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6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Work Grade
Absent most days of project or did not contribute to magazine
Absent 3 or more days. Only contributed to 2 aspects of project
Utilized each work day well and contributed fair share on project.
/10
0-4 Pts
5-10 Pts
11-16 Pts
17-20 Pts
Home Page
Home page not included, isn’t colorful or lacks anything eye-catching
Home page includes title but little color or only one article reference
Home page includes title and reference to one or more articles.
Very professional home page including title, color and reference to articles
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0-2 Pts
3-5 Pts
6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Magazine Cover
Cover not included, isn’t colorful or lacks anything eye-catching
Cover includes title but little color or only one article reference
Color includes title and reference to one or more articles
Very professional cover including title, color and reference to articles
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0-2 Pts
3-5 Pts
6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Table of Contents Side BarNavigation
No table included
Table included but missing page numbers on table or on pages
Graph using color, including title, labels,, etc
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0-20-4 Pts
3-5
5-10 Pts
6-8
11-16 Pts
9-10
17-20 Pts
Comparison vs. Class
No comparison included
Comparison included but does not accurately compare our findings
An accurate comparison was given but no summary of the information was included.
Accurate comparison with a summary of findings included.
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0-2/20
0-4 Pts
3-5
5-10 Pts
6-8
11-16 Pts
9-10
17-20 Pts
Comparison vs. M&M
No comparison
Self-Assessment
No self-assessment included
Written comparison included but doesn’t accurately compare findings
Comparison included and is accurate
High-quality and accurate comparison.
/10
0-2 Pts
3-5 Pts
6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Editorial
No editorial included
Editorial included but not long enough
High quality editorial but not 3 paragraphs or at least 3 but doesn’t hold readers attention
High-quality editorial included. Correct length and no spelling errors.
/10
0-2 Pts
3-5 Pts
6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Advertisement
No ad included
Ad included but not colorful
Colorful ad included
Exemplary advertisement
/10
0-2 Pts
3-5 Pts
6-8 Pts
9-10 Pts
Additional Component
No additional component included inon the magazine
Incomplete additional component
One additional component included and complete
High quality additional component included
/10wiki
Self-Assessment addressed only 1-2 questions
Self assessment addressed 2-3 of the questions
High qualityself-assessment that addressed each of the questions
/20

This page needs to include the number of each color of M&M that you and your partner found in your bags of M&M’s combined. Then turn each number into a fraction of the total number of M&M’s you had. Include both the initial fraction and reduced form if applicable. Then turn each fraction into both a decimal and percent. Please display your answers in a table. You are welcome to copy and paste from excel.
Graph of your findings
We willThis graph should be working in the lab to learn how to represent our data using a bar or circle graph created using excel. We will discuss howshowing the distribution of colors in your bag of M&M's. Be sure to add color to your graph as well.include a title.
Comparison of your findings vs. class
double bar graph.graph, as well as how many the factory produces. This will be a triple bar graph that you will create in excel. Include a your findings. You may choose
Self-Assessment
Please write 1 to create2 paragraphs answering the following questions:
1. How well do you think the assessment showed your graph when we are in the lab.
Comparisonunderstand of class findings vs. M&M actual percentages
For this sectionfractions, decimals, percents? Justify your answer.
2. How well do you need to compare our class findings tothink the actual amountassessment showed your understand of each color of M&M that the factory produces. This needs to be a written comparison. Include whycircle and bar graphs? Justify your answer.
3. Rate how well you feel our finding may be different than those of the factory. You need at least one paragraph.
Editorial
Be creative on this one! You can write about whatever you would like! This needs to be a minimum of 3 paragraphs. Spelling and grammar count!
Advertisement
This can be for anything that is of interest to you. It can be for something related to M&M’s or something completely different. Just make sure whateveryour partner did. Do you are advertising is appropriate for school!
Any one other aspect normally found in a magazine
Again, be creativefeel you worked together well and shared the work load evenly?
4. What grade do you feel you deserve on this one. I will have some magazines for you to look through to generate ideas of your own.the project and why?
Good luck! read your magazine!Wiki!

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Here is what you need to know about each of the required aspects of the project. Be sure that you and your partner work together well and share the work load.
Magazine CoverHome Page
Be creative! Remember that theThis is like a magazine cover so it should catch the most interesting.interesting, and online the home page will attract the most attention. Be sure You may draw the cover yourself or use a program like publisherwhatever technology you are comfortable with to create your cover. Keep in mindhome page.
Side Bar Navigation
Be sure that students and teachers will be voting on the cover they like best
Table of Contents
Put this right inside the front cover. Tell where each componentalike can be found. Keep in mind that you will also neednavigate throughout your Wikispace. Be sure to number your pages. Magazines typically don’t put a page numberinclude the sidebar navigation as I have on advertisements. You can choose the order of the remaining components.left column.
Fractions, Decimals and Percents
applicable. Then show the work how you turnedturn each fraction into both a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth. I want to see the long division out to the thousandth place so that you round correctly. Then turn each decimal into aand percent. Please a table. Your work can be shown below the table. This is the only part of your magazine that mustbe done by hand. All others can be on the computer.You are welcome to copy and paste from excel.
Graph of your findings
We will be working in the lab to learn how to represent our data using a bar or circle graph created using excel. We will discuss how to add color to your graph as well.

M & M Magazine
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own M&M Magazine. There are several parts of your magazine that are required. Others are completely up to you!Wikispace - like an online magazine. Be sure

Video Instructions

Google Images - use this to import images to spice up your magazine
http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
Converting fractions, decimals and percents
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/percents.htm
Help in making a bar graph
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/bar-graph.html
Help in making a circle graph
http://www.mathplayground.com/piechart.html
M&M percentages to compare to yours
http://joshmadison.com/article/mms-color-distribution-analysis/