Archive for October, 2009


Let’s Go to a Math Fair!

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 4:08 pm

Written by: Terese Herrera

How could we organize a math fair? And what kinds of projects would our students present? I’m not thinking here of projects that would be judged, as in a science fair, but rather investigations and activities that would engage middle school students and be presented for the whole school as well as parents. One idea comes from […]

Posted in Topics: Algebra, Geometry, Integrating Math and Science, Math, Patterns, Quick Takes, Real Data, Statistics, Triangles

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Pandemics and Their Numbers

Friday, October 9th, 2009 7:02 am

Written by: Terese Herrera

Everywhere our students are hearing about the HINI influenza. Their interest offers an opportunity to co-teach with a science teacher in an investigation of what we know and don’t know about this pandemic. The New York Times has created an interdisciplinary lesson Pandemic Panic: Researching the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic that asks students to […]

Posted in Topics: Graphs, Health, Math, Quick Takes, Real Data, Representation, Science, Statistics

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