"Math Counts in the Real World" focuses on providing technical and academic standards-based math activities for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) classrooms. The project was funded through a 2004-2005 South Dakota Carl Perkins Reserve Fund Grant. Through the project a group of ten FCS teachers from nine South Dakota schools developed learning activities and assessments to verify achievement of both technical and academic standards. This website is a compilation of the materials developed through the grant.

Math problems, scenarios, and projects were developed for six of the seven comprehensive family and consumer sciences areas and three of the occupational areas. The website contains a page for each of the content areas. These areas and their corresponding link include:

• Family, Career and Community Connections (Connections)
• Human Development (Development)
• Nutrition and Wellness (Nutrition)
• Parenting (Parenting)
• Interpersonal Relationships (Relationships)
• Consumer and Family Resources (Resources)
• Early Childhood, Education, and Services (Child Care)
• Food Production and Services (Food Service)
• Housing, Interiors and Furnishings (Housing)

Most of the files are in pdf format, but those files which students could complete electronically are provided in Word format.

If you would like more information about the project, please click on the About Us link. If you have any questions about the website or the project, please contact the webmaster.

Project funded through South Dakota Perkins Reserve Fund Grant Office of Career and Technical Education Pierre, South Dakota 2004-2005