Geometry in the Olympics
Geometry students chose an Olympic sport and applied the concepts from our intro unit to their projects. Students had to label any lines, rays, segments, points, the plane, and angles. They were to dipict their sport in a three dimensional scene. Here are the 10 finished projects from both class periods.
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It's Here!
Yesterday, my document camera arrived! It's an amazing device that will save so much of my time (spent printing overhead sheets) and resources (sheets and toner). It also does not heat up like the regular projector and allows me to zoom in on one problem at a time, and allows students to check their entire paper without erasing.
I purchased this Elmo EV-400AF document camera on eBay for $150, which is quite a deal considering a new one can cost anywhere from $700-900. It is an older model, but the camera and lights are in excellent shape.
Students were quite amazed by all of the things it could do. If you aren't familair with this item, it basically streams live video of whatever you put on the surface beneath the camera. I can demonstrate examples and guide the students through their notes without overhead sheets or dry erase marker. They will now be able to take turns showing the class how they solved a problem, without messing with markers and sheets as well.
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