Mathematicians Lesson Plans

Students research a famous mathematician and create a presentation of their research. In this famous mathematician research lesson, students decide on a famous mathematician that they would like to learn more about. They conduct research either in a group or individually, and choose from a list of projects to showcase their work. They choose from mobiles, oral reports, a puppet shoe, a television show or a collage.

Students research a mathematician, combine their papers to make a class book and build a model of the mathematician's concept or instrument.

Students investigate the contributions made by famous mathematicians. In this math and history lesson, students discuss what was discovered and why it is so important in that time period and this time period. The discuss their findings with their peers.

Young scholars choose a mathematician or scientist born on the same day as the student and research them. They create a cube or tetrahedron and place required information on the sides (such as birth year, death yr., greatest contribution to the subject, etc.).

Seventh graders 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.

Sixth graders will be able to identify a mathematician and correctly answer higher level questions. They classify and produce characteristics and facts and creatively answer synthesis questions.

Sixth graders have the opportunity to conduct research on the Internet about mathematicians and to synthesize that information into a timeline. They launch Internet Explorer or Netscape and go to one of the sites in the Weblinks section of the activity.

Students conduct internet research on a famous mathematician. In this research lesson students produce a paper based on their findings and present it to their peers.

Third graders demonstrate their mathematical knowledge of symmetry and reflection using congruent geometric shapes while working as an artist and mathematician looking at a medieval-styled stained glass window.

Young scholars explore famous mathematicians. For this mathematician lesson, students investigate for a mathematician who share their birthday and research their accomplishments in math.