NYC and Mathematics through a lens

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Adult Leader/s: Erin/ Robert

Student Members:
Samantha, Destiny, Sydney, Genesis, Sadman, Kayla, Stephanie A, Stephanie R, Angelo, Luc, Gabriel N, Gabriel S, Brittany, Andrew

Goals and Objectives:
1) Intro to Photography: Framing, ration and proportion
2) Math through a lens
3) Culture, architecture and nature of NYC through lens

Activities:
1) Framing in photography-Ratio and proportion; Analyzing photos
2) Down town NYC through a lens
3) “Where can we find Mathematics in NYC?” ; VISITING MOMATH
3) Pop-culture and media in Mathematics; Photo shoot to illustrate public perception of mathematics and mathematicians(Studio Photography)
4) Campaign for TRCS students to promote math learning.
5) Photo essay

Photos/Pics/Blogs:
PART 1. Pop-culture and media in Mathematics.
Students’ perception of mathematicians or math people.
Complicated, anti-social, unattractive, clever, hairy, male with glasses…etc
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“Being a classic math teacher. ” by Kunchock and Cassius

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“When you study math…” by Tabina, Kayla, Stephanie, Genesis, Tabina

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“TRCS Mathematicians” By Gabriel N, Angelo, Andrew and Luc

2. How does negative stereotype of mathematicians influence our learning?
-Lower participation
-Lower self-esteems

3. Why do we need people who must study in math? Think about the bigger picture.

As MPE2013 suggests, we are at a time when mathematics is going to save the world from chaos.

We need mathematicians to be pushing at the edge of research to solve some of the problems that the human race is facing.

We need people who must study mathematics to solve problems such as extreme weather, natural disasters, the population, monitoring pollution, climate change…etc

4. Campaign for TRCS Students to love mathematics.

“Math can determine our future.” by Destiny (9th grade)

Math Campaign by Angelo, Andrew, Gabriel N and Luc.
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Math Campaign by Genesis and Stephanie “Math is all around us: Geometric shapes!”
*PLAY the video!*

5. Mathematics is everywhere! Where can we find mathematics? Everywhere in NYC!!!

“Rectangles, Lines and geometrical shapes” by Tabina

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(High line, Downtown, NYC)

“Symmetry and Golden ratio (spiral) in nature” by Brittany
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(High Line, NYC)

“Reflection and geometric shapes” in NYC by Genesis
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“Parallelism” (82nd st subway station) by Stephanie
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PART II West Side of Manhattan
The High Line, Chelsea Market

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PART III East Side Of Manhattan
MOMATH (Museum of Mathematics) at 26st

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Creating “TRCS” using tessellation idea by Erin

EXPLORING MATHEMATICS!!!
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Shake Shack – FOODIE TIME- YUMMY
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OUR WORK – “PHOTO ESSAY” (Click to see each student’s photo essay presentation)

Stephanie Apolaya, Genesis Garcia, Tabina Syed :

http://prezi.com/kpsmbsi9sphi/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Sadman & Andrew

http://prezi.com/r_ofjmhfxum6/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Gabriel Nascimento
http://prezi.com/48edkie1mk-d/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Kayla and Stephanie R
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Destiny, Sydney, and Samantha

prezi.com/izcruxay5ov5/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Angelo
http://prezi.com/u2ftbpj9epyh/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Luc

http://prezi.com/_36bhj3tfvj7/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy