Honors Algebra I
Honors Project #1 (follows Unit 3C)
You are to conduct an experiment to collect at least 10 data points that represent a linear relationship. Using the data collected, you will be presenting it on a poster and describing it in a two-page paper (formatting details below). In class, we discussed many linear relationships, which are not options for your example. You MUST complete the entire Project Approval Form and get teacher-approval of your experiment and the linear relationship used in your project before beginning the data collection. This will help you ensure your experiment is eligible before submission.
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED, AND NO IMPROVEMENTS OR
CORRECTIONS MAY BE MADE AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR FINAL SUBMISSION. YOU MAY
TURN IN YOUR PROJECT AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO REVIEW YOUR WORK AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO
IMPROVE YOUR PROJECT. I WILL ONLY REVIEW THE PROJECT ONCE FOR EACH
STUDENT PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
Part 1: Project Approval Form
_______ 1) Complete the attached Project Approval Form and get approval of your project idea prior to beginning your experiment and data collection.
Part 2: Poster
Your poster must include ALL of the following as it relates to your experiment and data collection:
_______ 2) Verbal description explaining the experiment and the process for collecting the data (This does not mean to include your paper on your poster. This is a separate description different from and in addition to the paper.)
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Project Approval Form Due _________________
Due Date for Review: _______________________
Due Date for Final Submission:_______________
Line of Best Fit Project
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3) Table with a minimum of 10 data points and appropriate titles and units of measure for each coordinate
4) A single graph that must include all of the following:
_______ A. Title for the graph
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Titles for both the x and y axis (include the units of measure)
An appropriate scale factor and numbering on each axis for the data collected
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D. All 10 coordinate points correctly plotted
E. A graph shown of the line of best fit that matches the equation for the line of best fit found (You may use Excel or another program to draw the graph if you know how.)
5) The linear equation that you found that best fits your data (rounded to the nearest hundredth if necessary), along with a description of what each variable represents in your equation.
_______ 6) Photographs taken as the data is collected clearly demonstrates how the experiment is conducted and exhibits actual data collected during the experiment.
(The photographs may be printed at school if needed.)
_______ 7) Creativity, design, colorful, legibility, and neatness of the poster.

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Part 3: Paper
The following topics must be included, and you must EXPLAIN how each of these topics relates to your experiment and data collected:
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Describe your experiment and data collection process.
Explain why you chose this experiment and why this relationship is a linear relationship.
Describe the type of correlation and explain why it is that type of correlation.
Describe the independent/dependent variables and explain how you know which variable
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14) is which. Explain how the independent and dependent variables correspond to your graph.
Tell what the slope of your line of best fit is and provide a description of what the slope represents in relation to your experiment and data collected.
13) Tell what the y-intercept of your line of best fit is and provide a description of what the yintercept represents in relation to your experiment and data collected.
Make at least two predictions using your linear relationship. (For example: Compare the relationship between the time spent studying for a test and the grades earned. For the first prediction, you could predict what a student might make if they spent 3 hours studying. Your second prediction would predict how much you would need to study in order to score at least 90% on the test.)
A) Your first prediction must be made assuming that you are given a certain value for x and you must find y.
B) The second prediction must be made assuming that you are given a certain value for y and you must find x.
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C) Explain how you were able to make these predictions, and show any necessary work to support your answers.
15) Explain why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life.
Part 4: Formatting
Your paper must include ALL of the following formatting.
_______ 16) Paper must include AT LEAST TWO COMPLETE pages typed and also a title page.
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Title page must include the title of paper, student name, date, and class period
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Correct Formatting- all Margins- 0.5” (top, bottom, left, and right), Times
New Roman, 12 point font
Correct Spacing- double spaced, the first page of paper includes no extra margins or spacing before or after the title. The first page includes the title of the paper on the very first line, and then immediately begin writing your paper on the second line. (Do not skip any lines.) Do not include the actual graph or table in your paper. You may reference them, but they are included on your poster only.
18) Use appropriate grammar and spelling.
19) Complete a self-assessment of your work using the included rubric. Make any necessary revisions based upon your self-assessment.
