Friday, April 19, 2013: 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
704/706 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Vivian F. Cyrus
Co-Speaker:
Christie A. Perry
What and where are irrational numbers? Why do we need them? We will discover the need for irrational numbers and find their approximate location on a number line. We will also make connections to the Pythagorean theorem and the square root function. You will also use rational number approximations to discover the irrational number pi.
Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8