Math 394 Article Assignment

Math 394 Article Assignment Page
Spring Term 2011

TCM Article: Passed out in class on April 6

I. Write a paper
Write and type a 1 - 2 page review of your article that addresses the following questions:

Questions

For you, what were the compelling ideas of the article (give at least three)? Why were they so interesting?
Briefly describe three simple activities, based on the ideas from this article, that you could do with students in your classroom. For each activity, describe what concept the students would be learning from the activity.

Format

Font 12
Line spacing 1.5 lines (under the Format>Paragraph menu)
1 inch margins on all sides

Turn In

Email your paper to Laurie Burton as an attachment.
Due Monday, April 11 by 12 midnight
"Double" classwork check off points for the paper

II. Present to the Class
On your "due date", be prepared to discuss:

1. A brief overview of your article
2. The two most compelling aspects of your article

"Single" classwork check off points for the presentation

	Student	Article
1.	Elisa	A Physical Situation As a Way to Teach Angle
2.	Abigail	Freedom Quilts
3.	Heather	Getting Students Actively Involved in Geometry
4.	Jamie	Gingerbread-House Geometry
5.	Amber	Mathematics Hiding in the Nets for a Cube
6.	Michael	Math-o'-Lanterns
7.	Emma	Milk-Jug Mosaic
8.	Jessie	Paint bucket polygons
9.	Melissa	Polygon properties
10.	Jing	Pythagoras, Measurement, and the Geoboard
11.	Jayna	Reflecting Shapes Same or Different
12.	Zachary	Shape Up!
13.	Amanda	Storytelling + Origami = Storigami Mathematics
14.	Cristina	Symmetry gave me four legs!
15.	Rachelle	Why Are Things Shaped the Way They Are
16.	Danielle	Young Children's Ideas about Geometric Shapes