Math on the Job Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes The students will investigate occupations to discover the math required on the job. The students will study this math content and complete a job-specific workplace problem. They will write an evaluation essay explaining the importance math plays in their occupation of choice.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading , math, language arts - writing Roles:      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, ESOL, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:       4 hours Technology Integration T-Chart Graphic Organizer Vocational Information Center - Math Resources Vocational Information Center The Mathematical Association of America, Research Sampler 6 The British Columbia Institute of Technology The Futures Channel XP Math - Introduction to Math Careers Database Micron Math in the Workplace Overview Cord Contextual Lessons Career and Applied Academics PBS Teachers Applied Mathematics

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Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Understand, interpret, and work with pictures, numbers, and symbolic information. Students will work with a variety of symbolic, pictures and numeric representations depending on the math content studied. Apply knowledge of mathematical concepts and procedures to figure out how to answer a question, solve a problem, make a prediction, or carry out a task that has a mathematical dimension Students will use the math content they studied to complete a workplace math problem. Students will use calculators to solve problems Define and select data to be used in solving the problem Students will select and study the skills necessary for a selected occupation. Determine the degree of precision required by the situation Students will evaluate whether the math required for an occupations requires precise calculations or estimations. Solve problem using appropriate quantitative procedures and verify the results are reasonable Students will determine that answers are reasonable. Communicate results using a variety of mathematical representations, including graphs, charts, tables, and algebraic models Students will write an essay evaluating the math skills needed in an occupation they are investigating.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students select the occupations they are interested in and focus learning math necessary for those jobs. Contextual Students use the Internet and investigate lots of jobs. Most web sites use info from actual people employed in the field Building Expertise Students learn how the math they may already know is important and also learn additional math they need to know for the jobs they are interested in. If using the computer to search web sites, students learn to search the web to find career information. They can carry this skill to other learning.

Lesson Designer Paula Mullet OLRC Math Consultant prmullet@att.net

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