20) Turn in your poster, a print out of your paper, and a copy of your self-assessed marked rubric prior to the deadline. You must also email your final paper to me prior to the deadline at the following email address: kelli.bertram@taylor.kyschools.us
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Algebra 1- Honors Project #1
Project Approval Form
Name ______________________
You MUST complete the entire Project Approval Form and get teacher-approval of your experiment and the linear relationship used in your project before beginning the data collection. This will help you ensure your experiment is eligible before submission.
1) Explain the experiment that you will conduct and the process used to collect at least 10 data points.
2) Define what the two variables represent that will be used in your experiment.
Which variable will be the independent variable, and which is the dependent variable?
Show the titles and units of measure that will appear for both of the variables on the table of data that you have collected.
3) Correctly label the graph with an appropriate title, titles for the x and y axes, and appropriate units of measure for the data you are collecting.

#1
Project Approval Form-
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SELF-ASSESSMENT FORM SCORING RUBRIC
3 2 1
Turned in the Project
Approval Form on time.
All questions are complete and all questions are clearly answered.
Turned in the Project
Approval Form on time.
All questions are complete and most questions are clearly answered.
Turned in the Project
Approval Form on time.
All questions are complete and some questions are clearly answered.
Turned in the Project
Approval Form on time.
Most questions are complete and some questions are clearly answered.
0
Turned in the Project
Approval Form late .
Some questions are complete and some are clearly answered.
#2
Poster-
Verbal Description of
Experiment and Process
#3
Poster-
Table of Values
#4 A to E
Poster-
Graph of the Data
A detailed and clear description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included on the poster.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included on the poster, but a few aspects of it lack details or clarity.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included on the poster, but some aspects of it lack details or clarity.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included on the poster, but most aspects of it lack details or clarity.
No verbal description is included on the poster or the description does not fit the experiment.
A table with a minimum of
10 data points is included on the poster. Appropriate titles and units of measure are given for all variables the data represents on the table, and data is displayed in the table as it would appear in the graphing calculator.
A table with a minimum of
10 data points is included on the poster. Only one mistake is made when the appropriate titles and units of measure are given for all variables the data represents on the table, or the data is displayed as it would appear in the graphing calculator.
A single graph of the data is included on the poster with all parts in #4 A to E included on the graph correctly.
A single graph of the data is included on the poster with only one of the parts in #4 A to E incorrect.
A table with a minimum of
10 data points is included on the poster. Only two mistakes are made when the appropriate titles and units of measure are given for all variables the data represents on the table, or the data is displayed as it would appear in the graphing calculator.
A single graph of the data is included on the poster with only two of the parts in #4 A to E incorrect.
A table with a fewer than
10 data points is included on the poster. Or more than two mistakes are made when the appropriate titles and units of measure are given for all variables the data represents on the table, or the data is displayed as it would appear in the graphing calculator.
A single graph of the data is included on the poster with three of the parts in
#4 A to E incorrect.
No table of data is included on the poster or the table of data does not fit the experiment, or no titles are used for data.
No graph included on the poster or a single graph of the data is included with four or more of the parts in
#4 A to E incorrect.
#5
Poster-
Liner Equation for line of best fit
#6
Poster-
Photographs of the
Experiment
Correctly finds the equation for the line of best fit, and correctly describes what each variable represents.
Correctly finds equation for the line of best fit, but incorrectly describes what one of the variables represents.
Correctly finds the equation for the line of best fit, but incorrectly describes what both of the variables represents.
Correctly finds the equations for the line of best fit, but does not include descriptions for what the variables represent.
Photographs taken as the data is collected clearly demonstrate how the actual experiment is conducted and all photographs exhibit the actual data collected during the experiment.
Photographs taken as the data is collected clearly demonstrate how the actual experiment is conducted & most photographs exhibit the actual data collected during the experiment.
Photographs taken as the data is collected clearly demonstrate how the actual experiment is conducted but few exhibit the actual data collected during the experiment.
Photographs taken as the data is collected do not clearly demonstrate how the actual experiment is conducted, or the actual data collected is not exhibited.
No equation for the line of best fit is included on the poster.
No photographs of the experiment are included on the poster, or the photographs included are not of the actual experiment.

