Mark Miller’s Weblog

The world according to Mark

DP guidelines

As you update your digital portfolios, please keep in mind the following guidelines:

  • Write at least 5 posts that discuss Math/Science projects from this semester.
  • Include images or graphs in your posts (it makes them more exciting)
  • Make your entries be either narratives in the first person or write them as educational articles for whoever will be reading your DP. Tell the story of what you learned and how.
  • Describe in your posts the skills you have learned or used for the projects.
  • Required posts: Oil price forecasts, How it Works posters, Stock Market portfolios

List of Projects:

  • Newton
  • Africa
  • Space Habitat
  • Stock Market
  • Currency Exchange Rates
  • Business Plans
  • How it Works Posters (includes many various topics)
  • Nate’s T-Shirt Shop
  • Quadratics
  • Bernoulli’s Principle
  • Inventions (End of Year Project – includes many various topics)
  • Oil Price Forecasts

Skills we have learned (not exhaustive):

  • Analysis of data
  • Regressions
  • Predictions
  • Calculations
  • Symbolic representation (algebra)
  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Making Plots and Graphs
  • Researching
  • Web Publishing
  • Graphic Design
  • Interpreting Statistics
  • Units (proper use)
  • Spreadsheets
  • Illustrator (posters)
  • Digital Presentations

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