Helping a Veterinarian Project

Name: Hour:

In this project you are going to investigate some topics that a veterinarian might use in his/her job.

Cover Page: (15pts) You will make a booklet to organize all the solutions to each task. You will need to use illustrations and have decorative headings. You will be graded on name, hour, title, neatness, and decorations.

 Open a blank page in Word  Create your cover page  Save as: lastname_coverpage  Save it in the Ketchum folder for the hour you have Math

Task 1: examine the average life span of several animals (18 pts) Here is a chart that shows the average life span of several common pets. The average human life span (in the United States) is 76 years. What percent of a human life span is each animal’s life span? Round answers to nearest the tenth. Show all work and explain your answer in complete sentences.

Animal Average life-span % of Human life-span

Cat/Dog 12 years

Goat 8 years

Horse 20 years

Rabbit 5 years

Large Parrot 100 years

 Use the percent proportion: is = % of 100

 You must show all of your work on a separate sheet of paper. Label each animal so I know what I am grading. Turn paper sideways for division. Round your answers to the nearest Tenth  Complete the table  Type a complete sentence(s) below that compares the animal with the shortest life span with the animal that has the longest life span:

May 26, 2005 Name: Hour:

Task 2: Compare the percent of a cat’s fluid weight with the percent of human’s. (12 pts) The amount of fluid in a cat’s body is about 50% of its weight. In a human, fluids are about 72% of the weight. 1. What is the weight of the fluid in a 12-pound cat? 2. In a 12-pound baby? 3. Write a statement comparing these weights. Show all work and explain your answer in complete sentences.

Fluid Weight (in pounds)

 Use the percent proportion: is = % of 100  You must show all of your work on a separate sheet of paper. Label each item so I know what I am grading. Turn paper sideways for division. Round your answers to the nearest Tenth  Complete the table  Type a complete sentence(s) below that compares the amount of fluid the cat with the amount of fluid in the baby.

Task 3: Find the height of a horse in hands. (25 pts) The veterinarian is checking the height of a horse to make sure it is growing properly. 1. As a foal, it was 7 hands tall. Now as a horse, the veterinarian finds that it is 230% of its height as a foal. How many hands tall is the horse?

2. How tall is the foal and horse in inches? (1 hand = 4 inches)

3. How tall are you in hands and inches?

Height (in hands) Height (in inches)

Foal 7

Horse You

 Use the percent proportion: is = % of 100  What is 230% of 7?  Convert hands to inches. Set up a proportion to do this. Show all of your work and label clearly. ____ = ____

Task 4: Consider how time is spent by a veterinarian. (30pts) During one week a veterinarian spent  9 hours examining animals  11 hours talking with owners  8 hours traveling to make “barn calls”  9 hours keeping records  6 hours ordering and stocking supplies  5 hours reading journals.

1. Find the percent of working hours spent on each task. The total working hours = ______ Use the percent proportion: is = % of 100  Round to the nearest whole number

Examining Talking with Barn calls Records Order/stock Reading animals owners Hours 9 11 8 9 6 5

% of working hours

2. Create a circle graph of the information. Go to: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/  Select pie chart.  It will have 6 slices  Give the graph a title  Type in names (jobs) and values (%)  Select small  Create printable graph  Right click on the graph and choose copy  Right click below and choose paste

Grading Rubric for Veterinarian Project

Cover page (15pts) criteria score name hour title neatness decorations

Task 1: Average life-spans of Some Animals (18 pts)

Animal (% of human life-span) score Cat/dog Goat Horse Rabbit Large Parrot Complete sentence(s)

Task 2: Compare Fluid Weight (12 pts)

Item score Cat Baby Complete sentence(s)

Task 3: Height in Hands (25 pts)

Item Score (height in hands) Score (height in inches) Foal X Horse You

Task 4: Time Spent by a Vet. (30 pts)

Job Score Examining animals Talking to owners Barn Calls Records Order/Stock

May 26, 2005 Name: Hour: Reading Circle Graph

May 26, 2005