Assignment #5

Scenario:

Every summer my family and I go camping with friends at Bellows, in Waimanalo.  Every year each family cooks a meal for dinner and every year we experience an EPIC FAIL!  Last year, we tried using a dutch oven which took too long to cook anything decent and the year before that we used an open fire, which ended up burning our dinner.  Eventually, we ended up with hungry stomachs and very unsatisfied friends and family.  In talking to other teachers about my awful camping cooking experiences, one teacher had mentioned that a parabolic oven might solve my problem, materials are inexpensive, easy to make and fast!  Please help me and my family get some ideas to make a parabolic oven.

Using the vertex form of equation

Y = a(x-h)² + k

• (h, k) is the vertex

In your project please include the following:

• Title page
• Circle Map
• Tree Map
• Graph of parabola
• Definition of focus point (h, k, p)
• Write
• How your group made a parabolic oven
• Explain how it works and how the focus point is important to a parabolic oven
• How you can make a better design
• Reflection
• What did you like/dislike about the project
• How can we make this project better

RUBRIC

Criteria	Conceptual Understanding Does the student’s interpretation of the problem using mathematical representations & procedures accurately reflect the important mathematics in the problem	Strategies Is there evidence that the student proceeded from a plan, applied appropriate strategies, and followed a logical and verifiable process toward a solution?	Computation Given the approach taken by student, is the solution performed in an accurate and complete manner?	Communication Was I able to easily understand the student’s thinking or did I have to make inferences and guesses about what they were trying to do?	Drawing Sketches & Overall design Does the drawing and sketches enhance visually? Does the overall design work with what student is trying to achieve?
4	Your written explanation of your ideas and solutions was thorough and complete	You applied strategies that were logical and highly effective in the process of obtaining the solution to the problem	Your calculations were completely accurate in obtaining the solution to the problem	Your written explanation and ideas were exceptionally clear and easy to follow	Your drawing and sketches and overall design were highly effective in communicating and enhancing your ideas visually
3	Your written explanation of your ideas and solutions was substantially complete with a few misconceptions	You applied strategies that were logical and effective in the process of obtaining the solution to the problem	Your calculations were generally accurate and the minor inaccuracies did not affect the overall result to the solution to the problem	Your written explanation and ideas were generally clear and I was able to follow it with few difficulties	Your drawings and sketches and overall design were effective in communicating and enhancing your ideas visually
2	Your written explanation of your ideas and solutions was partially complete with some misconceptions.	You applied strategies that were somewhat logical and effective in the process of obtaining the solution to the problem	Your calculations were inaccurate and the numerous errors detracted from the solution to the problem	Your written explanation and ideas lack clarity and was difficult to follow	Your drawings and sketches and overall design were moderately effective in communicating and enhancing your ideas visually
1	Your written explanations of your ideas and solutions contained serious misconceptions	You applied strategies that were illogical and ineffective in the process of obtaining the solution to the problem	Your calculations contained significant errors throughout which led to major inaccuracies in the solution to the problem	Your written explanation and ideas was unclear and impossible to follow	Your drawings and sketches and overall design were ineffective in communicating and enhancing your ideas visually.