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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE OBJECT? Slide Rule BECAUSE: THE OBJECT REPRESENTS: work EXPLAIN WHY (BELIEF OR FEELING): use it for math - can do any problems PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION - SHAPE: rectangle COLOR(S): MATERIAL: CULTURAL DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? HOW DID IT GET THERE? (Where did it come from) her house; brother bought it. WHO DID IT BELONG TO? her brother WHO MADE IT? made in U.S.A. HOW WAS IT MADE? two pieces of wood - top piece slides. WHAT OTHER KINDS OF OBJECTS ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE OR USED WITH THIS ONE? a plain ruler is similar - use paper and pencil with it HOW IS THE OBJECT USED? move numbers with top piece and can add, subract, divide, multiply. WHO USES THE OBJECT MOST OF THE TIME? WHERE WOULD YOU USUALLY FIND THE OBJECT? engineering comp IS IT BROKEN OR COMPLETE?--what is missing? the plastic runner is missing WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, THINK ABOUT IT--YOUR ATTITUDE: they're O.K. but for easy problems can do it faster in your head but maybe for hard problems it is better VALUE: WHAT IS THE FUTURE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE OBJECT? will show how people used to work problems quickly WHY DID YOU SELECT IT? her math teacher thinks that soon they won't be used because computers will do the work. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE OBJECT IS WORTH TODAY? about $.69 - you can get good ones for $5.00. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP THE OBJECT?

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