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Experience a Transfer of you and your
familyA Web Quest for Pre-CalculusDesigned by
Melissa Ballard Wilsonand Bonnie Wicker

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INTRODUCTION

• You are employed by FED-EX in Memphis, Tennessee.
  You are being transferred to Los Angeles,
  California to do the same job, where you will
  work the day shift compared to the night shift in
  Memphis. In Memphis you, your spouse and two
  teenage children live in a four bedroom, two and
  half bath home in Cordova. Your mortgage payment
  is 1325.00, you must find some where to live to
  accommodate you and your family. Consider the
  fact you need to be at the most 40 miles from the
  FED-EX office.

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THE TASK- YOUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

• Your salary in Memphis is 58,000. FED-EX offers
  you 83,000 to move.
• Your teenage children are 15 and 17, you must
  look up drivers license restrictions for
  California and Tennessee, then compare.
• Your children are in high school. Graduation
  requirements must be compared for California and
  Tennessee.

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The Process for determining your cost,
advantages and disadvantages to moving.

• Salary comparison of the same job in Memphis
  compared to salary of same job in Los Angeles.
• Compare cost of living in Memphis to cost of
  living in Los Angeles.
• What are the differences in drivers license
  regulations for teenagers in Tennessee compared
  to California?
• Explain graduation requirements in Tennessee to
  requirements in California.

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Resource Sites to help you with your calculations
and decisions about the move for your family
from Memphis to

• California
• Best places
• Compare 2 Cities
• City Rating
• Job Search
• Moving
• Drivers License in California

• Salary
• California Official Site
• California Department of Education
• Tennessee Department of Education
• Tennessee Education
• Tennessee Drivers License

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How will I be graded on this project?
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CONCLUSIONTO YOUR RELOCATION
DECIDE NOW IF YOUR MOVE IS WORTH IT? WILL THE
RAISE BE NOTICABLE? WILL YOUR FAMILY BE HAPPY
WITH THE MOVE? MAKE A POWER POINT PRESENTATION
TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR CONCLUSIONS
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CREDITS

• ALL FED-EX PICTURES COURTESY OF THE FED-EX
  WEB-SITE http//www.fedex.com/us/
• RUBRICS CREATED IN RUBRISTAR http//rubistar.4teac
  hers.org
• WEB QUEST TEMPLATE http//webquest.sdsu.edu/
• Special thanks to Mrs. Barbara Garnett technology
  coordinator at BHS

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TLW Reason a decision based on mathematical
reasoning.

• ANALYZE LEARNERS This class is composed of only
  juniors and seniors. The students are good math
  students (above average). All students in this
  class have completed Geometry and Algebra II.
  This group of students enjoy hands on activities
  that require output information. This class as a
  group are visual, kinesthetic learners.
• STATE OBJECTIVES The learner will organize and
  consolidate their mathematical thinking through
  communication. They will apply and adapt a
  variety of appropriate strategies to solve
  problems.
• METHODS, MEDIA AND MATERIALS This lesson will
  require the use of the computer lab or library to
  access the Internet for data. The students will
  also require time in the lab to prepare their
  presentation.
• EVALUATION Grading will follow the rubrics for
  the presentation. The student handout will also
  be graded as a mean of determining data
  comparisons and rational for conclusions.

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Curriculum Standards

• Tennessee Mathematics Standards
• Standard 5.0  Data Analysis and Probability
• The student will collect, organize, represent,
  and interpret data make and evaluate inferences
  and predictions present and evaluate arguments
  based on data analysis and model situations to
  determine theoretical and experimental
  probabilities. 
• 5.2    apply appropriate technology in data
  collection and analysis
• PERFORMANCE INDICATORS justify the procedures
  chosen when performing operations on algebraic
  expressions and equations
• Tennessee Curriculum Standards available at
  http//www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/math
  highschool/algebra2.shtml

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