Mathematicians Research Projects



Teacher – Mrs. Volynskaya

Mathematicians Research Project – Due 10/31

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Complete research to learn about a famous mathematician, pay special attention to fun interesting facts that could be really exciting to share with your classmates;

2.  Each person must complete his/her own research and complete the “Let Me Introduce You” form.

3.  Complete and present the project.

DESCRIPTION

All projects must include all of the information from the “Let Me Introduce You” form. Each person must complete an oral report plus either a collage or a power point presentation to accompany the oral report.

· Oral Report—Dress up as the person you have chosen.  Tell "your" life story in a creative way using scenery and/or props. Explain important parts of the mathematician's biography and contribution in fun creative way. You may accompany your performance with a Collage, Or PPT/Google Slides/Prezi

·For Collage—Use pictures, words, maps, and symbols to create a large collage on poster board about the mathematician.  Use this to give an oral presentation to the class.

· Google Slides/Powerpoint presentation/Prezi –WILL NOT BE accepted without Oral report. Just reading from a screen will not be accepted .Use pictures, words, maps, and symbols to create a powerpoint or Prezi presentation about the mathematician.  Use this to give an oral presentation to the class.

Assessment Rubric:

_____ 20 pts.  Complete the “Let Me Introduce You” form

_____ 20 pts.  Final presentation includes all research

_____ 20 pts.  Creativity

_____ 20 pts.  Individual Effort

_____ 20 pts.  Quality of final presentation

_____ 100 pts. (Total points)

Final Grade  _____

List of Famous Mathematicians:

 

| |Germain, Sophie  |Pascal, Blaise |

|Archimedes  | | |

| |Gregory, James  |Ptolemy |

|Cardano, Girolamo  | | |

| |Hypatia  |Pythagoras |

|Cavalieri, Bonaventura  | | |

| |Kepler, Johannes |Ramanujan, Srinivasa |

|Descartes, Rene  | | |

| |Lagrange, Joseph-Louis |Stevin, Simon |

|Euclid  | | |

|  | | |

| |La Place, Pierre Simon de |Tartaglia, Nicolo |

|Euler, Leonhard  | | |

|  | | |

| |Leibniz, Gottfried  |Thales |

|Fermat, Pierre de  | | |

| |Napier, John  |Vann, John |

|Fibonacci, Leonardo  | | |

| |Newton, Sir Isaac  |Viete, Francois |

|Galilei, Galileo  | | |

| |Noether, Amalie Emmy |Wallis, John |

|Galois, Evariste  | | |

|  | | |

| |CHOOSE YOUR OWN |CHOOSE YOUR OWN |

|Gauss, Carl  | | |

Name:_____________________                                                   Due Date: October, 31

“LET ME INTRODUCE YOU”

Take notes on the following outline to research your mathematician.

A. Vital Statistics

1.  Name

2.  Lifespan

3.  Birthplace

4.  Age at Death

B. Three historic world events that occurred during his/her life

1.

2.

3.

C.  Education

D. Marital and Family Status

E. Occupations

F. Three Contributions to Mathematics

1.

2.

3.

G. Two interesting events from his/her life

1.

2.

H. Bibliography

1.

2.

3.

 

 

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