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formulas of rectangles, you have prior experience using the area & perimeter formulas of
triangles, and you understand how & why you will use the are & perimeter formulas in your job.
Role: You are a job applicant for the position of Seneca Park Zoos landscape architect.
Audience: The Seneca Park Zoo hiring panel that is in charge of hiring new employees.
Situation: The Seneca Park Zoo is adding new animal exhibits and needs a landscape architect to
determine the sizes of the exhibits.
Performance: You need to present in front of the Seneca Park Zoo hiring panel that you are
competent in using the area and perimeter formulas of rectangles. (See introduction page for
more information)
Standards:
Your presentation must meet the following criteria in order for you to receive final consideration
for the job:
You must give a thorough explanation of how you solved any ONE of the exercises.
(objective #2 and #3)
You must give a thorough explanation of how and why you will need to use the area and
perimeter formulas of a rectangle in your job. (objective #1)
You must briefly mention a career that you have worked in (prior experience) that
required you to use the area or the perimeter formulas. Be sure to include a brief
explanation of what responsibilities you had that required you to calculate area.
(objective #1)
27 yards
FORMULA: 2 x (length+width)
ANSWER: ___________ yards
24 yards
7 yards
FORMULA: 2 x (length+width)
ANSWER: ___________ yards
Using exercises #1-#4, think about how and why you will need to use the area and perimeter
formulas in your job as the landscape architect. To help you, think about what each exercise
asked you to do and how the exercises directly relate to your job duties.
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Finally, take what you wrote in exercise #5 and write a brief narrative showing that you have
prior experience using the area and/or perimeter formula in a prior job. Employers are always
looking to hire people that have prior experience with the skills needed to perform the job duties
(in this case, those skills are using the area and perimeter formulas of a rectangle).
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Congratulations, you are well on your way to getting hired! The last and final step is for you to
present the above information (all three questions/prompts from the putting it all together
section) to the Seneca Park Zoo hiring panel.
Your presentation must include the following criteria in order for you to receive final
consideration for the job:
You must give a thorough explanation of how you solved any ONE of the exercises.
(objective #2 and #3)
You must give a thorough explanation of how and why you will need to use the area and
perimeter formulas of a rectangle in your job. (objective #1)
You must briefly mention a career that you have worked in (prior experience) that
required you to use the area or the perimeter formulas. Be sure to include a brief
explanation of what responsibilities you had that required you to calculate area.
(objective #1)
The Seneca Park Zoo hiring panel will use the following rubric to evaluate your responses in
your presentation:
Explanation of how
you solved any one
area/perimeter
scenarios (objective
#2 and #3)
Explanation of how
& why you will need
to use the area and
perimeter formulas of
a rectangle in your
job (objective #1)
Explanation of prior
experience using the
area or perimeter
formula (objective
#1)
Proficient
Explanation
thoroughly goes
through the step-bystep process that you
used to solve the
problem. You clearly
knew which formula
to use and you
included the formula
that was used. The
calculation is correct.
You have shown that
you are competent in
the skills needed for
the job.
Explanation relates
directly to the job and
you show that you
understand how &
why you will use
these formulas in
your job.
Explanation shows
clear evidence of the
usage of the area or
perimeter formula.
Developing
Explanation provides
steps that you used to
solve the problem,
but some steps may
be vague or missing.
You knew which
formula to use and
you included the
formula used. The
calculation is correct.
You have shown that
you are somewhat
competent in the
skills needed for the
job.
Explanation
somewhat relates to
the job, but may miss
the mark. You
somewhat understand
how & why you will
use the formulas in
your job.
Explanation shows
somewhat clear
evidence of the usage
of the area or
perimeter formula.
Not acceptable
Explanation does not
include any steps
used to solve the
problem. You may
have mixed up the
area and the
perimeter formulas,
and/or the formulas
are not included. The
calculation is
incorrect. You have
not shown that you
are competent in the
skills needed for the
job.
Explanation does not
relate to the job and
you do not
understand how &
why you will use the
formulas in your job.