Absolute Value

The purpose of this project is to get students excited about mathematics using a compelling historical event and major motion picture: Hidden Figures. Students will watch this movie from the viewpoint of one of the four main characters: Katherine Goble Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, or Al Harrison. Each student will complete a movie note-taker specific to their assigned character. Once the movie is complete, students will gather in groups of four, one representing each movie character,

The purpose of this project is to get students excited about mathematics using a compelling historical event and major motion picture: The Imitation Game. Students will watch this movie from the viewpoint of one of the four main characters: Alan Turing, Joan Clarke, Commander Dennison, or Stewart Menzies. Each student will complete a movie note-taker specific to their assigned character. Once the movie is complete, students will gather in groups of four, one representing each movie character, t

The purpose of this project is to motivate students to think outside the box using a compelling historical event and motion picture: Something the Lord Made. Students will watch this movie from the viewpoint of one of the four main characters: Vivien Thomas, Alfred Blalock, Clara Thomas, and Helen Taussig. Each student will complete a movie note-taker specific to their assigned character. Once the movie is complete, students will gather in groups of four, one representing each movie character,