Caroline+Hamlett

=**Caroline Hamlett's Wiki Page**=

This page will be dedicated to research involving current technologies used in high school math classes. I have wanted to teach math since middle school and am excited and anxious about the student teaching that I will partake in this year

Caroline's Unit Plan =Teaching the Volume of Solids with Google Earth= =Concept Lessons=



This lesson would be a fun interactive way for students to learn how to apply the volume of solids to real life. Basic polyhedron could be introduced using the Pyramids of Egypt, the Epcot Ball, and skyscrapers. Next, more intricate buildings could be used which have a combination of polyhedrons such as cathedrals, the Empire State Building, and the Taj Mahal.

The instructional approach could include giving students a basic overview of how to find the volume of a solid and then assigning a single-polyhedron building as well as a more intricate building to each pair. This could be turned into a project by having each students build a scaled-down model of each building. This would include requiring the students to describe what tactics they used to create their scale as well as providing the scale on their model.

I feel that this lesson would be very appropriate for a geometry class. It could also be used in a calculus class to determine the volume of solids using integrals. This lesson description is short and to the point, which lets the teachers and students explore the possibilities of making this lesson more interesting.

Teacher Tube Video
Football and Geometry .media type="custom" key="4310839" This video helps to describe different types of angles using football moves. I can't say that it would personally help me, but I think it would definitely be beneficial to a football-loving student.

Google Sketchup
Create a pool with the largest volume that has both a shallow and deep end (3 ft. and 8 ft) which can fit in my 25x25 ft yard.



Google Sketchup would be very beneficial in a geometry class with shapes, angles, area and volume. It could also be used for a project in which students design something.

Final Reflection
This class was very beneficial in exploring which types of technologies could be used in my classrooms. I will be teaching algebra II next semester and it seems like we found many more resources which would be great for geometry classes rather than algebra. However, overall this class showed me that very simple tools, many of which are free and easy to access, can be helpful in teaching high school mathematics.