Check out this link to find out how Math at Work 12 is organized. Learn about fascinating features, such as Career Links and Tools of the Trade. Find out what kinds of jobs use math. The answer may surprise you.
Click on the following links to download different sizes of grid paper, protractor templates, and dot paper.
PDF files:
• Master 2 Centimetre Grid Paper
• Master 3 0.5 Centimetre Grid Paper
• Master 6 Isometric Dot Paper
Word files:
• Master 2 Centimetre Grid Paper
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Vernier calipers
• Step by step instructions on how to use Vernier calipers, including a 6 min demonstration video
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Vernier-Caliper
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• Applet for rolling dice and calculating probabilities
http://www.betweenwaters.com/probab/dice/dicemain3D.html
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l earn how to install a lug nut on a wheel
Demand Media Inc.
• Step by step instructions for how to install a lug nut on a wheel
http://www.ehow.com/how_5032114_install-lug-nuts.html
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learn about the sleep habits of Canadian teens
• Information about children’s sleep requirements and the consequences of sleep deprivation
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learn how eggs get from farm to store
Egg Farmers of Alberta
• Information on egg production and collection
http://eggs.ab.ca/about-eggs/hen-to-home
l earn about 100 year floods
• Detailed information about recurrence intervals and 100-year floods
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/100yearflood.html
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l earn about a career in meteorology
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
• Information about educational requirements for a meteorologist, a job description, and a list of educational institutions offering the required courses
http://www.cmos.ca/carmet.html
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play a virtual game of Plinko and relate it to probability
• Answer the questions based on the Plinko score board.
http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=98
learn how to make a Plinko board
• Follow the instructions to learn how to build a Plinko board.
http://www.mathdemos.org/mathdemos/plinko/build_a_board.html
Chapter 2 Student Book
Student Book (PDF)
growth charts and how they are used
• View documents describing the sample and methods used to construct the standards and growth charts produced by the World Health Organization. You can also access the actual charts.
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/
learn more about growth charts
http://www.dietitians.ca/Secondary-Pages/Public/WHO-Growth-Charts.aspx
monthly total snowfalls for certain cities
• Information on the total snowfalls for specific cities. Use the menu choices on the left to search by month.
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Canada/Cities/snowfall-annual-average.php .
learn about Wayne Gretzky’s hockey career
• Statistics on Wayne Gretzky’s career, his biographical information, career highlights, and more
www.gretzky.com/hockey/career_stats.php
learn about percentile rank
Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center
• A lesson on percentiles, including definitions and practice questions
http://regentsprep.org/REgents/math/ALGEBRA/AD6/quartiles.htm
minimum wage across Canada
• Information on minimum wage by province
http://srv116.services.gc.ca/dimt-wid/sm-mw/rpt3.aspx?lang=eng
careers in the logging industry
• Information on different categories of occupations within the logging industry and descriptions of jobs within each category
http://pacificforestfoundation.org/forestry-logging-careers/careers.html
learn about percentiles and wages
• An example of using percentiles to show a range of possible wages (using an automotive mechanic)
http://www.careeroverview.com/automotive-mechanic-salaries.html
learn about Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Information about BMI and BMI calculators
Chapter 3 Student Book
Student Book (PDF)
tools used by personal trainers
• Information about diagnostic tools for personal fitness trainers
http://www.ehow.com/list_6758267_tools-personal-fitness-trainer.html
minimum wage in Canadian provinces
• Information on minimum wage in each province
http://srv116.services.gc.ca/dimt-wid/sm-mw/rpt3.aspx?lang=eng
NHL players’ salaries
• A database of players’ salaries since 1989. Use the search function on the left to find the salary of a particular hockey player.
