Publication Date
12-15-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
lives is a challenge for educators. As part of a weeklong mathematics summer enrichment program held in the summer of 2010 at a southern university in the United States (US), eighty-five high school students participated in a unique set of activities designed to integrate mathematics concepts and skateboarding. Project leaders used a constructivist framework to design student-centered experiences implemented in the outdoor setting of a local skatepark and in campus classrooms. The activities designed for students in “The Mathematics of Skateboarding” demonstrated innovative and creative ways to engage students in content and skills mapped to state requirements for high school students in Algebra and Geometry.
Publication Title
International Journal of Innovation Education and Research
Volume
2
Issue
1
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
