Projects

Bungy Jumping Water Balloons (08/23/11) http://www.google.com/search?q=faculty.headroyce.org%2F~sclark%2F...%2FBungyJumpingWaterBalloons08.pdf&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

This comes directly from the book **//Making Learning Whole,//** which we were required to read over the summer. This is a fun and educational project that incorporates "Making learning whole." I will be using this experiment in my statistics class as we cover //Regressions and Predictions.// Algebra 1 can also benefit from this project. Main Focus: linear relationships and least squares regressions.

media type="youtube" key="cfQ6JEro3pI" height="275" width="448" align="center" Suggestion from the non-math academic dean: How about on 11/11/11 asking the kids to come up with a formula for how often in a century the month, day, and year can all be the same two numbers? Don't know which level that would be appropriate for, but it seems like a nice exercise for the students with skills to apply to a problem like this. Why aren't there any other suggestions here?