Interdisciplinary project "Z matematyka na Ty"

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Interdisciplinary project "Z matematyka na Ty"
a part of the ACTIVE PROJECT School
Gimnazjum nr 1 im. Ks. Jana Twardowskiego
32-620 Brzeszcze ul. Szkolna 6
Malopolska Poland
Maths teacher - Leokadia Malec
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The main project aim

• to show pupils various uses of mathematics
  knowledge in non-standard situations

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The projects description

• We chose two of themes for the school projects
• Room of my dreams
• Clocks
• Optional multimedia presentation
• Pupils worked in 9 three-member groups - each
  group had different subject to work out.

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The projects description

• Interdisciplinary activities mathematics,
  history, geography, physic, biology, art.
• Activities
• planning work within groups
• searching for and using information
• carrying out the project (building a model in a
  scale, making a sun clock, a water-glass,
  estimating the cost, )
• presenting the effects
• self-assessment and evaluation

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I. Room of my dreams
1.Purposes - prepare project of furniture
of pupils room - work out a plan of
enterprise - execute of cost
estimate of repair works
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2. Elaboration of project At first pupils have
designed shape and measurements of the room, next
they have chosen furniture and they prepared cost
estimate of repair works. For visual presenting
of room they made spatial dummy.
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  3.Manner of presentation multimedia
presentation
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II. Clocks 1.Purposes -Learning about history
of clocks -Review of manners of
measuring the time -Construction
and description ? sun-dial ?
water-glass ? star clock
(nocturnal)  
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2. Elaboration of project At first pupils have
analyzed history of clocks, next they have
constructed and they have described three
clocks - Sun-dial
- Water-glass -
Nocturnal They have presented package of jokes
connected with clocks and they have made quiz
about clocks.
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3. Manner of presentation Presentation of
executed models and discussion about their
operations.
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SUN - DIAL
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star clock (nocturnal)
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Four dimensions
In the class Outside the classroom
1)Pedagogical dimension - Interest of research projects -Skill of integration knowledge from different subjects -Increasing natural curiosity of a child -Using different knowledge sources -Application school knowledge in practice -Objective analysis of gathered materials and correctness of drawn conclusions
2)Social dimension -Creating ability of working in group, discussion -Rational work division in group -Organizing ones own work -Responsibility for the effects of work
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In the classroom Outside the classroom
3)Political dimension -Skill of preparing and practicing speeches in public -Scheduling long-term work and choosing optimal method of solving the problem -Drawing conclusions from data and observations
4)Ethical dimension -The way of making decisions and solving conflicts -Making self-judgment -Skill of judging the others -Involving every member of a group