MATAmathics: Quote of The Week

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." - Rumi

Think and analyze the quote. Write your own interpretation of the quote. Also, provide a concrete example that would help me and your classmates understand your interpretation. Lastly, if you can, think about how this quote can be related to math. 

Polygons are EVERYWHERE!!!!

STOP and THINK about all the poylgon figures you see in your everyday life.

Make a comment giving an example of an everyday object that has a polygon shape, such as STOP signs.

I Have, Who Has

Using our geometry vocabulary list, I would start the "I Have, Who Has" game.

Your comment should answer the previous comment "who has" question by writing "I have. . " and stating the vocabulary word that answers the "who has" question. Once you answered the "who has" question its your turn to ask a "who has" question.

In your comment include a link with an illustration of the question you answered.

Example:

I have a right triangle. Who has a triangle with all sides congruent?

Response
I have an equilateral triangle. Who has the number of degrees in each of its angles?


rightangle.jpg

Polygon Letter

Post a Dear Poly letter and write a reply via comments to a classmate’s letter.

Example:  An excerpt from Barry Lane’s 51 Wacky We-Search Reports

Dear Poly,

I am a right triangle but I would really like to be an equilateral triangle because equilateral triangles are just so cool with their equal sides.  I know that we all should be happy with who we are, but I just can’t stop thinking about it.

Signed,

Right triangle with the wrong attitude

Example response from Barry Lane’s 51 Wacky We-Search Reports(This response would be a comment to a classmates Dear Poly letter)

Dear Class,

Welcome to an exciting new year. I am very happy to be your teacher. I am looking forward to your active participation as a class. Also, as a class, we would explore different real-world mathematics problems.

The purpose of the blogs would be for me to get an understanding of how you read, write and reflect on mathematical problems.