Holly Jolly Trig-Pythagorean Project
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Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Student will complete "Chimney Dilemmas." Student will interpret ladder application problems and use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for missing variables and make decisions.
Student did minimal work or did not submit work. Student submitted answers only.
Assignment partially completed. Student missing work or incorrect use of Pythagorean Theorem. Work is not neat or legible.
Assignment completed. 75% of answers are correct. Student used formulas correctly. Minor calculation errors. Work is neat and legible.
Assignment contains all work and 90-100% of the answers are correct. Work is neat and legible. Student used formulas correctly.
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Student will complete " The Workshop." Student will use higher order thinking to develop strategies for solving applied problems. Each problem requires the use of the Pythagorean Theorem, however the problem solving strategy will be different.
Student did minimal work or did not submit work. Student submitted answers only
Assignment partially completed. Student missing work or incorrect use of Pythagorean Theorem. Work is not neat or legible.
Assignment completed. 75% of answers are correct. Student used formulas correctly. Minor calculation errors. Work is neat and legible.
Assignment contains all work and 90-100% of the answers are correct. Work is neat and legible. Student used formulas correctly.
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Student will complete "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Students will use the latitude and longitude coordinates and the Pythagorean Theorem to estimate distance between cities.
Student did minimal work or did not submit work. Student submitted answers only
Assignment partially completed. Student missing work or incorrect use of Pythagorean Theorem. Work is not neat or legible.
Assignment completed. 75% of answers are correct. Student used formulas correctly. Minor calculation errors. Work is neat and legible.
Assignment contains all work and 90-100% of the answers are correct. Work is neat and legible. Student used formulas correctly.
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Student will complete "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Student will calculate a total of 49 Pythagorean theorems to estimate the distance between cities.
Student did minimal work or did not submit work. Student submitted answers only
Assignment partially completed. Student missing work or incorrect use of Pythagorean Theorem. Work is not neat or legible.
Assignment completed. 75% of answers are correct. Student used formulas correctly. Minor calculation errors. Work is neat and legible.
Assignment contains all work and 90-100% of the answers are correct. Work is neat and legible. Student used formulas correctly.
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Student will complete "The List". Student will use the data from the previous activity to try to minimize the length of the entire trip. Student will answer reflection questions related to the Pythagorean Theorem. Student will sketch their final route for Santa on a map of the West Coast of North America in "Dancing in the Snow" activity.
Student did minimal work or did not submit work. Student submitted answers only
Assignment partially completed. Student missing work or incorrect use of Pythagorean Theorem. Work is not neat or legible.
Assignment completed. 75% of answers are correct. Student used formulas correctly. Minor calculation errors. Work is neat and legible.
Assignment contains all work and 90-100% of the answers are correct. Work is neat and legible. Student used formulas correctly.
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