| Geometric
Artforms:
Small lessons to familiarize students with
one, two and three dimensional geometric theories will lay a solid
foundation for understanding theorems and plane patterns. End products
will include various artistic uses of geometric patterns.
Research It!:
This unit encompasses how to research a
topic. Each student can select a topic of interest to research. The
student will learn how to research a topic using a variety of resources,
organize bibliographic information and note cards on the computer, use of
computer processing skills to put information together and finding a
creative way to display the information learned. To accomplish the breadth
and depth that one would like to see in a research project, this unit
encompasses the use of both long rotations to achieve the objectives.
I'm Doing Algebra?:
This unit explores algebraic equations
using math manipulatives so students learn the concepts along with the
process. The students will begin with simple equations using positive
integers. Later in the unit the students will learn about negative
integers, all the while learning to balance the equations that they do.
Fundamentals
of Design:
The students merge art and math as they grapple with the intricacies of
designing a room. Interior design concepts of color and style are included
in the topics as well as skills such as area, scale and price analysis.
The students produce a poster board presentation of the room they create.
What a Wonder:
Students develop research methods as they explore the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The students learn about how to select
criteria on how to judge and evaluate what constitutes a wonder. They
become creative when they are asked to contribute to a mural of the Seven
Wonders of the Modern World.
Codes and Ciphers:
Students develop research and analytical abilities as they
explore the written systems of various ancient civilizations and how
historians unraveled the intricacies of lost languages. They learn the
great decoding stories of the world as they study how codes were used
throughout history. The students learn to decipher substitution and
transposition codes and the numerical frequencies that help cryptologists
break codes and ciphers.
Fractured Fairy Tales:
This unit gives the students the opportunity to discover
the power of words and humor in changing fairy tales of yore into slightly
different versions. Some history of
original fairy tales will be taught along with the use of idioms, puns and usage of
multiple meaning words to change the fairy tale into a varied version.
Probability:Statistics
and probability play an important part in our lives and are particularly
important in helping make wise decisions. These lessons are designed to
focus attention on the mathematical rules and reasoning skills that effect
our lives and choices. The students learn the laws of probability
and how to make a survey and graph results. The use of Excel is
incorporated in this unit.
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