Algebra I PROJECT

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MAJOR TEST GRADE

Your first Algebra project is due NO LATER THAN _______________

Your project will be a poster and report about a mathematician. You may select a mathematician from the list below or select another one of your choosing (PYTHAGORAS, EUCLIS, and ISAAC NEWTON are NOT acceptable).

This project will count as a major test grade, and you can earn more than 100 points so lets go for the points!!!!!!

1. For this project you will be doing some research about a mathematician that you have selected.

2. In order to share your findings with the entire class, you will produce a poster which highlights the mathematician’s name with dates of birth and death prominently displayed.

3. You might include a portrait or photocopy of what the mathematician looked like.

4. Other items of interest are achievements in mathematics with a brief explanation of what the mathematician accomplished.

5. Accomplishments outside the field of mathematics should also be included.

6. Be sure your poster is easily read and eye-appealing.

The following is a list of possible mathematicians for the mathematics history project.

This is a required project and it is not OPTIONAL!!!!!!

MATHEMATICS HISTORY PROJECT

GRADE SHEET

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:_______________

1. Poster completed and turned in before or on the due date of _______________.

0 – 20 points _________________

2. Poster contains 5 different important facts about the mathematician.

10 – 20 points _________________

3. Poster is very neat, easy to read, and shows examples of his/her achievements.

10 – 20 points _________________

4. Poster shows at least one accomplishment outside the field of mathematics.

0 – 10 points _________________

5. The student had good eye contact during the presentation. The presentation was made without reading to the class.

5 – 15 points _________________

6. The student was able to show or tell how this mathematician’s invention or achievements are still being used today.

5 – 10 points _________________

7. The written report was a one page summary of the information collected about this mathematician.

10 – 15 points _________________

TOTAL POINTS / GRADE _________________

REMEMBER THIS IS A TEST GRADE!!! IT IS A REQUIRED PROJECT

Click on the name of your mathematicians to find articles from Student Resource Center

Abel, Niels (1802-1829)."

Agnesi, Maria (1718-1799)."

Aiken, Howard (1900-1973)."

Backus, John (1924-)."

Baxter, Agnes Sime (1870-1917)."

"Borel, Émile (1871-1956)."

"Briggs, Henry (1561-1630)."

Cardano, Girolamo (1501-1576)."

"Cayley, Arthur (1821-1895)."

"Chang, Sun-Yung Alice (1948-)."

Chatelet, Cu Emilie

Chern, Shiing-Shen (1911-)."

Courant, Richard (1888-1972)."

"Cox, Elbert F. (1895-1969)."

Dedekind, Richard (1831-1916)."

Desargues, Girard (1591-1661)."

"Eckert, J. Presper (1919-1995)."

"Escher, M. C. (1898-1972)."

Euler, Leonhard

"Euclid of Alexandria (c. 325 B.C.-c. 270 B.C.)."

"Euler, Leonhard (1707-1783)."

"Falconer, Etta Zuber (1933-)."

"Fermat, Pierre de (1601-1665)."

"Fibonacci, Leonardo Pisano (c. 1170-c. 1240)."

"Fourier, Joseph (1768-1830)."

"Gödel, Kurt (1906-1978)."

"Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)."

"Galois, Évariste (1811-1832)."

"Gauss, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855)."

"Germain, Sophie (1776-1831)."

"Granville, Evelyn Boyd (1924-)."

"Gray, Mary (1939-)."

"Hadamard, Jacques-Salomon (1865-1963)."

"Halley, Edmond (1656-1742)."

"Hawking, Stephen (1942-)."
Hay, Louise (1935-1989)."
"Hero of Alexandria (c. 65-c. 125)."
Hopper, Grace Murray
Hypatia
Kayyam, Omar
Kepler, Johann
Kovalevsky, Sonya
Leibnitz, G.W.
Lobachevski, N.J.
Lovelace, Ada
Napier, John
Noether, Emmy
Pascal, Blaise
Ramanujan, Srinivasa
Somerville, Mary Fairfax
Tartaglie, Niccolo
Thales
Torricelli, Evangelista
Viete, Francois

Need more information or a picture? Try one of these sites :-)

1. Website with over 1500 mathematicians (has some pictures)
2. Worldbook listing of mathematicians with articles
3. Picturegalleryclickonname

Pascal, Blaise

Author Studies with Ms. Terry

Pat,

I'm taking my students to the computer lab next Monday to begin constructing original book reviews. As part of their review, they must provide at least one detail related to the author. Where should I have the students complete their research?
Authorinformation(youngadultauthors)
Informationaboutauthors
The students were allowed to choose the novel they are writing on, so most of them chose the popular books.

