Evaluating a STEMM
Career in Mathematics
I’m never gonna
use this!
Tic-Tac-Toe
Student Activity
Cards
Photo Scavenger Hunt
How many snapshots can you take in the allotted time?
Directions:
What is this?
Close-up Image
Create a ‘What In the World Activity’. Complete a scavenger hunt
on as many math tools as you can locate in your environment
(home, school, etc) with a minimum of 8 images.
Using a digital camera, take close-up photographs of as many math
tools as you can find. Your image may be of just a small part or
piece of the tool. Make sure the images are clear. Then take an
additional photograph of the entire math tool. Now create a
worksheet or powerpoint using the close-up images and present to
the class as a fun test of their math tools knowledge. Be sure to
include an answer key that shows the image of the entire math tool.
Did you get it
right?
Know Your Math Facts: The first Kodak camera was equipped to
take 100 exposures, and cost $25.
Activity Card # 1
Determining What It Takes to Enter
a Career in STEMM
Directions:
Research 3 colleges offering a degree in 1 career of your choice that uses math.
On a separate sheet of paper, identify the following:
the career field of interest
the name of the college
type of degree
math, science and technology course requirements
Any eligibility requirements to enter the program at this
college.
Know Your Math Facts: You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with three movement.
Activity Card # 2
Identifying Career Requirements
Create a job posting for a career position at
Google or Pixar.
Include the following in your job posting:
Company name
Title of the position
Degree required for the position
3 or more math skills
A description of the work setting
An explanation of why a person would
enjoy working for this company
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Know Your Math Facts: There are 31 Billion searches on Google every month.
Activity Card # 3
Exploring Your Career Opportunities
Design eBook entries on your Top 3 Career Choices
that involve the use of math using powerpoint or
Word document.
Each eBook entry must include the following:
 Photo or image
 Job title
 Job description including how math is used in this
job.
**Refer to 21 Seriously Cool Careers that Use Math powerpoint.
Video Game
Designer
Animator
Know Your Math Facts: The Top 10 jobs in 2010… didn’t even exist in 2004.
Activity Card # 4
Measuring Your Skills & Interests
Generate a list of 7-8 common skills
and interests of an electrical engineer
or a mechanical engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Compare those skills to your own and
predict whether or not you might be
successful in this career field.
Know Your Math Facts: As of 2010, the tallest building in the
world is the Burj Khalifa at 2,717 feet in height.
Electrical Engineer
Activity Card # 5
Sharpening Your Skills in Math
Select and view a quick math trick video at one of the sites below.
Practice the trick on your own until you feel confident enough to teach
the trick to the class.
• Fast math tricks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9t-gYnPNaw
• Fast math tricks of calculation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLdKsKep1og&feature=relmfu
Your presentation should include the following:
 An introduction with a description of the math skill demonstrated.
 A minimum of 3 opportunities for the class to practice the new skill
 A final test consisting of 5 math problems. This may be a worksheet or
completed on the board at the conclusion of the presentation.
Know Your Math Facts: It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics
such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC
Activity Card # 6
Great Minds In Math
Research and report information on 5 famous
mathematicians.
E = mc2
Your class presentation needs to include the
following:
 Name
 Birthdate & place
 Field of Mathematics (if specified)
a2 + b2 = c2
 An explanation of their contribution to
mathematics
 An explanation of their contribution to the world.
Einstein
Pythagoras
Know Your Math Facts: It took 300 years to prove Pythagorean theorem true.
Activity Card # 7
Recognizing Math in Every Day Life
Directions:
Collect different examples of how math
is used in every day life. Describe how each
item/example is used and how it improves or makes life
easier. Present your findings to the class with a written
description and photo or actual object.
Include one example for each of the
following areas of math:
Geometry
Measurement
Linear algebra
Statistics
Mathematical models.
Know Your Math Facts: There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Activity Card # 8
Know Your Facts
Resources
• Interesting Math Facts at
http://www.iamflash.com/226-Interesting-MathFacts.html
• Math Trivia at
http://www.slideshare.net/Ahudson/math-trivia
• Math Facts at
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/math.html