7BOBO-dHHHHHH-4H-T-Ec - -Zl`ExHH(FG(HH(d'@-;Cancel4l `/3:WordAcessing)% 3-8-DatabaseCQ PaintingC QCommunicationsdxevStationery-(:-<9v  -!4 }DSET MD5--<-@y,oy--x y-<* 45bc ./HIgh=>{   [       J t u ~         $  ! 9 = }      i     \ d   ? ` c       i  l  t  u        C  H  I  J  K (-p--@ e-d DATE________________ NAME OF GROUP MEMBERS ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ UNIT C: FINDING ANSWERS WITH YOUR CALCULATOR LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1 MATERIAL ESTIMATES AND COSTS GROUP DATA SHEET The members of this team should use the data on this sheet to complete their own lab reports. The secretary should turn this sheet in when all team members have the information. In the workplace, instructions from a supervisor to an employee are important. The instructions must be written carefully by the supervisor. They must also be read carefully by the employee. In this activity, you write a problem using clue words. Then you exchange problems with a classmate and work the problem. Finally, you discuss your solutions, determine how well the problem was communicated to you, and if the problem could have been stated more clearly. HINT: Use clue words from pages 13 - 17, Unit C book. Situation: You need to run a temporary cold-water pipe from the nearest water fountain to the wall behind your teachers desk. The pipe should run along the floor next to the wall and through the doorway. Determine how many 10-foot sections of 3/4-inch pipe, how many 3/4-inch unions (straight pipe to join sections), and how many 3/4-inch 90o elbows (curved pipe for the turns) are needed. Determine how much the material for the cold-water pipe will cost. a. Based on this situation, write instructions to your classmate describing what you want done. *** Remember you are a SUPERVISOR, and write your instructions carefully, using clue words. INSTRUCTIONS: b. 1. Exchange instructions with your classmate and carry out the instructions you receive. Do exactly what the instructions say, even if you think they are wrong. *** Can you understand the instructions? Yes or No?_______ 2. Determine how much pipe material you need and what it will cost. *** How many 10-foot sections of 3/4-inch pipe do you need? __________________ *** Price of pipe used at ______ per section of pipe:__________ *** How many 3/4-inch unions do you need?_________________ *** Price of unions used at ______ per union:________________ *** How many 3/4-inch 90o elbows do you need?_____________ *** Price of elbows used at ______per elbow:________________ *** Total cost ofe pipe, unions and elbows used:______________ c. With your classmate, discuss the results you got by following the instructions as written by your classmate. Did you do what the instructions said? Did you do what your classmate wanted you to do? Could the instructions have been clearer? *** Were the instructions clear enough to achieve the intended results? Yes or No?_____________ d. If time permits, based on the discussions with your classmate, rewrite the instructions to make them as clear as you can. Ask your teacher to review your final set of instructions. DSET|(H->"9 *6*>"9DSET(H-9y>9z6*=9DSETREE@E----   F-FOn this team paper, you only have to complete the sections marked ***