Women in Mathematics
Project
URL: http://www.teachnet-lab.org/mbhs/alee/index.htm
Purpose of the
Project:
The purpose of this
project is to introduce students to female mathematicians over the
centuries and to acknowledge their contribution to mathematics. Students are also exposed to
social and historical aspects math has in the world.
Standards
Addressed:
- Make a connection between the concepts learned now and the
people who discovered them.
- Promotes equality among the genders.
- Helps girls realize that math is not “closed” to them.
- Discover that math is not “dead” and that new discoveries are
continually being made.
Teacher Technology
Skills:
Web creation, e-mail
Student
Technology Skills:
Web
navigation, creating newsletters with Microsoft Word, creating a
newspaper
Software Materials
Used:
Microsoft Word or other web editor
Outline
Chronology:
Teacher:
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Find web pages about woman mathematicians and link them to
the web page for this project.
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Create general questions for students to research.
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Search for current
woman mathematician interested in being interviewed.
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Use
e-mail to keep track of progress of students.
Students:
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Go
to the Internet sites provided or find their own and look up 5
significant woman mathematicians.
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Familiarize themselves with women’s contributions to
math.
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Find one woman
mathematician to interview. Develop thoughtful
questions related to the person’s field as well as some general personal
questions (i.e. Who influenced you?)
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Put
all the information into a two-page newsletter to be distributed to
classmates.
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Pick the best articles to include in a newspaper to
distribute to the school.
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Angela Lee teaches math at Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan. She is a TeachNet Project mentee.
Email: aql9710@hotmail.com
Subject Area: Math
Grade levels: 9-12 |
