Geometry 2nd Quarter Project
For your 2nd
quarter project you may choose to do Curve Stitching or you may do a paper
about a famous mathematician.
MATHEMATICIAN PAPER
Project Requirements:
1.
You must submit your chosen mathematicians name by
2.
Three references or sources are required and must be correctly cited.
3.
A rough draft is due by
4.
The paper should be at least 3 full pages in length. Typed, double-spaced, maximum font size of 14.
5.
A title page.
6.
A “Works Cited” page. (List your sources using APA style)
7.
Paper is due on
Topic of Paper
1.
Life of the person. Birth, education, early years, later years, contributions to mathematics, death.
2.
Social and historical context of their time period and how it influenced
them and how they influenced society and/or history, in
their own time period or
hundreds of years later.
Grading
The paper is worth
50 points. It should meet all above
requirements.
CURVE STITCHING
Curve stitching
involves using straight lines to create curves.
You can create parabolas, circles, hyperbolas, and other curves with
curve stitching. You may use a variety of materials to create your design, so do not feel
limited to needle and thread.
Materials:
Sewing: needle, scissors, embroidery floss, file
folder or other appropriately stiff
backing material
Wood:
piece of solid wood, fiberboard, or plywood, small nails, copper or
plain wire, hammer, pliers
Bicycle rim: bicycle rim, copper or plain wire or narrow
rope, pliers
Other???
Project Requirements:
1.
Submit a sketch/description of your idea and chosen materials by
2.
After your project is complete, write a summary describing your reflections on the project. Include what you liked and disliked and also
how it may or may not have helped
make geometry more real to you. What did
you learn ?
3.
Completed project and summary is due
Grading Guidelines:
Designs will be
graded based upon:
1.
Correctness – Is the finished product correctly done?
(12 points)
2.
Use of color – Were colors chosen with a purpose and is the overall
effect (7 points) pleasing to look at?
3.
Neatness – Is the work neatly completed so that no marks show on the (7points) front
of the project?
Are the threads/wires tight but not overly
so that the backing bends?
4.
Creativity – Did you vary the design given? (size,
angles, etc.)
(7 points) What is the purpose of the final project? Art, decoration, bookmark, picture frame, etc.
5.
Complexity – Was a simple design or a complex design chosen?
(7 points)
The reflective
summary will be worth 10 points.
The entire project
is worth 50 points.