HURRICANE MATH HOW WAS MATH USED FOR HARVEY

HURRICANE MATH

HOW WAS MATH USED FOR HARVEY • 1000 YEAR FLOOD • PREDICTIONS OF PATH • RAIN COLLECTION • COMPARISON OF WATER • COMPARISON TO OTHER FLOODS/HURRICANES

500 YEAR FLOOD IS JUST MATH IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT THE STORM CAN ONLY COME EVERY 500 YEARS • 500 YEAR FLOOD They say it was a 1000 year flood. What does that mean?

FORECASTERS HAD TO MAKE PREDICTIONS They use algebraic formulas to make the predictions.

HURRICANE HARVEY ACTUAL PATH This is an exponential function. This is not a function. Why? .

HARVEY MOVIN’ ON What parent functions do you see?

FLOODING • BEFORE AND AFTER

RAIN COLLECTION • RAIN GAUGES ARE SET UP IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND ARE USED TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MUCH RAIN THERE IS. • HOW IS MATH USED FOR THIS? • WOULD THIS HAVE WORKED FOR HARVEY? • WHY OR WHY NOT?

RAIN COLLECTION DATA

COMPARISON OF GALLONS OF WATER Comparing the amount of water

HARVEY COMPARISON TO OTHER HURRICANES

HURRICANE DATA IN A TABLE

GRAPHICAL HURRICAN E DATA

NOW THAT YOU’VE SEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATH BEING USED, IT’S YOUR TURN TO SHARE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED.

PICK A TOPIC THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE • PROPORTIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER TO REAL WORLD • DATA OF PREVIOUS STORM HISTORY COMPARED • PREDICTION OF WHERE THE STORM WILL GO NEXT • AMOUNT OF WATER COMPARISONS • AMOUNT OF LAND DAMAGE COMPARISON • ETC.

HURRICANE POSTER CREATE A POSTER THAT: • TELLS ABOUT THE MATH YOU SAW A WEATHER FORECASTER USING • GIVES A TABLE OF THE NUMBERS THAT THEY USED • PROVIDE A GRAPH OR PICTURE OF MATH FROM THE TABLE • SHOW CALCULATIONS OF THE MATH USED/MAKE A PREDICTION • SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU LEARNED

Math Poster Rubric Concept 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 points What math did you see Demonstrates a thorough Demonstrates an Demonstrates a partial Demonstrates little in the reporting of understanding of the main Hurricane Harvey? concepts. Organization needs to improve, some correct information. Table of Data Well organized with correct information. Organized and most information is correct. Graphical Representation All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. All graphics are related to All graphics relate to the topic and most make it topic. One or two easier to understand. borrowed graphics have a Some borrowed graphics source citation. have a source citation. Mathematical representation of how they did the math and predictions made Mathematical terms and symbols are used appropriately and are often elaborated upon. Summary Very weak evidence of organization, a few correct information. Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. Mathematical terms and Some mathematical terms symbol use are weak, not symbols are used and symbols are used enough references to appropriately. correctly. mathematical terms are used. Very little evidence of Thorough analysis of the Analysis of the problem is Analyzes the problem with analysis. Some educated problem with accurate evident, considerable some success, accuracy guesses. Accuracy is information. accuracy. needs to improve. weak.

MATH POSTER EXAMPLE • WORDS • TABLE • GRAPH • ANALYZATION