Poster project

Suppose you work for Math Maniacs Inc., a company that creates educational materials for classrooms. Your task is to create an informational poster for a mathematics classroom about adding integers. Your poster has to be about adding integers with both positives and negatives. You will also need to include a numerical example as well as one, which shows how to add integers using a number line. Your poster will be graded on the following: 1. A design approved by your teacher 2. Attractiveness 3. Organization 4. Free of grammatical and spelling errors 5. Complete explanations 6. Correct examples for each method.

Special Notes:
You will have one class period to get started on this task, what is not finished in class is homework due the next day. The following materials will be provide: poster board, colored paper, scissors, computer access, colored pencils, markers, glue, and rulers. However, you are not limited to these supplies. Please remember to use the Internet to refresh your memory, or create examples. (Yes, you may use the national online manipulative site to create visual examples.)

FEEDBACK CHECKLIST
The purpose of the checklist is to provide feedback to the student about his/her work relative to the content standard. Have the standard available for reference. Task Checklist Y = Yes N = No Evidence Shown

Student

Poster Project
Poster design is approved The number line example for adding is appropriate and correct The numerical example for adding is appropriate and correct The poster is organized well The poster is free of grammatical and spelling errors. The poster is attractive and neat
Explanations are mathematically correct and complete

Teacher

CATEGORY Knowledge Gained

4
Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display. At least 4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.

3
Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. All required elements are included on the poster.

2
Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others. 2 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.

1
Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster. No graphics made by the student are included.

Graphic - Originality

Content - Accuracy Graphic - Relevance

1 accurate fact is displayed on the poster. Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. Several required elements were missing.

Required Elements