Final Project

1. Algebra IFinal Project 2012:
Seeing Math Everywhere
You will compile a portfolio of at least 3 digital images that illustrate each mathematical
concept covered during the semester.
You must include at least one photo taken of a public image in Albuquerque, and will cover all
functions learned in class:
Linear functions
o One line and
o System of two equations
Quadratic functions
Restrictions:
No photos of people’s faces allowed for privacy reasons. You must take or have taken the
photos yourself. You are posting them to the Internet as your own work.
No images from the Internet or copyright images are permitted. I use the term images in a
broad sense to include images of original art, and computer generated images.
Resources:
1. Use any digital camera. If you don’t have one, or cannot borrow one, please let me
know ASAP. This should NOT be used as excuse for your final project.
2. Geometer SketchPad software using the Computer Lab or Mrs. Corral’s room.
3. Power Point software to create your final presentation.
4. Account in Slideshare.net
5. Account in Flickr.com
6. Your notebook for reference.
7. Advance Algebra Textbook.
Instructions for Each Step:
Flickr instructions
1. Sign in with your Yahoo ID and password or create a new free account at
www.flickr.com(if you don’t have one already). Choose your first and last name as
screen name. If you don’t have a Yahoo e-mail account, create one.
2. Find the account “Highland Corral” and joint your group. URL:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauracorral/
3. Upload at least 3 photos to your account and get in reviewed for public access.
4. Participate in every discussion and/or blogs posted by the teacher and comment at
least THREE posting from your classmates, be careful in using appropriate language to
post anything in your account, don’t use internet language as way of communication
(LOL, OMG, etc).
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2. Slideshare Instructions:
1. Create a new free account on www.slideshare.netusing your first and last name as
username.
2. Find my account “Laracos” and check the box to follow it.Here is where you will upload
your PowerPoint presentation.
URL: www.slideshare.net/laracos
3. You will find these instructions, rubric, and examples posted in my account.
4. Whenever you are ready, upload your PowerPoint presentation using your name for
easy identification.
Geometer’s Sketchpad Directions
Instructions to create sliders for f (x) ax 2 bx c (quadratic function) but you can adjust
your sliders to be used with any function.
1. Open Sketchpad and a blank sketch will be on the screen. Click on the sketch to make
the logo disappear. Under the Graph menu, select Show Grid.
2. Go to the applications folder in your hard drive, open the Sketchpad folder, than open
the Samples folders, then open Custom Tools, then open the document Slider.gps.
3. Click the GSP sketch, which you had previously opened to hide the sliders.gsp page.
4. Use the custom tool to select sliders in toolbox. You will see a variety of choices. Select
“adjustable horizontal”.
5. Each time you click the document another slider appears.
6. Click the text tool in the toolbox to stop adding new sliders.
7. Notice all the sliders are named “a”. Using the text tool, double-click a letter that needs
to change and rename it on both the number and the point on the slider.
8. Click Graph on the top menu, then “Plot new function”.
9. Using the selection tool, enter a*x^2+b*x+c in the calculator window by clicking the “a”
slider label for “a”, the “b” slider label for “b” , and the “c” slider label for “c” and the
calculator buttons for everything else.
10. Click OK
11. Align 0 and 1 on your sliders on the grid of the scale. Move the number label next to the
slider.
12. Paste your photo in the document and fit your curve.
13. Listo!! You’re done with your first picture. Remember you need at least 3 different
images representing the different functions covered during the semester.
After you complete all previous points now you are ready for this task:
1. Use Geometer’s Sketchpad to model any function in your image. Use the PrintScreen
key and Paint (crop and save your image with the function graph and equation as a .jpg
image). Upload your images to Flickr with the appropriate tagging (class tag is Algebra
II and your class period). Label the concept in Flickr with notes on the image. Set the
privacy settings of your math photos to anyone. Add a description of each photo,
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3. including decisions you made while modeling the image. Add your images to the
Algebra I group by the end of your presentation day.
2. At the beginning of your presentation, hand in a summary paper, with your Flickr
screen and Slideshare username, this summary will include a small version of each
photo and a hand out form of your power point presentation, before and after any
function modeling, a clear equation of the function and a written justification of your
choice of function.
3. Give an oral presentation to the class during the week assigned for finals (5 minutes).
4. Use Slideshare to upload your PP presentation.
5. Be sure to use the rubric as a checklist to prepare your presentation.
Algebra I Final Project Mrs. Laura Corral