Friday, April 11, 2014: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
215/216 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Vivian F. Cyrus
Co-Speaker:
Christie Perry
What and where are irrational numbers? Why do we need them? Come join us as we discover the need for irrational numbers and find their approximate location on a number line. Connections will be made 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