Math Project Log

Grade 8-9 Term 1 S.Y 2015 2016

Packing To Planet

Name/Class

: Kevin M S Dalimunthe

Project Name

: CAELUS PROJECT

Group member

: Rafa, Athalla, Nabila, Audi, Kevin S

Understanding Project
Big Question:

What are the causes and effects of structural

changes?

Outcome and Key Experiences

Outcome

Able to
demonstrat
e fluency in
solving
problems
involving
radical,
exponent,
scientific
forms.

Key Experience
1.

Read and write different

representations of real numbers
(radicals, exponents and
scientific notations).

2.

Operate (+,-,x,) on different

representations of real numbers
(integer, fraction, exponent or
radical).

3.

Solve problems involving

exponents and radicals.

4.

Read, write and convert real

numbers from one form to
another and use it to compare
two real numbers

5.

Solve problems involving

arithmetic operations on real
numbers in radical, exponent,
scientific forms.

6.

Utilize ratios and proportions

to find rates, velocity, etc

7.

Estimate and determine the

reasonableness of an answer to
some problem-solving situations.

8.

Apply proportional reasoning

to solve problems

Topic

Radical,
exponent,
and scientific
notation

Ratio and
proportion

Understanding Project

Project Mission
As a traveller, youve visited many places around the world. Now, its
time for you to be a space traveler and have a totally unforgettable
experience traveling through space. You and your friends will decide to
visit one of the planets in the solar system.
To prepare for this incredible journey, these are the things that need to
be done:
Decide one best way to get there through research
Calculate speed, distance, and time to estimate how long it takes
and to find out how far away the planet is from earth
Use the properties of radical, exponent, and scientific notation to
show how large the planet is.
In addition, to have a clear picture of your plan, you are expected to
use ratio and proportion to create 3D scale models that reflect
the actual size and attributes of the earth and the planet you will visit.
*Your plan ideally includes certain situations from everyday life to
make it more meaningful for others. Keep your target audience in
mind: who will benefit from your project?
The question that needs to be answered at the end of your project is:
How can you express the magnitude of an object through the
use of math?

Understanding Project
RUBRIC FOR PROJECT
Criteria

Understandi
ng project

Meaningfuln
ess

HP

Explains the goal and know

the process of plan-doreview of the project
recognize the problem and
know how to handle it.

sees the goal, understand the

process of plan-do-review of
the project and know the
importance of every step in
the process.
recognizes the problem, know
how to handle it and what to
do next.

Explains the essential of

math in the project
Identify problems and
connect them to what
students learn in math
Explains the connection to
your life

Explains the essential of

math in the project
Identify problems and
connect them to what
students learn in math
Explains the connection to ----

Uses math skills to solve

problems, show correct
undertanding when solving
problems
Math content
Shows no significant error
when using procedure to
solve problems.

Product

Presentation

Uses math skills to solve

problems, show correct
undertanding when solving
problems that suported by
well-organized evidence
Shows no significant error
when using procedure to
solve problems.

Creates two scale models

Comparison of the objects
and the model scale are
clearly stated
The product has
characteristics of the actual
objects
Most of measurements are
to scale

Creates more than two scale

models
Comparison of the objects and
the model scale are clearly
stated
The product has
characteristics of the actual
objects
Every measurement matches
to scale

Speaks clearly and

appropriately during
presentation
Answers project focus

Speaks clearly and

appropriately during
presentations
Answers project focus

Understanding Project
question correctly
Able to answer questions
given by the teacher
correctly with guidance

question supported by wellchosen descriptions or

examples
Answers questions
without/with little guidance
from teacher

Understanding Project
a. What are my role and mission in this project?
So our role is as the space traveler that will visit one planet in our solar
system. And we will find the distance, how long we will arrive in there, and
how large the planet is. And we will make the 3D model of our planet that we
will visit.

b. What is the name of my project?

CAELUS PROJECT
c. What are my project focus questions?

How can you express the magnitude of an object

through the use of math?
In what way math can help us in travelling to
Uranus?"
Is it possible to arrive in Uranus less than 5 years?
d. What is my hypothesis to project focus question?
So to find the magnitude of object k
we can use math, because in math
we can calculate the speed, distance, and the area of the object,
using exponent, radical, and scientific notation
Math can help us to calculate the distance between earth and
Uranus, the scale for our model, speed of our transportation, and
many more
I think its enough but we have to use the fastest spacecraft.

e. What are my goals for the project?

My goals in this project is to complete this project with seriously and
with a good grade at the end
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A. Project Timeline
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B. Product

Sketch/picture of product

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CALCULATION SHEET
A. Travel to planet
*How does the travel make sense to you?
How far is the the planet from the earth?
Spacecraft: 59,000km/h
airplane: 900km/h
Aphelion: 3.24 billion km2
(5.9 x 10 ) : (9 x 10 ) = 0.66 x 102 = 66 times faster than airplane
Perihelion: 2.6 billion km
So the new horizon as the spacecraft is 66 times faster than the
airplanehttp://www.space.com/18709-uranus-distance.html

Bali: 1200 km
Airplane: (1.2 x 103 km) : (9 x 102 km/h) = 0.13 x 101 h = 1.3 hours =
How
you get to the planet from the earth?
1 hours
andwill
18 minutes
By using
spacecraft
New
horizons
So with airplane
wethe
can
arrived innamed
bali and
it take
time 1 hours and 18
minutes
How fast is your spacecraft?
Spacecraft: (1.2 x 103 km/) : (5.9 x 104 km/h) = 0.020 h = 1.2 minutes
58,536km/h
= 1 minute and 12 second
So with newhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons
horizon we can arrived in bali and it take time 1 minute
and 12 second

