Algebra 1 Scavenger Hunt Connie K. Spotts Lakota Freshman School Kings Mills Workshop Algebra 1 Scavenger Hunt 9th Grade (or any secondary math class) Math History, Application and Facts Students, using both online and print resources, will present evidence from research in response to a list of math history and application questions. Students will research in the library media center after instruction by the library media specialist. The instruction will include review of card catalog usage, introduction to the reserved print materials, searching using NetTrekker (a subscription search engine for secondary students) and the Pathway on Ebsco Hosts. The student must have hard evidence for each item and state the source in MLA format. Each is described within the parentheses. Each item must be either on a piece of paper or in an envelope. Each item must be labeled with its appropriate letter and the number of points possible. All of the material must be contained in a portfolio, or some other form of organization. (Be creative and neat) Dewey Numbers/Subject Headings 510 Mathematics, Mathematical Notation 510.92, 920 Mathematicians Non-Fiction Beckman, Peter. A History of Pi. Boulder: Golem Press, 1977. Culligan, Judy , ed. Scientists and Inventors. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Flegg, Graham. Numbers: Their History and Meaning. New York: Schocken, 1983. Kline, Morris . Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times. New tork: Oxford University Press, 1972. Pappas, Theoni. The Magic of Numbers. San Carlos: Wide World Publishing, 1994. Reference Books Daintith, John, and John Clark, ed. Facts on File Dictionary of Mathematics. 3rd ed. New York: Facts on File, 1999. Ifrah, Georges. The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1998. Sykes, David, and Kevin Warwick, ed. New Encyclopdeia of Science. 9 volumes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Web Sites Fibonnaci Numbers Math.com Math World Ask Dr. Math Units of Measurement Euclid's Elements Converting Temperature Pascal's Triangle NetTrekker Famous Person Search Math History Math in the Movies Math Cartoons Math Majors More Math majors And More Math Majors InfOhio Resources Search the Cincinnati Enquirer for sports articles via Newsbank Search Encyclopedia Britannica Search here for poems about math