High School Modeling

How have you used numbers in the past 24 hours?

• The incredible utility that mathematics provides

Use mathematics to examine sustainability.

• The number of plastic water bottles consumed each year

What can we learn from the branching pattern in trees? http://davidwees.com/content/math-real-world-trees/

• Romans 1:20 “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”

How can mathematics model the sunrise or sunset in our town?

•  https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@4411912

The astronomer’s Psalm  19

Is it possible to model all aspects of life?

 In what ways can mathematics not fully represent reality?

What new ways of viewing math do you see in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwmmcgOIbUU)?

Allow students to demonstrate alternate solutions. 

• The different ways that students solve problems represents the diversity in our community and creation. 

• These differences are beautiful and represent the creativity in mathematics. 

• The amazing structure in mathematics allows different ways of solving problems to still produce the same solution.

• Establish a classroom climate that allows each individual perspective to be shared. (Some students need to be encouraged to participate, while others need to allow others a chance to share.)

Create a model to estimate the amount of water that passes through a local creek.

Given the information shared in the devotional about the number of birds per people, how many birds do you estimate are in your county and state?

Geary, N., Schmidt, W., & Henion, A. (2015) address the lack of access to high-quality mathematics instruction for all students. Research the statistics in your district and state to learn more about mathematics performance near you. S-ID