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Middle school students learn to file their taxes
The school is in a rural area in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. The goal of the program is to provide enrichment for advanced mathematics students through learning experiences both in and outside of the classroom. The program involves: problems, puzzles, games and exercises that utilize the principles of probability, statistics, and the principles of compound interest.
With the assistance of several local volunteer mentors, students meet once a week and engage in activities such as math games and problem solving. Outside of the classroom, the students go on field trips to local universities and businesses where they see real world applications of math. Guest lecturers on topics such as tessellations, inventions made by accident, surveying, and the mathematics of throwing a basketball, show the students how much math is a part of their everyday life.
The principles of probability, statistics and financial literacy in relation to real world situations are utilized in working with students. The math club for seventh graders is designed to improve their education in and interest in mathematics. |
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