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My Favorite Mathematician

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Seventh graders 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.

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archimedes' principle, history of math

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archimedes, mathematicians, math
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
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