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Polygon Picture Project
Students will write their name in block letters and identify the polygons of the letters they use. They will also decorate their name with a few regular polygons as well.
This is simple little Polygon Project that I found on the web. This is the link by the original creator.
But, once again, it annoyed me to have only 4 lines on a second page, so I compacted it all into a one pager here.
Polynomial Pictures
This would make a great project for polynomials. Students can either take or find pictures on the internet, overlay a coordinate grid and the curve and then write the function that would produce that curve. Look at more examples here.
Deal or No Deal – Probability Lesson
For a thorough explanation of how to use Deal or No Deal to teach probability, go here. Includes wonderful student graphic organizer but you’d need to purchase the game yourself, which is typically on sale for less than $10.
Python Anyone???
If you are daring, try incorporating Computer Programming and Art with slope and linear equations! Don’t be fooled, it’s actually very easy and straightforward and the students will love it.
Just have your technology specialist download PYTHON on the students computers. Even if your students are not familiar with code (which is typically the case), they really only need to “copy” a few lines of code, changing only the parameters that indicate slope and intervals. Even so, students will love the results and this introduction to computer languages.
Here’s a slide show with example projects and directions. The project itself really won’t take two solid weeks, this teacher is integrating slope “lessons” with the actual project. In my experience, students need way more than two weeks on this subject anyways!
The Tortoise and the Hare – Systems Project
The story of the tortoise and the hare becomes a Systems of Equations project. It includes a one page explanation for the teacher and a two page handout for students. This particular story also includes a rat, so there are 3 equations to write and graph. Clear, simple assignment.
Linear Equations – Webquest Project
Here is a Webquest project set where students can choose from 3 different topics:
Burning Calories
Buying a cell phone
NBA or WNBA Statistics
Students will gather data, write an equation and graph using EXCEL. Handouts and rubrics are included.
Christmas Origami
Origami is always a fun activity for the holidays. Here’s a set of 40 Christmas origami patterns – from Santa Clause to Christmas Wreaths. The wonderful thing about this site is you can either download a printout of the patterns or you can show the animated directions from their site, or both.
Quadratic Equations and Projectile Motion
“Can you think of something that can be modeled with the quadratic equation defining a projectile’s motion?” From SFSU, here are 9 activities with handouts and rubrics centered around this question.
Factoring Trinomials – Connect 4 Game
Let your students play Connect 4 while factoring trinomials. All trinomials have a leading coefficient of 1. Directions and game board included.
It calls for a set of dice for each pair of students, but I think the game can be played without dice. Students could simply pick their positions, blocking each other as needed. If it’s too easy to get 4 in a row, then maybe see who can get the most 4 in a row.
Google Earth and Scientific Notation
Another project by realworldmath.org. Real World Math projects integrate Google Earth with various math topics, this one on Scientific Notation. Below is a very brief excerpt from their site, but you need to visit the site itself for the full project:
Scientific Notation – Real World Math
Objectives
•Measure distance between two points
•Write large numbers in standard form to 3 significant digits
•Express large numbers in Scientific Notation
Lesson Description
This is an introductory lesson to teach students how to write large numbers in scientific notation. The values used are found by measuring the centimeter distance between pairs of cities from around the world using Google Earth’s ruler tool.
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Concordia University
