Significance of project Meaningful integration of technology skills withcore math curriculum. Students make decisions about how to approach problems. Students use strategies, skills and concepts in finding solutions. 2.1 use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results 2.2 apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex problems 2.3 use a variety of methods such as words, numbers, symbols, charts,graphs, tables, diagrams and models to explain mathematical reasoning. 2.4 express the solution clearly and logically using appropriate mathematical notation and terms and clear language, and support solutions with evidence, in both verbal and symbolic work 2.5 indicate the relative advantages of exact and approximate solutions to problems and give answers to a specified degree of accuracy 2.6 make precise calculations and check the validity of the results from the context of the problem.
Students move beyond a particular problem by generalizing to othersituations.
Student Activities Research Component Students will visit website that have a variety of problems for students to study and solve. They will also study problem solving techniques as a routine part of the core math curriculum. Multimedia Components Students will have a digital camera, video camera, computers, tape recorders, the Internet, plus other materials available for their use, offline problem solving. Internet Components Students will have the Internet available to them at least 30 minutes a week for their research and communication with other students. The project and its components will be evaluated by the teacher on a 5 point Rubric in the areas of Multimedia, Collaboration, and Content.