Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Is Math Important in my Future Career? A WebQuest for Algebra 1 Designed by Mr. Skyta

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Introduction You are a junior/ senior in high school and are filling out college/technical school applications. Since you are undecided, you need to choose a major or trade and report on the importance of mathematics for that area. Your audience will be the school’s career liaison as well as your math class which is eager to learn why they need to know the math that they are learning in school. You will need to create a presentation that engages and informs your classmates in the importance of math and your chosen career.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits The Task You will need to create a 5-7 minute presentation that will persuade the 9th grade students the importance of mathematics in your career area and its relevance in everyday life. To support this presentation, one of the following products must be developed: Brochure/Flyer: You will create a career brochure or flyer using Microsoft Publisher. The brochure/flyer must include the areas listed in step 2. Be sure to also include interesting information that the reader may want to know. PowerPoint: You will create a PowerPoint presentation on the career that you have chosen that points out the key topics (see step 2) of the mathematical skills used in that field. You must include note pages to support each slide. Podcast: You are a radio reporter for the Career Network. Develop a podcast for undecided students explaining the career and the connection to high school math courses. You may want to include an interview with a professional in the field. Photo Story: You need to create a Photo Story highlighting key points to the career, including photos/video from that career area. The story should contain your own voice documenting each slide, with the option of non-copyrighted background music. Interview/Role Play: You will create a questionnaire that will provide the necessary components (see step 2 above) of this task. As part of your presentation, you will role play the interview.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits The Process STEP 1: Choose a major or career—Using the sites below, explore your options for possible career options. Some sites include assessments to help you in your exploration STEP 2: Research information about the career—Find the following information pertaining to your field. Feel free to include other interesting facts, media, etc. Job description Earnings Education Working conditions Necessary math skills STEP 3: Choose a Product—Based on the resources you have gathered, choose a product from the list below that best suits your needs. STEP 4: Prepare Presentation!

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Evaluation You will be graded on the following criteria: more CATEGORY4321 Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. Oral Presentation Interesting, well- rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention. Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time. Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost. Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Conclusion After this performance task, you should be able to ask yourself the following: What sort of math will be important in my career? Which math classes are the most important ones to focus on? Did I answer the question, “Why do I need to know math?”