Project Description:Using digital cameras, digital camcorders, microphones, etc. students will capture various aspects or subjects particular to their community that inspire Mathematical thought. Students will create 4-8 Math word problems that relate to what they found. Teachers and/or students will submit the problems along with photos, drawings, sound recordings, videos, etc: to pwidgeon@nps.epals.com. Please index according to grade level and math topic. The submissions will remain on the eBoard for access by educators, students and parents.

Project Description:Using digital cameras, digital camcorders, microphones, etc. students will capture various aspects or subjects particular to their community that inspire Mathematical thought. Students will create 4-8 Math word problems that relate to what they found. Teachers and/or students will submit the problems along with photos, drawings, sound recordings, videos, etc: to pwidgeon@nps.epals.com. Please index according to grade level and math topic. The submissions will remain on the eBoard for access by educators, students and parents.

Added Comments: With your group discuss how Math is evident all around us, in our everyday lives. Prompt student to discuss what they see when they look at the tiles on the floor, at window grates, at roof lines. Tell students that their job is to find examples of geometric shapes in their community. Make sure that student know that they will have to identify and write a brief description of where they found the shape, what it is and why they took t he picture. The images cane be inserted into a Microsoft Word document and the student can then type their responses. Collect the documents in a folder and email them. Further information will be distributed after registration.

Send an E-mail message to pwidgeon@nps.epals.com In your message, please include:* Your name* Your personal E-mail address* Your school and school location* The E-mail address your class will use to send and receive messages* Grade Level(s) involved