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Begin Date: November 1 End Date: Open throughout duration of project. Summary: Students interview different professional people,ie; folks with jobs (including homemakers) and find out how they use math in their fields...to help show that the math you learn now *will* be relevant to your future. Interviews would be shared on the list. By: Brian Green Grade 5 - Delmar Elementary School Delmar Elementary School ===============
High School Principal I interviewed my dad, Jay Green. He uses math in school budgets, monthly attendance reports, data collecting, analyzing test scores, determining enrollment figures, and maintaining balanced class sizes.
Adminstration Assistant I interviewed my mom, Bobbi Green. She uses math at the end of the month doing monthly reports, and doing daily attendance. -------------------------------------
by Christina Grade 6 - Delmar Elementary School ================================ Hi! I have interviewed my mom Julie Johnson to see how she uses math in her career. My mom is a sales clerk and the first way she uses math is when she is on a cash register and she has to give her costumers change. She also uses math when she fills out the orders of merchandise so she can keep her shelves full. Another way my mom uses math is when she measures people to see what size they wear. My mother uses math when she looks at the clock to tell how much longer she has to stay in work. One other way my mom uses math is when people need to go to the fitting room and my mom has to give the people a hanger to put on the outside of their door according to the number of clothes they have. My mom also uses math when she categorizes the clothes to their sizes. Lastly my mother uses math when she estimates how much her paychek will be. My mom finds more reasons everyday to use math at work.
by Sara Grade 6 - Delmar Elementary School ================================ I am the Interviewer and I am Sarah Ann Marie Steele. The person I interviewed is Tammy Ann Lecates (my mom). She works at Dillards which is a restaurant in our city. She is a waitress. She uses math in her work by counting tips and by adding the person's bill and giving them back the right amount of money. Mom says that math is important and she tells me to get good grades in math and other subjects.
by Krista Mills Grade 6 - Delmar Elementary School ================================ My name is Krista Mills and I am 11 years old. I go to Delmar Elementary School and I am in the 6 grade. My school is in Delmar,Mrayland. I like to play soccer in my free time. My favorite subject in school is science because I like using chemistry stuff. When I get older I would like to be a lawyer because my uncle is an lawyer and he makes alot of money. When I am grow up I hope the world is better and I want to see no smoking, no guns, and no drugs. Right now I can help make the world better by picking up trash, saving water, and not poluting the air.
by Sara Delmar Elementary School =======================
Dear Kids,
My friend, Bob, sent me how he uses math in his career. This was his reply. Hi Sara, I don't use math so much now, but Iused to when programming. Computers use binary math, so I had to understand that. Binary uses only 1's and 0's to count, for example:
Decimal Binary Your friend Bob
Interviewer: Lisa Wright Grade 6 - Delmar Elementary School ================================
Person being Interviewed: Herbert Wright How do you use math in your job? Herbert uses math in his career in many ways. He has to figure out the size of his fields and the spray quanities and mixtures. As well as the yield per acer. He also has to construct projects. The fuel milage is important because you don't want to run out of gas. We ship produce and so he need to know the quanities of produce to be shipped. He keeps many record and that involves math and so the check book.
Interviewer: Lisa Wright How do you use math in your job? My mom uses math in many ways. She has to figure out medication amounts and when to give them. Also she has to schedule hours worked and the heights and weights. She needs to know the measurements of wounds and bandges. While working in Nanicoke Memorial Hospital she nedds to know the size of special support stockings. My mom has to figure out the nurses assignments and scheduling patients procedures. Figuring out amounts of supplies of buy and costs of supplies. Also the salary of nurses.
This page is posted by Richard Turnbull, and was last updated on Dec.14,1997. Send comments to rturnbul@nwrain.com
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