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Math Synthesis

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Math Synthesis

WHY WOULD A CONSERVATION SPECIALIST NEED MATH SKILLS?
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Job Description

  • Advise land users on problems and conservation solutions
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RATIOS, RATES AND PROPORTIONAL REASONING

  • Comparing costs of different conservation methods
  • Comparing carbon footprint reduction caused by different methods
  • Comparing amounts of different nutrients in a soil sample
  • Comparing pollutant amounts to total water flow.
  • Calculate pollutants per volume of water
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RATIOS, RATES AND PROPORTIONAL REASONING (PART 2)

  • Calculate yearly change in carbon emmisions
  • Calculate carbon footprint reduction per dollar spent
  • Compare effectiveness per dollar of different conservation methods
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Understanding Percent

  • Measuring percent of companies trying to reduce emmisions
  • Measuring contaminants in parts per million (ten thousandths of a percent)
  • Measure total parts per million of pollutant in a water source

FRACTION OPERATIONS

  • Measure the fraction of an area that is weatland
  • Measure yearly increase of water flow as a fraction
  • Measure yearly increase of pollutant in the atmosphere as a fraction
  • Plan crop rotation using reciprocal fractions
  • Adding the costs of multiple programs, each of which is the result of its of calculation

Integers

  • Measure population of endangered species
  • Calculating total emissions from multiple sources
  • Comparing carbon emissions and C02 reduction by flora