Math & CS Pathway
Overview: math and Mobile Apps
Students can develop and use mobile apps to support Math learning.
They can make apps to share what they have learned or what math means to them.
They can also make apps that use math to do different things, like
Draw
Calculate
Make music
Make games
Time : ___ hours
drawing with a...TurtLe?
You make an app that draw by coding an element called a turtle. You can code movement forward, backward, left, and right. You can also position it using coordinate plane. It to leave a trail of different colors and widths to draw shapes and patterns.
Here's a quick tutorial: Getting started with App Lab: Turtle
More videos:
How to create artistic shapes
More fun with turtles (and functions)
You can also create an app that lets a user draw and create patterns. Here's a video for making a simple version:
How to Make a Drawing App
App completion and/or use
Reflection
Time : ___ hours
A Calculator, of Course
App completion & showcase
Reflection
Time : ___ hours
What is ethnomathematics?
Ethnomathematics is an approach to math that connects math and culture. Math is, of course, already connected to culture, but sometimes the connection is invisible. Ethnomathematics points out connections to all kinds of cultures beside math class and tests. Here's a list of sites that explore the connections:
What is ethnomathematics, and how can it help children in schools
Math and Music
An Index of Lessons
Graphing Pitch and Musical Instruments
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations
Patterns in Music and Math
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