Careers in Numbers
How do numbers play out in the workplace? These online resources offer insights and can help you make the
connection more relevant and engaging for your students.
Through conversation, illustrations, and activities, students learn how numbers figure in making movie stunts,
building camera lenses, and creating computer graphics.
Here are answers to such fundamental questions as “What is a map?” and “What mathematics do you use with maps?”
Problems are included, plus a full section on careers in surveying and mapmaking.
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This site for the middle school level shows how mathematics figures in journalism, meteorology, the snack food
industry, the amusement park industry, and the fashion world.
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Here you will find a set of links to excellent, student-friendly information on what it takes to be an engineer,
the different pathways within the profession, and personal stories of young engineers.
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These problems and activities connect mathematics to 17 careers in such varied fields as firefighting,
veterinary science, event planning, and sports broadcasting. For each career featured, a professional
describes how mathematics is used in real-life scenarios. MSP full record
A challenge developed by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for upper middle and high school students!
The contest aims to provide a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering. All the logistics for registering,
the contest rules, and free software are offered at the site. MSP
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