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Students, in small groups, use the Internet and other traditional sources to research historically significant mathematicians, write a paper, and creatively present research in class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students match a fact with a mathematician or scientist using the Internet. They read about a mathematician or scientist that happens to be female or a person of color. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students use the Internet to locate a famous mathematician who happens to share his or her own birthday. Using an imbedded worksheet, they then answer a series of questions about the mathematician and then write a short summary. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students research a mathematician, combine their papers to make a class book and build a model of the mathematician's concept or instrument. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students, in groups, search for and locate resources on a chosen famous mathematician. Enough information needs to be gathered to examine the mathematician's life and his/her contributions to the field of mathematics. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students work in pairs to read anecdotal stories about mathematicians. They develop a graphic organizer for the story and from this design a PowerPoint presentation for the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students perform a web research project on a mathematician. They find, summarize, and write a booklet about the person they are researching. The booklet is 5 pages long, and has a graphic, or picture, on each page. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the biographies of famous mathematicians. They consider the times in which the mathematicians lived and the influences upon them. Using the Web, they consider the relationship between math and history as they construct a timeline. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research a person critical to the study of mathematics. Using traditional and internet research, they gather information about the mathematician of their choice. They use their information to create a letter written from their mathematicians point of view. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students become familiar with the history and times which influenced a featured mathematician each month. Through Internet research, they gather information about a different mathematician each month. Students solve mathematical problems using principles presented by each mathematician. Full Review »