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the requirement that their project pertain to math. I was amazed that some of the students in class who don’t ask questions or are not outgoing really came out in their projects.”
“Some adults have felt that math has been a dry subject and couldn’t see how projects would be very good,” said Mrs. Herman. “However, they’ve been amazed at some of the things that have come in as a result.”
Math student Doretha Butler explained, “I’m in Mrs. Herman’s third period Algebra II class. I did a report on how Greeks contributed to mathematics and I did a poster on Greek symbols. It took me longer than I thought it would but I enjoyed it.”
“I’ve always been interested in Greeks and how they contributed to the art world mostly. So I decided to research Greeks in math, too,” continued Doretha. “The only Greek in math that I knew about was Pythagoras. Now I realize that a lot of other Greeks played a big part in. math, too.”
Debbie Wood added, “I made puzzle mazes that deal with geometry. Puzzles have always interested me so I thought I’d try to make some myself. I really enjoyed doing it.”
Mrs. Helen LaCava’s pre-algebra, Algebra I and one eighth grade class also created projects.
“Since my students are young they are likely to think that mathematics is adding up columns of figures or doing long division,” explained Mrs. LaCava. “I’d like them to start opening their eyes to the fact that that is not mathematics. I want to encourage them to start thinking early.”
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