Roman numerals, the abacus, the decimal system and metric system will be explored through hands on activities designed to facilitate students' conceptual and practical understanding of numbers. This world geography, social studies and science course offers students a chance to explore their multi-faceted world. Map skills, current events and world cultures are the basis for the variety of hands-on activities that will reveal to students just how connected the world is to their own lives in this new millennium. Students will develop reasoning and logic skills as they analyze different data. Students will conduct experiments and write reports.
Topics change with each session.
New and returning students are welcome. Travel back in history to the time of knights and chivalry but also plagues and superstitions. The class will explore topics such as mapmaking, legends, and codes of honor. Hands-on activities will include constructing a castle and a catapult. This course will provide students with an historical survey of famous mathematicians and the problems they solved.