#7
Poster-
Poster is creative, colorful, legible, neat, and carefully designed.
The poster is neat, legible, creative, and colorful. The table and scatterplot were created on the computer or with a ruler. Careful planning went into the design of the poster.
The poster is neat and legible. The table and scatterplot were created on the computer or with a ruler. Some planning went into the design of the poster, but it lacks creativity and color.
The poster is legible. The table and scatterplot were created on the computer or with a ruler. Some planning went into the design of the poster, but it lacks neatness, creativity, and color.
The tables and scatterplots were not created on the computer or with a ruler.
Or-some planning went into the design of the poster, but it lacks legibility, neatness, creativity, and color.
The tables and scatterplots were not created on the computer or with a ruler.
Little or no planning went into the design of the poster. No effort made to use neatness, creativity, legibility, or color.
#8
Paper-
Describe the experiment and data collection process.
A detailed and clear description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included in the paper.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included in the paper, but a few aspects of it lack details or clarity.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included in the paper, but some aspects of it lack details or clarity.
A description of the experiment and the process for collecting data is included in the paper, but most aspects of it lack details or clarity.
#9
Paper-
Explain why you chose this experiment and why this relationship is linear.
A clear explanation of why this experiment was chosen and why the data is considered linear.
Explanation given for both why you chose this experiment and why this relationship is linear, but explanation for one of the two lacks clarity.
Explanation given for both why you chose this experiment and why this relationship is linear, but explanation for both of these lacks clarity.
Explanation given for either why you chose the experiment or why the relationship is linear, but the explanation of the one given lacks clarity.
No verbal description is included in the paper or the description does not fit the experiment.
No explanation given for why the experiment was chosen or why the data is considered linear.
#10
Paper-
Describe the correlation and explain why it is that type of correlation.
The description correctly determines a correlation and clearly explains why the correlation makes sense.
The description correctly determines a correlation but does not clearly explain why the correlation makes sense.
The description correctly determines a correlation but gives no explanation why the correlation makes sense.
The description does not determine a correlation OR the correlation is incorrect.
An effort was made to explain correlation.
The description does not determine a correlation OR the correlation is incorrect.
No effort was made to explain correlation.
#11
Paper-
Correctly describes all of the following and how each relates to independent
Describe the independent and dependent variables, and how you know which is which. Explain how independent/dependent correspond to your graph.
* identifies which variable in the experiment is the independent or dependent.
*Clearly explains why each is independent or dependent *Clearly explains how the independent and dependent relate to the graph.
*Correctly identifies which variable in the experiment is the independent and
*Correctly identifies which variable in the experiment is the independent and which is the dependent.
*Clearly explains why each is independent or dependent
*Explains why each is independent or dependent, but explanation lacks clarity or or
*Clearly explains how the independent and dependent relate to the graph.
*Explains how the independent and dependent relate to the graph, but explanation lacks clarity.
Correctly identifies which variable in the experiment is the independent and which is the dependent, but does not explain why or does not explain how these relate to the graph.
Does not correctly identify which variable in the experiment is the independent or the dependent variable.

#12
Paper-
Tell what the slope of the line of best fit is and provide a description of what the slope represents in relation to your experiment and data.
Correctly identifies the slope of the line of best fit, and clearly describes what the slope represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
Correctly identifies the slope of the line of best fit, and describes what the slope represents in relation to the experiment and data collected, but the explanation lacks clarity.
Incorrectly identifies the slope of the line of best fit, but clearly describes what the slope represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
Incorrectly identifies the slope of the line of best fit, and describes what the slope represents in relation to the experiment and data collected, but the explanation lacks clarity.
Does not identify the slope of the line of best fit, and does not describe what the slope represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
#13
Paper-
Tell what the y-intercept of the line of best fit is and provide a description of what the y-intercept represents in relation to your experiment and data.
Correctly identifies the yintercept of the line of best fit, and clearly describes what the y-intercept represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
Correctly identifies the yintercept of the line of best fit, and describes what the y-intercept represents in relation to the experiment and data collected, but the explanation lacks clarity.
Incorrectly identifies the yintercept of the line of best fit, but clearly describes what the yintercept represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
Incorrectly identifies the yintercept of the line of best fit, and describes what the y-intercept represents in relation to the experiment and data collected, but the explanation lacks clarity.
