Raft Task Card

Row 1

ROLE (student)
High school
Geometry teacher

Lawyer

AUDIENCE
Sophomore,
and repeating
junior and
senior students
Jury

FORMAT
Multimedia
presentation

The real
number system

Voice mail

Row 2

The number i

Questions to
the defendant
via videoed
court
session

Row 3

TOPIC
Pin it and Spin it!
What 3-dimensional shapes are formed
when 2-dimensional shapes are
rotated?
Guilty as charged!
Using the Laws of Exponents,
prosecute the person who has done an
injustice to the mathematics
community by purposefully solving
exponential expressions and equations
incorrectly.
Way to Complex!
Convince the Reals that you really do
exist by telling them all of the different
ways you can combine with their
family.

RAFT Row 1
Objective: You will be able to describe, and provide specific examples of 3-dimensional shapes
that have been created by 2-dimensional shapes rotated around a specific axis.
AZ State Standard: G-GMD.4. Identify three-dimensional objects generated by rotations of
two-dimensional objects.
ISTE Standard: 1. Creativity & Innovation (b, c); 2. Communication (a, b); 3. Research &
Information Fluency (a, c); 6. Technology Operations & Concepts (a, b)
Student Role: High school Geometry teacher
Audience: Sophomore, and repeating junior and senior students
Format: Multimedia presentation
Topic: Pin it and Spin it! What 3-dimensional shapes are formed when 2-dimensional shapes are
rotated?

Directions:
1. Familiarize yourself with rotations by consulting your notes on how to predict 3D results
of rotating simple figures.
2. Brainstorm the 2D shapes you would like to use in your presentation by drawing them
out on a sheet of grid-paper. Make sure they are drawn as near perfect as possible (No
more than 5 shapes. KEEP IT SIMPLE!)
3. On the same sheet, after picking a rotational axis, predict what you think the 3D shapes
will be by drawing them next to their 2D counterpart.
4. Use any form of presentation software (PowerPoint, Prezi, Emaze, SlideRocket,
Powtoon, Keynote, etc.) to create your presentation.
5. Be sure to include a typed script for your presentation that corresponds well with the
slides of your presentation.
6. Practice reading the script aloud until it sounds fluent. (Bonus points for memorization!)
Resources:
Websites to visit:
1. http://www.schoolmath.jp/3d/e/student/lesson01/lesson_02.htm
2. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/cross-sections/v/rotating2d-shapes-in-3d
3. https://learnzillion.com/lessons/3488-predict-3d-results-of-rotating-simple-figures
Assessment:
Prepare a short lesson (no more than 6 minutes), using presentation software, about predicting
3D shapes by rotating 2D shapes around an axis.
Up to 50 points will be given for the following: brainstorm sheet of 2D figures, correct
predictions of 3D figures, typed script, and presentation quality.

RAFT Row 2
Objective: You and a partner will be able to effectively explain, and demonstrate the properties
of exponents

AZ State Standard: HS.N-RN.A.2. Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational

exponents using the properties of exponents.
ISTE Standards: 1. Creativity & Innovation (b); 2. Communication & Collaboration (a, b, d); 3.
Research & Information Fluency (b, c); 6. Technology Operations & Concepts (a, b)
Student Role: Lawyer
Audience: Jury
Format: Closing arguments via videoed court session
Topic: Guilty as charged! Using the Laws of Exponents, prosecute the person who has done an
injustice to the mathematics community by purposefully solving exponential expressions
incorrectly.

Directions:
1. Familiarize yourselves with the laws of exponents by consulting your notes on how to
add, subtract, multiply, and divide exponential expressions, as well as how to deal with
negative exponents.
2. Create a dialogue between a prosecutor and a defendant in the form of a script, explaining
how the defendant purposefully did the exponential operations incorrectly.
3. Make sure the defendant pleads his/her case by trying to convince the jury what he/she
did was proper mathematics.
4. Practice script out loud, making sure to memorize your lines.
5. Before recording your court session, dress for the occasion by wearing what an actual
prosecutor and defendant would wear.
6. Record using any type of recording device, e.g. phone, or camcorder, and upload the
video to YouTube. (no more than 6 minutes long)
Resources:
Laws of Exponents:
1. http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/exponent-laws.html
2. http://www.mathwarehouse.com/algebra/exponents/laws-of-exponents.php
3. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/exponentproperties/v/exponent-rules-part-1

Courthouse videos:
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki0DOknN4D0
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I_GYgGjxFM
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TG_H_oY2E
Assessment:
Prepare a courtroom examination video, no longer than 6 minutes, which shows a prosecutor
questioning a defendant about how to properly use exponential rules.
Up to 35 points will be awarded for the following: typed script, memorization of script, correct
usage of exponent rules, incorrect usage of exponent rules, and proper attire.

RAFT Row 3
Objective: You will be able to correctly explain what the number i represents and vocalize the
correct ways to combine real and imaginary numbers, via the complex number system, by using
addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
AZ State Standard: HS.N-CN.A.1. Know there is a complex number i such that i 2 = 1, and
every complex number has the form a + bi with a and b real. HS.N-CN.A.2. Use the relation i 2 =
1 and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties to add, subtract, and multiply
complex numbers.
ISTE Standard: 1. Creativity & Innovation (b, c); 6. Technology Operations & Concepts (a, b)
Student Role: The number i
Audience: The real number system
Format: Voice mail
Topic: Way to Complex! Convince the Reals that you really do exist by telling them all of the
different ways you can combine with their family.

Directions:

1. Familiarize yourself with imaginary numbers, the standard form of complex numbers,
and complex number operations (addition, subtraction, and multiplication) by consulting
your notes.
2. Brainstorm what you will say on your voice mail (the order in which to present what you
know about imaginary numbers) and how you wish to sound. (e.g., mad, upset, excited,
etc.)
3. Type up a script, so that it is easy to read, and the concepts flow well together.
4. Practice the script by reading it aloud until you feel comfortable in reading it. Make sure
it sounds fluid, and portrays the persona you selected.
5. Create an account on a site like Blabberize.com, or Voki.com. Upload a picture, or create
an avatar that suits your needs for this assignment.
6. Read and record your script to one of the above sites, or a similar site.
Resources:
Websites to visit:
1. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/complex2.htm
2. http://www.intmath.com/complex-numbers/2-basic-operations.php
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH2fzLCCdKc
Assessment:
Prepare a 2-3 minute script for a voice mail message on explaining how to add, subtract, and
multiply complex numbers.
Up to 15 points will be awarded for the following: typed script, brainstorming sheet, account
creation, recorded script, and correct explanations of complex number operations.