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Happy Birthday Mathematicians and Me

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Students choose a mathematician or scientist born on the same day as the student and research them. They create a cube or tetrahedron and place required information on the sides (such as birth year, death yr., greatest contribution to the subject, etc.).

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history of math

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Research

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