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This semester each student is researching a famous mathematician or scientist. We will complete the following steps and end our study with a presentation of these famous men and women at the Wax Museum! |
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Complete an outline on your mathematician or scientist. Then have it approved by Mrs. Crowe. |
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OUTLINE |
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VITAL STATISTICS |
| A. BIRTH/DEATH | |
| B. AGE AT DEATH | |
| C. BIRTHPLACE | |
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EDUCATION |
| III. | FAMILY AND MARITAL STATUS |
| IV. | OCCUPATION |
| V. | CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATH AND/OR SCIENCE |
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WORLD EVENTS |
| VII. | OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION |
| VIII. | BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| Yahooligans/Mathematicians: http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/math/Mathematicians/ |
| Yahooligans/ Scientists: http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/Scientists/ |
| Biographies of Math: http://www.allmath.com/biography.asp |
| MacTutor History of Mathematics: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html |
| Biographies of Women Mathematicians: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm |
| Hall of Science and Exploraiton: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/halls/sci |
| People in Science: |
| http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/people/people.html&sw=false&edu=elem&cd=false&v=&dr=&fr=f |
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Complete the accordion person using the information from your outline. Each Roman numeral should be transformed into a paragraph. Make a head, arms, and legs to complete your person. |
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Write a speech from the perspective of the person you have researched. Include the following: vital statistics, education, important contributions, and other interesting facts. |
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Dress up as the mathematician or scientist and present your speech at the Wax Museum. When a visitor presses a button on your hand, you will come to life to deliver your speech. Then you will freeze back into your original position. Don't forget props! |
Copyright © 2001 Kathleen Crowe