Thanks for your help!

Tish

Ms. Mc Dougal's Class
"The Bridge" Newsletter
Online Databases To Use to Find Information :-)

WED to all my classes (1st, 3rd, and 4th) to again show them the databases and good websites to fit our topics.

Let me give you an idea of the stories/topics we plan to cover:

Cinco de mayo SeveralarticlesaboutCincodeMayo StudentResourceCenter WorldbookOnline
La Pascua (Hispanic Easter) Articleaboutlapascua
Student Interviews (Highlighting excellent students from ESOL and Spanish classes)
The Multi-Cultural Community Fair (being held this weekend at Dellinger)

HispanicBiographies in WorldbookOnline
FindHispanicAmericansbyprofessionAWESOMESITE
Hispanics in Sports-Famous players Hispanic American Athletes
Hispanics in Music: Hispanic American Musicians
Latin Grammy Awards, Top 10 Hispanic artists/songs, etc.
LatinGrammys
Hispanics in TV/Movies Hispanic American Actors
Featured movie and/or book by/about famous Hispanic or Hispanic life HispanicAmericansinMassMedia Hispanic American Literature
Well-known Hispanic authors Hispanic American Writers
Current Events: Immigration laws, debates, opinions via poll
Argentina-Citgo CurrentEventsWebsites CurrentEventsWebsites Immigration in the News
Word Search for Cognates (Words that look the same in English and Spanish)Spanishcognates Spanishcognates

Teachers are NOT CAUGHT IN THE WEB ANYMORE!

Why are these people smiling? They are not caught in the web any more...and they are all BLOGGERS! Check out the Blogs done by teachers in our PLU Class.. Clickhereandlookundertheheadingblogs Good job, folks!!!!!

Country Study Presentations....Talia McDougal, Teacher

COUNTRY STUDY PRESENTATIONS

Presentarán uds. a la clase el 30 de marzo

I. TEACH the class about your country & include the following:

Cultural traditions

Religion and how it affects lives in that country

Music, dances

Special/traditional dishes-Tell how they are incorporated into everyday life & celebrations.

What is your country known for?

Specific and interesting aspects that ONLY that country can offer!

II. IDEAS:

*Create an itinerary for a trip to your country.

*Pretend you are from the country you have chosen; compare/contrast your country to USA>

*Act out a SKIT to present information creatively!

*Interesting Powerpoint to highlight important aspects of the country.

*Invite a guest speaker from that country to share in part of your presentation.

*Create worksheets, puzzles, games, etc. for the class to participate with you.

*Poster/Backboards to display pictures and information, etc.

*Use clips from video and/or music that pertains to your topic about your country.

III. GRADING:

*Presentation (including your active participation, enthusiasm, confidence, voice, & clarity)

*Your active role & overall involvement in presentation

*Creativity

*Accuracy & variety of information

*Clear demonstration of content knowledge (not just memorized info.)

CHS Databases to use for this Research project....

World Book Online Type in name of country

World Geography Type in the name of the country or use the pull down menu

SIRS RESEARCHER Click on the box that says countries

Blogs in the Classroom?? Let Students and Teachers Tell You Why!

If you have been thinking about blogging - here is some motivation.   It is
is all about high school classroom blogs - I

Turn up your speakers and take a look at this short video clip.
Weblogging - Will Richardson & others.
BlogginginaHighSchool
While watching, keep in mind that we can do this now - even here in
low-tech Gananda.  We don't need any special software.  An internet
connection is all it takes.  Blogging is as easy to learn as MS Word. There are several web hosts that are designed
specifically for schools.  The teacher has full control of student posts
and comments.

Many of the examples  in the video are powerful writing assignments in
English classes - but teachers in all disciplines will have lots of
ideas for adapting the technology to their own classes.

I love how excited the kids are to communicate with authors and have a
real audience for their writing.   I even love the kid who laments that
blogs take away his excuse for not knowing the assignment on days when
he is absent.


Jacquie

"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
way."

From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS

Using Blogs for Student Assignments!

I wanted to show you some ways you could use your blog to set up assignments! :-)


Students, click on the link below and listen to one of President Bush's weekly podcasts and pick one issue that he discussed and agree or disagree with the way he is approaching the issue. BushWeeklyPodcast



Now, click on the link below from InfoTrac database and choose one of the President Bush's policies, like Economic Policy, Environmental Policy, etc...... read an article and write a paragraph discussing whether you agree or disagree with this policy and why.

BushPolicies

Click on the link below and then select bookbag for a book in the library that discusses the life of George W. Bush. This book will be on reserve for you to use.

Bookinthelibrary