2015 Math Fair Ideas

Here are a few Projects Ideas but please feel free to be creative.

  Trick-or-Treat Candy Sort and Data display (1^st or 2^nd grade) – Sort candy any way you want and create a graph to represent your Trick-or-Treat haul

·         Trick-or-Treat Fermi problem (3^rd – 5^th): About how many fun size Snickers do you think were handed out to Cascadia students on Halloween? About how many to all Seattle Public School students? Enrico Fermi, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, was well known for using survey data and estimation to come up with close approximations to unanswerable math questions.

·         Trick-or-Treat candy surveys and conclusions about trends (any grade). Do boys have a different favorite candy than girls? Do first graders have a different favorite Trick-or-Treat candy than 5^th graders?

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/search.shtml?v=ia&ia=Math\

http://www.ct4me.net/math_projects.htm#math-in-nature

http://mathprojects.com/

Pinterest search

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=math%20projects%20for%20elementary%20students&term_meta[]=math+projects+for+elementary+students|typed

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/search.shtml?v=ia&ia=Math

• Model a fibonacci sequence.
• Where does Pi come from?
• Math themed sculptures or art?
• A study of prime numbers.
• Tessellations art project
• A study of the number 9
• Research and report on symmetry and patterns in nature
• Research Egyptian Fractions
• Math in architecture
• Research a famous mathematician
• Research and report on vectors
• Research and report on fractals
• Create a scale drawing of your room
• Chart and graph your day or your diet
• Data Project: Ask a question, poll the students and come up with conclusions or projections.

Cool Art Project:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/14/10-stunning-images-show-the-beauty-hidden-in-pi/

Continued Fractions:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/2015/03/17/how-hard-do-continued-fractions-roc/

Math Resources

Math websites:

https://www.azed.gov/azccrs/files/2013/11/2flipbookedited.pdf

Finkel

http://tube.geogebra.org/

http://www.playwithyourmath.com/

Lincoln Math Blog

http://applincolnmath.blogspot.com/

Khanacademy

https://www.khanacademy.org

Practice math at your own pace with our adaptive assessment environment. You can start at 1+1 and work your way into calculus or jump right into whatever topic needs some brushing up.

Mangahigh

www.mangahigh.com

By actively using Mangahigh.com, your child will:

Improve their Math ability: our aim is to dispel the fear of Mathematics and motivate the students to embark on a learning trajectory that goes beyond the boundaries set in a traditional pedagogic environment. Score better at exams: Mangahigh complies with US Core standards and offers exam-oriented revision and training in order to achieve measurable performance improvement.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250 affiliates, NCTM is the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving math education in preK‑12.

Illuminations is designed to:

• Provide Standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.
• Provide materials that illuminate the vision for school mathematics set forth in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics, and Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making.

Illuminations is part of the prestigious Verizon Thinkfinity program.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Purplemath

Purplemath contains practical algebra lessons demonstrating useful techniques and pointing out common errors.

http://www.purplemath.com

http://www.primarygames.com

http://aplusmath.com

This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

http://www.coolmath-games.com

iPad  apps

Singapore math bar modeling

Algebra Touch

Math Slide

    There are a few different games.

OhNoFractions

http://a4cwsn.com/

If you have any resources missing from this list, please feel free to email them to us and we can get them added to the list.

jdhill@seattleschools.org

Math projects for next year.

Math art projects
http://www.4mulafun.com/math-in-art/

Some of this years Math Fair Projects

Math Resources Online

1. 1.       Kahn Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/ - Online lessons and practice K – 12 and beyond. Great for getting another explanation of a concept when time in class isn’t enough.
2. 2.       North Carolina Mathematics - http://mathlearnnc.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4507283&pageId=5856325  - Problem solving practice decks.
3. 3.       Cool Math for Kids - http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ - Lots of games and even some online lessons. Some ads.
4. 4.       Fun brain - http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html  - Math Games by Pearson. No ads.
5. 5.       Math Open Reference - http://www.mathopenref.com/polygontriangles.html - Online interactive geometry text book.
6. 6.       Timed Math Facts tests http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
7. 7.       Wild Math - http://www.wildmath.com/ - Timed Math Facts worksheets
8. 8.       Sheppard Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm   Great math facts practice games and more! No ads!
9. 9.       A Plus Math - http://aplusmath.com/Games/index.html Worksheets, flashcards, games and homework help
10.  Mathdoku - http://www.mathdoku.com/#  Logic and math puzzles
11. 11.   Virginia DOE - Mathematics Resources http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/mathematics/index.shtml  In this link, below the section “Mathematics Instructional Resources” select the “Elementary Tab”. There are great printable games for grades K - 5 that help students develop number sense.
12. 12.   Math Wars - http://practicalpages.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/maths-card-game-rules.pdf  15 different math war games that can be played with a regular deck of playing cards.
13. 13.   The Math Forum by Drexel University – POW (problem of the week). $15 to subscribe for weekly problems that encourage problem solving and critical thinking.
14. 14.   Gamequarium -  http://www.gamequarium.com/problemsolving.html  Links to lots of online math sites, some free some not. Some of the links aren’t any good, but the story problems and patterns links are good.

Last Week!

This is the last week to get your project turned in. Leave your project in the Library Vestibule with your registration form paper clipped to it by the end of day this Friday.

If you need a little more time, contact Josh Hill and accommodations can be made.

We look forward to seeing your projects!

The Year of Pi!

Math Night – “Year of Pi”

Math Night is on Thursday April 2nd from 6:00-7:30pm. Come see how fun math can be! Parents, learn the math games your children are playing at school. Students, come learn a new game or try one of the math puzzles in the Puzzle Playground. Everyone can also take a walk in the Math Fair Gallery where students with a passion for math will have work on display. This year’s Math Night theme is the “The Year of Pi”. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49a9ae2da13-math1  - Sign up to bring a pie for Math Night!

Math Fair – March 30th thru April 3rd

This year’s Math Fair will be a non-competitive display of student creativity, passion, and talent in the field of mathematics. Students are encouraged to design, create, solve, calculate, write, build, record, any type of project that shows their love for mathematics.

Projects are due Thursday March 26th. Projects should be dropped off in the Library Alcove with a Math Fair Participant Form. Students, parents, and teachers will be able to leave comments for projects throughout the week of March 30th – April 3rd. Projects will be on display during Math Night on April 2nd. Each participant will receive a comment booklet along with a complimentary compass and a coupon for a slice of pie on Math Night.  If you have questions about Math Fair, please contact Josh Hill, our math specialist, at jdhill@seattleschools.org.

Volunteers needed for Math Fair, and Math Night  - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49a9ae2da13-math

Design - Create - Solve - Build - Write - Record