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Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies

Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies. Presentation for AMATYC Conference 2002 Phoenix, Arizona, November 17, 2002. Central Arizona College Math Instructor: Shay Cardell Archaeology Instructor: Maren Wilson. Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies. Math and Archaeology at

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Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies

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  1. Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies Presentation for AMATYC Conference 2002 Phoenix, Arizona, November 17, 2002 Central Arizona College Math Instructor: Shay Cardell Archaeology Instructor: Maren Wilson

  2. Math Activities for Interdisciplinary Studies Math and Archaeology at Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus

  3. The Aravaipa Learning Community “Coming Together Where the Waters Meet”

  4. LearningCommunityActivities • Field Trips • Guest Speakers • Science Labs • Simulations • Reading, Writing and Math Skills Practice • Community Service • Group Projects and Presentations

  5. Planning Activities • The instructors planned the initial activities to demonstrate active learning methods • Later the students planned and provided their own learning activities.

  6. Simulation Group Projects Students divided themselves into groups for research projects and presentations: • Plants and Animals • Indians • Trappers • Ranchers and Farmers • Government • Miners • Townspeople

  7. Types of Research Products Students organized their research into interesting and meaningful presentations: Dramatic historical reenactmentsDebates Computer SimulationsVideos Interactive Web Pages Stories Powerpoint presentationsFieldTrips Guest SpeakersScrapbooks Role play simulations

  8. How to Put Math in a Project 1. Find number(s) with a cause & effect relationship (“A Function”). 2. Translate the relationship into 5 math languages. 3. Predict a result. 4. Use the math to discover an interesting conclusion. 5. Communicate your results clearly.

  9. Five Math Languages 1. Words 2. Table 3. Graph • Equation • System Model

  10. Math Activities and Skills Riparian Plant Survey Tree Diameter – Circles Percent canopy cover – Percent Height of a tree - Ratio

  11. Math Activities and Skills Soil Salinization Lab – Density, Volume

  12. Math Activities and Skills Fish Banks Ecology Simulation – Number sense and estimation

  13. Math Activities and Skills Camp Grant Massacre – Linear Model

  14. Math Activities and Skills Estimating Height from Bones – Ratio, Linear Model

  15. Math Activities and Skills Tree Ring Dating – Ratios, Linear models, Equations

  16. Math Activities and Skills Hohokam Land Use – Area, Population Density Population Growth- Exponential Growth Limits to Growth – Logistical Function

  17. Math Activities and Skills Radioactive Dating – Exponential Decay

  18. Math Activities and Skills Site Recording – Measurement, Angles, Ratio, Scale Drawing

  19. Math Activities and Skills Site Transformation – Measurement, Pythagorean Theorem, Graphing, Ratio, Scale Drawing

  20. To be continued…

  21. For more about our activitiesvisit our web page at: http://www.geocities.com/lcomavc

  22. The Aravaipa Learning Community “Coming Together Where the Waters Meet”

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