Developing Mathematics Enrichment Workshops for Middle School Students: Philosophy and Sample Workshops

Authors

H. Keynes, University of Minnesota
A. Olson, University of Minnesota
K. Singer, University of Minnesota

Publication Date

1997

Abstract

This paper describes our approach to organizing enrichment activities using advanced mathematics topics for diverse audiences of middle school students. We discuss our philosophy and approaches for the structure of these workshops, and then provide sample schedules and resource materials. The workshops cover activities on the following topics: Graphing Calculators; The Chaos Game; Statistical Sampling; CT Scans–the reconstruction problem; The Platonic and Archimedean solids; The Shape of Space; Symmetry; The Binary Number System and the game of NIM; Graph Theory: Proof by Counterexample.

Volume

1

Issue

1

First Page

63

Last Page

81

Rights

© Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25891/9NBP-6496

Recommended Citation

Keynes, H.; Olson, A.; and Singer, K. (1997) "Developing Mathematics Enrichment Workshops for Middle School Students: Philosophy and Sample Workshops," Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol1/iss1/9