Does not identify the yintercept of the line of best fit, and does not describe what the y-intercept represents in relation to the experiment and data collected.
#14
Paper-
Make at least two predictions with one predicting the x value and the other the y value.
Explain how you were able to make the predictions and show the work necessary for making the predictions.
Correctly makes both predictions, one finding the x value and the other finding the y value.
Explained how you were able to make the predictions, and showed all work for making the predictions.
Correctly makes both predictions, one finding the x value and the other finding the y value. All work shown but explanation lacks clarity.
Correctly makes only one of the two predictions.
AND
Work is shown OR explanation is clearly given.
Correctly makes only one of the two predictions.
No work and explanation given.
Incorrectly makes both of the predictions.
#15
Paper-
Explain why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life.
Clearly explains why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life. Gives actual real-life examples of how the line of best fit might be used to support your answer.
Explanation for why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life, but explanation lacks clarity.
Gives actual real-life examples of how the line of best fit might be used to
Explanation for why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life, but explanation lacks clarity.
Lacks actual real-life examples of how the line of best fit might be used to support your answer. support your answer.
No explanation of why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful, but provides an example of how it is used in real-life.
No explanation of why being able to find the equation for the line of best fit is useful in real-life and no examples provided.

#16
Formatting
Paper is at least 2 complete pages, title page is included with title, name, date, & class period
With the correct formatting, the paper is at least two or more complete pages and includes an additional title page- which includes title, name, date and class period.
With the correct formatting, the paper is at least two or more complete pages and includes an additional title page, but some of the information is missing from the title page.
#17
Formatting
Use following formatting:
*All margins are 0.5”
*Times New Roman font
*12 point font
Uses correct formatting in all 6 of the areas listed.
*Double spaced
*No extra spacing in title
*Graphs & table on poster, not paper
Uses correct formatting in
5 of the 6 areas listed.
With the correct formatting, the paper is at least two pages, but no title page is included along with the paper.
With the correct formatting, the paper is at least 1 ½ pages, and includes an additional title page- which includes title, name, date and class period.
Uses correct formatting in
4 of the 6 areas listed.
Uses correct formatting in
3 of the 6 areas listed.
#18
Formatting
Use appropriate grammar, spelling, and vocabulary.
Uses appropriate grammar, spelling, and vocabulary throughout the entire paper.
Minimal spelling, grammar, and vocabulary mistakes that have no impact on understanding the paper.
Some spelling, grammar, and vocabulary mistakes that have no impact on understanding the paper.
With the correct formatting, the paper is less than 1 ½ pages in length.
Uses correct formatting in
2 or less areas listed.
Some spelling, grammar, and vocabulary mistakes that impact the readers understanding of the paper.
Several spelling, grammar, and vocabulary mistakes that impact the readers understanding of the paper.
#19
Self-Assessment
Accurate self-assessment rubric submitted by highlighting the area of the rubric that best shows your performance in each category. Reflect on each category by including comments on what changes could be made in all categories where highest score was not given.
Accurate self-assessment rubric submitted by highlighting the area of the rubric that best shows your performance in each category. Reflect on each category by including comments on what changes could be made in most categories where highest score was not given.
Accurate self-assessment rubric submitted by highlighting the area of the rubric that best shows your performance in each category. Reflect on each category by including comments on what changes could be made in few categories where highest score was not given.
Accurate self-assessment rubric submitted by highlighting the area of the rubric that best shows your performance in each category.
Incomplete or inaccurate self-assessment rubric submitted by highlighting the area of the rubric that best shows your performance in each category.
All Material submitted:
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Poster
Print out Paper
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Electronic copy of paper emailed to teacher.
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Self-assessment form
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Project Approval form are submitted without teacher having to prompt student to submit missing part.
All five of the materials are submitted, but teacher had to remind the student to submit one of the missing parts.
All five materials are submitted, but teacher had to remind the student to submit two of the missing parts.
All five materials are submitted, but teacher had to remind the student to submit three of the missing parts.
All five materials are submitted, but teacher had to remind the student to submit four of the the missing parts.