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Calendar Project
Order of Operations
Using the piece of paper provided, markers, colored pencils, or crayons, and your
knowledge of the order of operations, you are going to create a calendar for the month of your
choice. You will need to locate a calendar to obtain the correct day of the week that your
month begins and ends on. If you choose February, you must include days at the end of January
or the beginning of March to make the total days on your calendar equal to 30 or 31.
Instead of using numbers for the dates, however, you will only use the numbers 2,3,4,5 and -2,
-3,-4, and -5 to create math problems that, when solved, equal the date. For example, for the
14th, you might use:
-5 x -4 – 3 x 2
Keep in mind that there may be more than one way to represent any date. The 14th might also
be:
-2( 5 + 3 ) + 2 [-3(-5)]
You will do this for all the days 1-30 (31), and place the expressions in the boxes where the
dates usually go. WRITE the DATE in the box – ALONG WITH the math
problem.
The guidelines are:
1)
The calendar must be done on the paper provided or must have similar measurements.
2)
You must use at least FOUR digits in each expression (2, 3, 4, 5, -2,-3,-4, and -5) and you
may use parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction, ETC.
3)
You may use a digit only once in each numerical expression.
4)
You MUST follow the order of operations (PEMDAS). You may use absolute value as well.
2 + (3 x 5) is the 17th not the 25th.
5)
You MAY NOT put two numbers together to make another number like 34-12 to make 22.
6)
YOU MAY NOT USE 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grading Procedures:
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Following Directions (see guidelines above and rubric on back)
Neatness (straight lines, even rows and columns, legible, correct spelling, etc.)
Colorful and Creative (colored, decorated, etc.)
Mathematically correct expressions (order of operations followed)
I will deduct 5 points for every day the project is late.
10 points
15 points
15 points
60 points
Order of Operations
Calendar Project Grading Sheet
Due Date
This page must be attached to the back of your calendar project.
Name _________________________________________ Class ________________
Following Directions (10 possible points)
Project Labeled correctly (Name, date turned in, class, month, days, etc.)
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Paper used is that which was provided or a similar size
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Neatness (15 possible points)
Straight lines
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Even rows and columns
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Legible
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Spelling (2 points off for each misspelled word)
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Colorful and Creative (15 possible points)
Colorful (Used more than three colors)
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Creative (Decorated and added enhancements)
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Mathematically Correct Numerical Expressions (60 possible points)
# of incorrect expressions _________ x 2 = _________
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Your Grade Is:
MY MONTH IS THE MONTH OF: ___________
Date Turned In ___________________