How It ALL Began: Geometry History Project
How It All Began: Geometry History Project
Partner Name and Mathematician: Due
First Draft (No pictures): Due
Second Draft w/illustrations: Due
Final Draft: Due
Centuries ago, a man named Euclid studied the world around him and came up with the concepts that you study- Geometry! Since then, many great artist, inventors, and scientists have also studied and used geometry. Through their knowledge and creativity, they have provided us with a beautiful view of the world in which we live.
You will pick a famous mathematician. You and your partner will write and illustrate a book about this person. Your target audience is your peers – an honors high school student. Your book should be designed and written for this audience. Your book should be typed and printed in book form. You will be graded on content, spelling, interest level, creativity and neatness. I am less concerned with the numbers of pages and more interested in you creating a story that is appropriate for your target audience and historically accurate.
Requirements for How It All Began – Famous Mathematician Books
15 pts – First Draft
15 pts – Second Draft
70 pts – Final Draft
A Complete Project includes:
✓ Cover page with title and authors names
✓ At least three illustrations (drawn or printed)
✓ Important and accurate dates
✓ Famous person’s early life, education, and family life
✓ Famous person’s major accomplishments (mathematical or non-mathematical)
✓ Famous person’s contributions to Geometry and/or other mathematics
✓ How the person influenced the world today
✓ Interesting facts(dirt, weird habits, psycho tendencies, etc.) about the person
✓ Include mathematical examples appropriate for your target audience
✓ Be careful to explain or define terms that your target audience may not be familiar with
✓ NO spelling or grammatical errors
✓ Neat presentation in book form
✓ Properly formatted bibliography page at the end of the book, including at least one book, reference and internet site
✓ Plagiarism will result in a zero on the entire project
Mathematicians
| Archimedes of Syracuse |David Hilbert |Georg Cantor |Maria Agnesi |
|Isaac Newton |Pierre de Fermat |Kurt Gödel |Sofia Kovalevskaya |
|Carl F. Gauss |Archimedes |Amalie Emma Noether |Benoit Mandelbrot |
|Leonhard Euler |M.C. Escher |Pythagoras of Samos |Abraham de Moivre |
|Euclid of Alexandria |Leonardo `Fibonacci' Pisano |Hypatia |Evariste Galois |
|Bernhard Riemann |Blaise Pascal |Galileo |Nicolai Lobachevsky |
|Henri Poincaré |René Déscartes |Albert Einstein |Henri Poincare |
|Plato |John Napier |Ada Lovelace | |
How It All Began: Geometry History Project
Partners and Mathematician
|2nd | | | |
|Ashley Carson | | |Leonardo `Fibonacci' Pisano |
|Desiree Johnson |Mariah Johnson | |Albert Einstein |
|Michelle |Sydney | |Newton |
|James G. |Ana Jackson | |Leonardo `Fibonacci' Pisano |
|Dion T. |Aaron R. | |Galileo |
|Johnathon R. |Cyerra M. | |Euclid |
|Kierra C. |Arieon M | |Ada Love Lace |
|Najah S. | | |Sofia Kovalevskaya |
|Kwaku |Tyler W. | |Pythagoras |
|Ariel |Brittany | |Pythagoras |
|Shontal |Asia | |Ada Love Lace |
|Juwan J |Jacarie | |Evariste Galois |
|Michael | | |Newton |
|Tyler Carr | | | |
|Bravo | | |Plato |
|Isela |Ariel | |Maria Agnesi |
|William A. | | |Albert Einstein |
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|3rd | | | |
|Ryan N. |Alfonz M. | |Plato |
|Carl W. |Gerald P. | |Albert Einstein |
|Kendra E. |Sukenya K. | |Galileo |
|Mico D. |Kia B. | |Albert Einstein |
|Arielle Wright | | |John Nash |
|Juwan O. | | |Hypatia |
|Donald |Melawno | |Plato |
|Quintin | | |Ada Lovelace |
|Ayala |Cameron | |Maria Agnesi |
|Marquel | | |Georg Cantor |
|Matthew | | |Newton |
|Carnesha |Benjatoris | |Lobachevsky |
|Azariyah | | |Sofia Kovalevskaya |
|Keara | | |Godel |
