Scavenger Hunt

Please surf the Internet and hunt for the items on the following list.  The point value is shown in parentheses to the right of the problem.  Identify the web site where you found the information or pictures required to answer the question.  Your scavenger hunt must be turn in with the provided rubric inside a brad folder with pockets.  Happy hunting!!!!!!!!!

1. Go to http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/fractals.htm.  Choose a Fractal of the Day and insert it in your document.  It can be one of the archived pictures. (30 points).

2. Us the web site at http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ to find out the biographical and professional history of five female mathematicians.  Seven dates listed in chronological order should be shown to list their contributions to mathematics. (30 points - 6 point each).

3. Find a picture of Euclid.  Copy and past or insert the picture in your MS Word document.  Name his Thirteen Book. (20 points)

4. Write a 2 paragraph story using twenty geometry words in the right context.  Read the story to 2 peers and ask them to sign your confirmation sheet.  Two sites with vocabulary terms are http://library.thinkquest.org/2647/geometry/intro/point.htm or http://www.math.psu.edu/geom/koltsov/indes.html.  Use these sites or your textbook to find words to complete your selection.  (40 points - 2- points per paragraph)

5. Graphing is important in mathematics and science.  Please complete a line graph using http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp.  Graph the equation: y = 180 (n - 2).  This represents the interior angle sum of any convex polygon.  Print the graph. (30 points)



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