This week's contextual learning activity from
Career Launcher - The Integrated Career
Pathways Curriculum
connects math with the career of Conservation Officer
Following this week's Career Launcher activity look for a website related
to this week's career.
Conservation Officer
a career requiring:
Technical certificate
or
Associates degree
in any agriculture, law enforcement,
resource management,
or related field
"My job is a combination of law enforcement and
wildlife management. If you're concerned about the environment and if
enforcing the law appeals to you, conservation officer might be an ideal
career."
- A Conservation Officer
Career
Pathway: Environment and Natural Resources
Career: Conservation Officer
Academic
Subject: Math
Career
Launcher No. 210
Level 1. Math activity
As a
conservation officer you have assisted in an annual wildlife count and have
recorded the numbers of wildlife seen during the past 2 years. By what
percentage did each animal's count change?
Animal
2000
2001
Deer
295
322
Hawks
130
117
Skunks
187
153
Red
Fox
85 79
Raccoons
148
152
1. Deer
________ - ________ = _______ / _______
= ______ x 100 = ________%
# in
2001 # in
2000 #
in 2000
2. Hawks
________ - ________ = _______ / _______
= ______ x 100 = ________%
#
in 2001 # in
2000 #
in 2000
3. Skunks
________ - ________ = _______ / _______ =
______ x 100 = ________%
#
in 2001 # in
2000
# in 2000
4. Red
Fox ________ - ________ = _______ / _______
= ______ x 100 = ________%
#
in 2001 # in 2000
# in 2000
5.
Raccoons ______ - _______ = ______ /
________ = ______ x 100 = ________%
#
in 2001 # in
2000
# in 2000
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Teacher's Guide
1. Deer: 322 - 295 = 27 / 295
= .09 x 100 = 9%
2. Hawks: 117 - 130 = -13 / 130 = -.10 x
100 = - 10%
3. Skunks: 153 - 187 = -34 / 187 = - .18 x 100 =
- 18%
4. Red Fox: 79 - 85 = - 6 / 85 = - .07 x 100 = -
7%
5. Raccoons: 152 - 148 = 4 / 148 = .03 x 100 = 3%
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