|Nick |Justen | |Newton |
|4th | | | |
|Dexter |Tyrell | |Pythagoras |
|Loron |Robert | |Poincare |
|Crystal | | |Henri Poincare |
|Donte | | |Isaac Newton |
|Morgan |Maia | |Galileo |
|Marshay |Brian | |Galileo |
|Kala T. |Nanya W. | |Ada Lovelace |
|Mariah |Autumn | |Lobachevsky |
|Amethyst | | |Yasuaki Aida |
|Jalil | | |Einstein |
|A’Briana |Shunta | |Descartes |
|DJ | | |Euclid |
|Jacob | | |Einstein |
|Malachi | | |MC Escher |
|Riccayala | | |MC Escher |
|Kelvin | | |Shcodinger/ Newton |
|Allen | | |David Hilbert |
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Name(s) 1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________
How It All Began Rubric (First Draft)
| |Included |Included but needs work |Not included |
|Cover Page | | | |
|Year of birth | | | |
|Place of birth | | | |
|Educational background | | | |
|Family life | | | |
|Major contributions | | | |
|Mathematical contributions | | | |
|Interesting facts, obstacles, challenges, etc | | | |
|Mathematical examples of work | | | |
|Year of death | | | |
|Written for target audience | | | |
|Explained or defined terms | | | |
|Spelling or grammatical errors | | | |
|Written in story form | | | |
|Neat presentation in book form | | | |
|How did they influence the world today | | | |
|Properly formatted bibliography | | | |
|3 Illustrations | | | |
Name(s) 1. _____________________________ 2. _____________________________
How It All Began Rubric (First Draft)
| |Included |Included but needs work |Not included |
|Cover Page | | | |
|Year of birth | | | |
|Place of birth | | | |
|Educational background | | | |
|Family life | | | |
|Major contributions | | | |
|Mathematical contributions | | | |
|Interesting facts, obstacles, challenges, etc | | | |
|Mathematical examples of work | | | |
|Year of death | | | |
|Written for target audience | | | |
|Explained or defined terms | | | |
|Spelling or grammatical errors | | | |
|Written in story form | | | |
|Neat presentation in book form | | | |
|How did they influence the world today | | | |
|Properly formatted bibliography | | | |
|3 Illustrations | | | |
How It All Began Rubric (Final Draft)
| |Potential |Earned |
|Cover Page and authors |4 | |
|Page numbers and chapter titles |4 | |
|Important dates |5 | |
|Famous persons early life, education, and family life |10 | |
|Major accomplishments (mathematical and non-mathematical) |15 | |
|Interesting facts, obstacles, challenges, etc |3 | |
|Mathematical examples of work |4 | |
|How the person influenced the world today |5 | |
|Explained or defined terms appropriate to target audience |5 | |
|No spelling or grammatical errors |5 | |
|Written in story form |10 | |
|Neat presentation in book form (no extra blank pages) |5 | |
|Properly formatted bibliography page at end of book including at least three |5 | |
|sources. | | |
|3 Illustrations with captions |5 | |
|Extra Credit | | |
|First Draft |15 | |
| | | |
|Total |100 | |
How It All Began Rubric (Final Draft)
| |Potential |Earned |
|Cover Page and authors |4 | |
|Page numbers and chapter titles |4 | |
|Important dates |5 | |
|Famous persons early life, education, and family life |10 | |
|Major accomplishments (mathematical and non-mathematical) |15 | |
|Interesting facts, obstacles, challenges, etc |3 | |
|Mathematical examples of work |4 | |
|How the person influenced the world today |5 | |
|Explained or defined terms appropriate to target audience |5 | |
|No spelling or grammatical errors |5 | |
|Written in story form |10 | |
|Neat presentation in book form (no extra blank pages) |5 | |
|Properly formatted bibliography page at end of book including at least three |5 | |
|sources. | | |
|3 Illustrations with captions |5 | |
|Extra Credit | | |
|First Draft |15 | |
| | | |
|Total |100 | |
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