http://www.hockeyzoneplus.com/salaries/1363
learn about NHL players’ salaries
• A list of the top 20 salaries for NHL players since 1989 as well as the top five salaries for each hockey season since 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_player_salaries_in_the_NHL
information about radar guns
• Information about various types of radar guns, their uses, and limitations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_gun
tools used for furnace repair
• Information about various tools used in furnace repair, as well as a warning about the possible dangers of amateur furnace repair
http://www.ehow.com/about_4814218_furnace-repair-tools.html
information about snowmaking
• Information on how nature makes snow, how ski resorts make snow, and the factors that make it a very complex undertaking
Chapter 4 Student Book
Student Book (PDF)
automotive reliability ratings
• Reliability information for most makes of cars with reviews for as far back as 1997
http://autos.jdpower.com/ratings/index.htm
learn about automotive crash test ratings
• Database of crash test ratings for most makes of cars, searchable by make, model, and vehicle type
learn about fuel economy
• Information about automotive fuel consumption ratings for most known makes of vehicles
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/tools/fuelratings/ratings-search.cfm
• A list of automotive fuel consumption ratings for most known makes of vehicles
http://www.carpages.ca/blog/2012/01/11/2012-annual-fuel-economy-guide
instant online insurance quote
• Complete a two page online questionnaire to have an insurance quote issued.
Chapter 5 Student Book
Student Book (PDF)
learn about polygon names and the prefixes that represent different numbers
• Information on polygons, including types of polygons, formulas, parts, names, and special polygons
http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/polygons.htm
learn about the cells of honeycombs
• Learn why honeycombs are hexagonal
http://www.3838.co.jp/english/mitsubachi_park/frombeefarm/from05_rokkaku/index.html
learn about the career of beekeeping
• Detailed job description for a beekeeper
http://dot-job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/BEEKEEPER.cfm
learn about the career of a landscape designer
• Information on being a landscape designer
http://landscapedesignercareer.com/
learn how to make sure that a doorframe is square
• Step by step instructions on how to level and square a door frame
http://www.ehow.com/how_4392507_level-square-door-frame.html
• Step by step instructions on how to level a door frame
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/level-door-frame-28879.html
geodesic domes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome
http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/mathematics/dome/dome.html
relationship between side lengths and angles of triangles
• An interactive application for exploring the relationship between a triangle’s side lengths and its angles
http://www.mathopenref.com/trianglesideangle.html
wood inlay
• Instruction on how to do wood inlay
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Wood-Inlay
• Instructions on how to do wood inlay
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-wood-inlays-yourself-4089517.html?cat=6
octagonal rings used in mixed martial arts
• Brief description of the octagonal ring used in the UFC
http://www.ufc.com/discover/sport/octagon
learn about a career in fitness training
• Information on being a fitness trainer, including duties, skills, and required experience
http://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Fitness-Trainers-and-Aerobics-Instructors.cfm
learn about the career of a sign builder
• Information on what sign builders do, necessary skills, and the required education and where to get it
Chapter 6 Student Book
Student Book (PDF)
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learn about 3-D drawing
• Practice designing a room with furniture in 2-D and 3-D.
using computer programs to create animations
• Instructions on how to create animations using Microsoft® PowerPoint
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Animation-or-Movies-with-Microsoft-PowerPoint
tools used by surveyors
Bureau of Labour Statistics
• Information about surveyors
http://www.surveyhistory.org/the_surveyor's_basic_tools.htm
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
• Information about theolodites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite
YouTube
• Video showing how to use a theodolite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9U0xlmCzGI
learn why knowledge of triangles is essential in many trades
• Each site lists careers that use knowledge of a particular triangle.
– Right triangle trigonometry
http://www.xpmath.com/careers/topicsresult.php?subjectID=3&topicID=10
– Congruent triangles
http://www.xpmath.com/careers/topicsresult.php?subjectID=3&topicID=3
– Triangles inequalities
http://www.xpmath.com/careers/topicsresult.php?subjectID=3&topicID=4
– Pythagorean relationship
http://www.xpmath.com/careers/topicsresult.php?subjectID=3&topicID=9
learn about air traffic controllers
• Information on a career as an air traffic controller
http://www.go2hr.ca/CareersbrinTourism/JobDescriptions/AirTrafficController/tabid/1646/Default.aspx
Career Planner
• Information on a career as an air traffic controller
http://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Air-Traffic-Controllers-4.cfm
framing and woodworking tools
Demand Media Inc.
• Step by step instructions for making a wooden picture frame
http://www.ehow.com/how_4825775_wood-picture-frames.html
learn about hydraulic fracturing
• A list of the steps involved in hydraulic fracturing, as well as relevant links.
http://www.hydraulicfracturing.com/Process/Pages/information.aspx