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Students were able to pick a topic they were passionate about, such as cooking, and discuss how math is involved with it.
Photo courtesy of Cindy Warner.
How do you combine a student’s passion and personal interests with math? Students in Mrs. Northrup and Mrs. Butterfield’s third grade classes at Oak Mountain Elementary did it through a math fair.
The students chose a topic they were passionate about, such as cooking, sports, animals, careers, candy, games, travel or hobbies. They then spent several weeks researching the connections between math and their topic and soon discovered the math all around them.
Students created PowerPoint presentations, display boards or posters to share with families and community members Feb. 19. Many of the students even dressed for the part to share their passions and the math behind them.