, graphical, and verbal) into your project? State your plan for each.

• Organization: How will the content be organized within the project? Also, for group projects, how will you organize the work to be divided equally among group members?

• Discourse: How do you plan to share your project with the class? Also, how will you use critique on your project presentations to help guide you through revision and subsequent presentations?

• Challenge: What do you think will be the biggest difficulty you will encounter in completing this project? How do you plan to meet that challenge?

• What resources will you use for research?

• What do you hope to learn through this project?

• What other questions, comments, concerns, and/or suggestions do you have?

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Progress Presentations

Progress Presentation Outline
Progress Presentations should be short (5 minutes maximum).

• Explain your project
  • What project did you do? What mathematics did you use?
• Briefly share what you have done symbolically, numerically, graphically, and verbally.
• Share what you learned from the Internet.
• Share your plans for your Display Board

• What’s next?
  • What do you have left to complete?
  • Who is responsible for finishing each part?

• Feedback and Follow-Up
  • Answer questions and seek comments and suggestions from the class.
  • Classmates will fill out Critique and Discussion Form outlined below.
  • On another day, watch the video of your Progress Presentation.
  • Complete a Reflection of this presentation (together with your partner).

Rough Draft (Due with Progress Presentation)

• Turn in draft of four methods on four separate pages.
• Turn in a one-page (at least) summary of your Internet Research.
  • At least three links: (1) Historical, (2) Mathematical, and (3) Other related site of interest to you.
  • Include each site address and a summary of what you learned from each web site.
• Turn in a one-page sketch outline of the planned layout for your Display Board.

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Critique and Discussion

Answer the following questions openly and honestly so the author(s) can best revise their work.
This does NOT convert to a grade.

Name: ___________________________________

Question/Comment:  
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Grading

#_______ Topic: _____________________________________________________

_____ (5 pts.) 5-Page (Symbolic, Numerical, Graphical, Verbal, Internet) Draft
_____ (5 pts.) Display Board Layout Rough Draft

_____(10 pts.) Accuracy
_____(10 pts.) Clarity

_____(150 pts.) Total

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Abby Brown - Torrey Pines High School - Spring 2002