Now it’s your turn! Choose a mathematician or mathematical topic (besides Pythagoras or the Pythagorean Theorem) and create your own e-book on www.storyjumper.com about the history of your chosen topic. Some topic options are: History of Algebra History of Geometry Non-Euclidean Geometries Leonard Euler Euclid Isaac Newton Archimedes Fermat’s Last Theorem Ancient Math Duels
Feel free to choose one of these topics or choose your own. Your e-book will be graded using the following rubric:
You will then email me a link to your e-book, and I will upload it to the class website. From there, each of you will view and comment on at least two of your peers’ e-books, stating what you liked and what you learned. In addition, a link to the class website will be emailed out to parents and will be posted on the school website so that community members can see your wonderful creations.
Standards: 9.4.2.1- Evaluate reports based on data published in the media. (Math) 9.5.1.1- Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (English) 7.4.1.2- Historical inquiry is a process in which multiple sources and different kinds of historical evidence are analyzed to draw conclusions about how and why things happened in the past. (Social Studies)