Mathematician Research Project
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Description
This mathematician research project allows students to research a famous mathematician and then to use their research to create a cover for their interactive notebook (binder or folder). This will help teachers be able to return IANs back to students quickly while also allowing students to learn about the mathematicians that created the math that is used today. This lesson could take 1 to 2 class periods.
Be sure to check out the preview to see a student sample of the final product!
What is included?
- teacher directions
- student work pages (2 pages): directions, required elements, research questions, sources
- 30 different mathematician cards (10 women & 20 men)
- grading rubric (points for each element to total 100 points)
- answer key - list of the mathematicians and some of their contributions to math
What will students be doing?
- research mathematician - name, dates of life, country of origin, education, family life, occupations, contributions to math, books/articles written, famous quote
- interactive notebook (or binder or folder) cover page - their name, class period, picture of mathematician, mathematician name dates of life, country of origin, contributions to math, famous quote
Students will need access to the internet and printer.
Extension: If time allows you could have students present their mathematician to a small group or to the entire class.
Some of the Mathematicians Included:
- John Urschel
- Katherine Johnson
- Isaac Newton
- Sophie Germain
- Archimedes
- Emmy Noether
- Pythagoras
- Ada Lovelace
- Euclid
- Sofya Kovalevskaya
- etc.
Terms of Use:
This product should be used by the teacher who purchased it. This product is not to be shared with other teachers. Please purchase additional licenses for the number of teachers who will use it.
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