Famous Mathematician: Math Research Project 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade
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About This Product
Here is a ready-to-print middle school math research project about famous mathematicians for your students in 5th through 8th grade.
Each student will pick a famous mathematician, complete research about their life and mathematical discoveries, and create an organized project with paragraphs & visuals to share their learning.
How to Use:
• Print a 12-page project booklet for each pupil.
• Page 2 has instructions for the project including a website for selecting famous mathematicians, places to write due dates, and a checklist to keep students organized.
• Page 3 has seven different paragraph prompts for students to research. Each student must pick at least four prompts to have in their unique project.
• Pages 4-6 are graphic organizers for your students to use for research notes.
• Pages 7-9 are templates for students to use for writing their paragraphs.
• Page 10 is for students to draw a portrait of their mathematician.
• Page 11 is for students to show diagrams and formulas of the math that their mathematician discovered.
• Page 12 is a title page for the project.
• Page 13 is a rubric to use to assess the completed project.
During several weeks of classes, your students will complete research, write & proofread paragraphs, and draw the visual pieces of their project.
They can present their projects to each other, and you can use the rubric to assess them.
Grades to Use With:
This project is designed for middle school students in 5th, 6th 7th, or 8th grade who are learning about mathematicians, biography writing, library research skills, and writing expository paragraphs.
It could also be used in high school special education classes where appropriate.
What's Included:
13-Page PDF: Ready to Print and Use!
Complete Teacher Instructions
2 Pages of Student Instructions & Writing Topics
6 Student Graphic Organizers for Note-Taking & Paragraph Writing
2 Student Templates for a Mathematician Portrait and Math Sketches
Project Title Page
Marking Rubric
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