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 * G**oal: By completing this WebQuest, students will gain a deeper understanding of trigonometry and its' real-world applications.


 * R**ole: Due to the nature of the WebQuest, the students will be choosing their own role depending on the word problem that they create. In class, students are textbook editors; however, when they present their work to the class, they will be taking on whatever role they assume based on their word problem. In this example, the introduction serves as the scenario that the students would create. In the aviation example, the role would be: "As a pilot, you have made a quick decision where to land your plane based on your angle of depression."


 * A**udience: Due to the nature of the WebQuest, the students will also be choosing their own audience based on the word problem they create. As a class, all of the students will be presenting their material to a board of directors. However, as they are writing their problem, they must create their own audience to justify how trigonometry is used in the real world. For the aviation example, the audience would be the FAA.


 * S**ituation: Due to the nature of the WebQuest, students will be choosing their situation based on the world problem that they create. In the aviation example, the situation would be, "You are a pilot who successfully navigated an emergency landing and need to prove to the FAA why your city was the best choice to land in."


 * P**roduct/Presentation: Students will use iMovie, Comic Life, or GarageBand to convince a large printing press that they deserve to be head of their Mathematics Divsion. Students will also be using their scenario to justify why they would be presenting their material.

• Product - content, mathematical concepts, creativity, cooperation, clarity & neatness, and spelling & grammar. • Presentation - subject knowledge, organization, elocution, peer respect & review, body language, and enthusiasm.
 * S**tandards (criteria from both rubrics):

=Introduction=

__PILOT__ Mayday! Mayday! Tower, this is Flight FD1734, I repeat, Foxtrot-Dixie 1-7-3-4 requesting emergency landing position. FD1734 hit birds! We lost thrust in both engines!

__TOWER__ 1734, we calculate you at 32,000 feet with an elevation of 20 degrees.

__PILOT__ Negative, our instruments read an altitude of 35,000 feet, descending at 28 degrees.

__TOWER__ We've cleared you to land at LGA, Lima-Golf-Alfa, #5.

__PILOT__ I don't think we're going to make it. Tower, we're preparing for landing! Flight attendants, PREPARE FOR LANDING!

__TOWER__ Tower copies FD1734. Be advised you are NOT clear to land at JFK! The FAA will need a complete report. Good luck 1734.

__PILOT__ Roger, this is 1734 en route for landing.

You are a pilot who successfully navigated an emergency landing! You were awarded by the National Safety Council for saving the lives of all the passengers on board; however, in the air, you had a disagreement with air traffic control about which city to land in. When you informed air traffic control that you needed to perform an emergency landing, your instruments had calculated that you were flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet and descending at an angle of 28 degrees. Air traffic control had calculated you flying at an altitude of 32,000 feet with a 20 degree angle of elevation and cleared you to land at a certain airport. Now you have to prove to the FAA why your city was the best choice.

=Task=

JOB OPENING!

In an effort to maintain their elite status, Brain-Train Publishing, the world's largest textbook company, is looking for a company to head their Mathematics Education Division. They will be accepting and reviewing sample submissions from competing companies around the world. Luckily, you are the Senior Mathematics Editor for Mathemorphosis Press, the leading company for mathematical educational supplies and software. Your boss just informed you that your company will be submitting samples and has put you in charge of writing an amazing sample to submit. He is counting on you and your associate to close the deal on the Brain-Train account and gain their business. If you gain this account for Mathemorphosis, you will receive a promotion and significant raise. This is it! This is the chance you have been looking for! If your sample is appealing enough and your presentation convincing enough, the Brain-Train Board of Directors will select Mathemorphosis to head their Mathematics Education Division and become leading mathematics distributor in the world!

=Conclusion=

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations! The Brain-Train Board of Directors just published the announcement saying, "no competitor compared to Mathemorphosis Press, the NEW leading mathematics distributor in the world! Welcome to the Brain-Train Mathematics Education Division". Completing this assignment expanded your knowledge of real world applications of trigonometry and the importance of mathematics in different aspects of your life. You and your associates have closed the deal with Brain-Train Publishing and your promotions were granted. Job well done!

=Process=


 * NOTE: Using any software can be time consuming. Do NOT wait until the last minute to start this project.**


 * Before beginning, please download this form.**

As the Senior Editor, you have been assigned to work with your associate to close the deal on the Brain-Train account. In hopes of gaining the Brain-Train account, you and your partner will have to create a sample to submit. In order to create a respectable sample, you must think about what kind of real-world jobs use trigonometry. After all, who cares about trigonometry?

You and your associate will choose one field that uses trigonometry. Some fields include, but are not limited to, aviation, navigation, architecture, surveying, engineering, space science, and physics. Based on the given sample, it is strongly suggested that you not choose aviation. If you do choose aviation, your final sample must be significantly different than the given sample. This video may help you choose a field and remind you of the trigonometry that you will be using.

Keeping triangular trigonometry in mind, you will write a real-world word problem that an employee, in the field you have chosen, might encounter. You may not use any of the example real-world word problems that have been gone over in class; however, you may write your own real-world word problem that resembles one that has been addressed in class. To help you with this step, feel free to use the following book or other math books of your choice. [insert books]

Before you can continue, you must submit your real-world word problem for approval.

After approval, solve your real-world word problem. Use the following links to help you complete the math portion of your real-world word problem: Here you can find a flash applet that will show you the basic trigonometric ratios: Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Ratios Here you can find a video that will show you, step-by-step, how to use the sine, cosine, and trigonometric ratios: Trigonometric Ratio Video #1

Now, create a real-world scenario regarding why the employee, in the field you have chosen, could have encountered this problem. An example of an aviation scenario can be found on the introduction page of this WebQuest.

Once you have completed your real-world scenario, consider what software you would like to use to depict your real-world word problem and scenario. Software to consider include GarageBand/Audacity, iMovie/Movie Maker, and Comic Life. If you need help with any of this software, please use the following tutorials. [links to tutorials]

Submit the first two pages of your form for approval.

After your completed form has been approved, you may start your project. You may use the last two pages of your form to aid you in the planning process. It is suggested that you look at the rubrics on the evaluation page of this WebQuest to also help you in the planning process. Here is an example of what your final video might look like.

Once you have completed your project you will upload it to the class wiki.

You will present your final project and justify your mathematical reasoning.

To download a copy of this checklist click here.