6TH MATH CURRENT EVENT
HOW DOES MATH APPLY TO OUR DAILY LIVES?
Students will bring in and respond to a MATH current event from the media
(news reports, editorials, math cartoons, newspapers, magazines, science
journals, technology magazines etc.). Please cut out the article and attach it
to the back of the paper.
Possible Websites:
www.dogonews.com
www.nytimes.com
www.cnn.com
www.espn.go.com
www.usatoday.com
www.app.com
www.teachingkidsnews.com
www.alltop.com
 A general summary of the article
 Three things you learned from the article
 Examples of how the information in the article relates to math. (Please
expand beyond “it has numbers in it”.)
Please write in complete sentences. The document should be in your own
words!
This current event is due on ___________
Rubric for Math Current Event
Total Points: 50
TOTAL
POINTS
4
3
2
1
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
ORGANIZATION AND
JOURNAL WRITING
NEATNESS
The project showed an
The project was neat, easy to
excellent understanding read and understand.
of the Math connection
and the purpose of the
Paragraphs were concise and
project was fully
there were no grammatical
achieved and extended and spelling errors.
beyond the requirements.
The documentation and
analysis writing was thorough
and included many supporting
details or examples.
The project showed a
good understanding of
the Math connection and
all sections were
complete. The purpose of
the project was achieved.
The documentation and
analysis writing was somewhat
thorough and included 1 to 2
supporting details or examples.
The project was somewhat
neat, easy to read and
understand. Most paragraphs
were somewhat concise and
there were minor grammatical
and spelling errors.
All facts were included in detail
with extra information added.
Several paragraphs were
included in the journal.
Most facts were included and at
least 2 paragraphs were
included in the journal.
The project showed some The project was not very neat
understanding of the
or easy to read. There were
Math connection,
parts that were difficult to
however a few sections understand and the
were missing. The
paragraphs were not in 12 pt
purpose of the project
or double spaced. There were
was marginally achieved. several grammatical and
spelling errors.
The documentation and
analysis writing was not very
clear and included only one
supporting detail or example.
The project showed little
understanding of the
Math connection and
significant sections were
missing. The purpose of
the project was not
achieved.
The documentation and
analysis writing was not clear at
all and did not include any
supporting details or examples.
The project was messy and
looked carelessly put
together. The materials were
hard to read. There were many
grammatical and spelling
errors.
Some basic facts were touched
upon and 1 paragraph was
included in the journal.
Facts were not included and the
paragraph did not relate to the
topic.
Cover: 2 points
Name/No.: _____________ Project Grade: _________