Uranus: 2.4 x 109 km

How long will your spacecraft take you to the planet?
Spacecraft: (2.4 x 109 km) : (5.9 x 104 km/h) = 0.40 x 105 h = 40,000
We need 5 years to arrive in Uranus using new horizons
h = 1,666 days = 4.5 years
So with new horizon we can arrived in Uranus and it take time 4.5
years, but we rounded into 5 years
How (2.4
long xwill
takes
you xto10
travel
around
thexplanet?
2
Airplane:
109itkm)
: (2.9
km/h)
= 0.26
107 h = 2,600,000
h = 108,333 days = 296 years = 2.96 century 3 century

Circumference: 160,590

So with airplane we can arrived in Uranus and it take time 3 century

Estimated travel: 3 hours

Earth to Uranus = 2.4 x 109 km

So after we count we estimated that we can travel around

Uranus in 3 hours.
INA LA = 1.445 x the
103 km
(2.4 x 109 km) : (1.445 x 103 km) = 1.66 x 106 = 1,660,000 times
farther
The distance of earth to Uranus is 1,660,000 times farther than the
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distance of INA LA (1,445 km)

Bus: 5,500 kg
Uranus: 86,810,300,000,000,000 kg

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CALCULATION SHEET

*How does the travel make sense to you?

Uranus : 159,354 km
Jakarta: 740 km
(1.593 x 105 km) : (7.4 x 102 8km) = 0.215 x 103 km = 215 times
bigger
So the circumference of Uranus
circumference of Jakarta (740 km)

is

215

times

bigger

than

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CALCULATION SHEET

B. Modeling planet
How large is the planet compare to the earth?
Diameter:
Uranus: 50,724km = 5,072,400,000cm = 50 cm = Uranus is 4 times
bigger than earth
Earth: 12,742km = 1,274,200,000cm = 12 cm = earth is 2 times
bigger than mars
Mars: 6,805km = 680,500,000cm = 6 cm
How many times will you reduce the size of the planet and
the earth for the models?

1cm: 100,000,000/ 1:108km

Answer: the model 1 billion times smaller than the actual

How do you figure out model size of the planet, the earth,
and the distance between them?

1cm: 108cm
Model:
Actual:
That was an example.
Distance: earth to Uranus = 240,000,000,000,000 cm = 2.4
x 1014 cm
The scales: 1cm: 2.4 x 1013cm
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With math we can know how big the is Uranus using the scale, because with scale we
can know how many times bigger is Uranus and we can make a model according to
the real size. And with scientific notation we can simplifying the huge number like, the
circumference of Uranus. We also can use scientific notation to know how many times
bigger Uranus is
For example:
Distance of earth to Uranus is 2,400,000,000 or 2.4 x 10 9 km
Diameter of Uranus: 50,724 km = 5,072,400,000 cm
With scale of 1 cm : 108 cm
So it will make the model size have a diameter 50 cm

Math question:
How can you express the magnitude of an object through the
use of math?

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Math is very helping if we want to travel to Uranus or other planet. Why? Because
with math we can count the distance between earths with our destination, with math
too we can know how long we will arrive in our destination. Math helping us to count
the speed of our transportation to go to our destination. We also use math for
counting the diameter of the planet and make a model of our planet such as earth,
mars, and Uranus (scale).
For example:
From earth to Uranus using new horizon:
(2.4 x 109 km) : (5.9 x 104 km/h) = 0.40 x 105 h = 40,000 h = 1,666 days = 4.5years

Group question:
In what way math can help us in travelling to Uranus?"

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Yes its possible because from our counting we estimated that we can arrive in
Uranus in less than 5 years using the new horizon. So its possible if we can arrive in
Uranus less than 5 years because we round the years into 5 years.
Calculation:

Distance from earth to Uranus: 2,400,000,000 km = 2.4 x 10 9

Speed of New Horizon: 58,236 km/h 59,000 km/h = 5.9 x 104
Calculate:
(2.4 x 109) km : (5.9 x 104) km/h = 0.40 x 105 hour = 40,000 hour = 1,666 days =
4.5years but we rounded into 5 years.

Individual question:
Is it possible to arrive in Uranus less than 5 years?

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What i
succeeded:

What i struggled most:

What i felt:
What i
need to
improve:

Make a model
of Uranus,
earth, and mars

Counting for
our traveler

Counting for
our model

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Do the
collaboration
with my group

Review

In this term, I feel I

can understand all
outcomes in math, so
I can do this project
easily. And it makes
me can teach my
friend who has a
struggled.

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My
collaboration
skill

My counting
skill

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Name/Class

: Kevin Dalimunthe/ 8-9 X

Project Activity Log

No

Date

Activity

Comple
te the Gathering and
1.
date
comparing facts

Feedback from
teacher

OK

of the earth and

the planet
2.

OK

Remark

Due date
of project
log
completion
(in soft
copy):

Name/Class

: Kevin Dalimunthe/ 8-9 X

Understanding
expectation of
the project
3.

Product planning

4.
Answering
questions in
calculation sheet

Wednesda
y, 23-092015
OK
Attach your
calculation
process that you
wrote in DO
(hard copy) to

Printed
porject log:
Monday,
28-092015

Name/Class

: Kevin Dalimunthe/ 8-9 X

your printed
project log
5.

Attach your
Creating product project log with
the picture of
your product

6.
Presentation

Name/Class

: Kevin Dalimunthe/ 8-9 X

Review
7.

Answer
project focus
question
more detail
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