In a future lifetime I would love to a wildlife or travel photographer; never mind the fact that I have never taken a photography class and can't work a real camera.
Kids are into technology and cells phones and taking pictures of EVERYTHING these days. I wracked my brain trying to figure out how to work this into a learning environment. Finally in a flash of coherence and brain synapses it came to me!
For each SOL topic we cover in 6th grade, have students go out into the real world and find something they can take a picture of that relates. Then they can upload the picture and explain in a paragraph post how the picture relates to the math. This idea means they will have to reflect how their math can be used outside the classroom. It also gives them a reason to use technology for school.
My hope is that this will open students up to new career ideas and college choices they never would have considered before because "math is boring".
This is a great idea! I have done math photogrpahy scavenger hunts with the students before - finding angles, findind arcs, etc. they LOVE it!
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This is a great idea. I am sure the kids will love it, plus it is just another way to make connections between the world and education. Would the students upload the pictures to a wiki or class blog?
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