Ingle

Cross-Curricular Projects 2011

9th Grade

The project this term is going to be worth 10%, but the activities done in class or in break will be included in the class work that is also worth 10%. Click on the following link to know what your project is going to be about.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/algebra/algebra1/algebra1_05/webquest/index.php4/na/unit1

To be sent through Phidias:In groups of 4 all activities have to be done by different members, and in groups of three, one student will have to do two activities. Sort out who is going to do which activity, fill in the following chart with these info let me know through Phidias by February 22/2011.

The project has to be sent to the teacher’s Phidias, or given in a usb memory to the teacher on march 4 in school time.Remember if you do it by parts come and look for me so I can give you a hand.

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Everyone in the group must know the answers to thefollowing questions and be able to describe the group’s decisions, ONLY ONE STUDENT HAS TO PROFREAD, CHECK, TYPE AND UPLOAD the information in the web page, it the group’s decision WHO IS IT GOING TO BE doing that activity the student has to do be a responsible person.

REMEMBER YOU CAN MEET THROUGH FACEBOOK-MESSENGER-SKYPE-BB MSN SO YOU CAN STAY HOME, WHEN YOU DO IT PLEASE SEND ME A COPY OF THECHAT SESSION TO MY MAIL

germanmejia@liceotallersanmiguel.edu.co

germanmejia7b@hotmail.com

Assignment No 1

(EVALUATED AS CLASSWORK)

In the web page about the project there are some links to give you some ideas about what you are going to do. This information also needs to be uploaded to your web page project. In your new job as an advisor to the governor of your state, you havebeen asked to prepare a portfolio or Web page to inform the residents of your state about the changing age structure of people in the United States. Be creative. Add some additional data, information, or even pictures to your portfolio or Webpage. Your portfolio or Web page needs to contain the following information

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|Student 1 |Find data about the age structure of the United States for the 20th century. For example, how |
| |many people were 65 or over in 1900? How many people were under 5 in 1960? How many people |
| |were 25-34 in 1980? Use the data on age and population to prepare some type of graph(s) or |
||table(s) to visually display your findings. |
|Student 2 | Devise a method you can use to predict the age structure of the population in the future. |
|Student 3 |Find another set of data, of your choice, that relates to aging. Display the data in a graph |
| |or table and include a brief description of the data.|
|Student 4 |Explain your findings and describe the changes that you predict in the U.S. due to an aging |
| |population. |

Assignment No 2

(EVALUATED AS CLASSWORK)

Here are some additional questions and ideas you need to answer for your project. Don’tjust answer the questions using short answers; be specific and take your time to explain your answers. You decide if the information you find and do some research on is useful or not for your web page.

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|Student 1 |How has the average life expectancy for people in the United...