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MakerBots and Mathematics

My students need a MakerBot in order to (re)conceptualize mathematics. 3-D printing allows for physical interactions with all manner of mathematical models.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Schmit's classroom raised $2,453

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My Students

I teach mathematics at a Title I high school on Chicago's Southwest Side. We study an integrated curriculum that touches on algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. We are always searching for new ways to connect these seemingly different areas of study.

I work almost exclusively with talented, low-income students of color who come to our school from across Chicago's South Side.

We are relatively diverse by Chicago standards, and by many metrics our school is highly successful in its mission: educating the whole student. My students study Arabic and Chinese, the history and geography of Chicago, and even forensic science. Our math curriculum is unique in that we do not exclusively follow the traditional Algebra-Geometry-Algebra II pathway; we follow a Common Core aligned, integrated curriculum that touches on many areas of mathematics throughout their four years here.

My Project

This integrated curriculum is precisely why having access to 3-D printing is so enticing as a math teacher. When we study probability, we can design and print multi-sided dice or even weighted dice, rather than being stuck with conventional six-sided dice. We can have physical, 3-dimensional sets of conic sections to see the relationship between various families of functions and their geometric origins. We get to play with one-sided surfaces like Mobius strips and Klein bottles to challenge our notions of conventional math and expand our abilities to visualize mathematics. We can study Pascal's triangle, which is related to combinations and counting problems, in addition to binomial expansion through Sierpinski's triangle, thus connecting probability, algebra, and geometry in one 3-D shape. And these are only the possibilities we've come up with so far!

This project matters to my students because it provides a powerful avenue for interaction and interpretation of mathematics unknown in classrooms before this.

Moreover, this power would be helping students who often struggle to visualize math, have had much less access to technology than peers in better-financed schools, and who especially value a wide variety of entryways to math itself and its connection to real objects.

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Chicago, IL
Grades 9-12
Mathematics
Traditional School
Technology
More than half of students from low‑income households

Mr. Schmit Lindblom Math Science Academy Grades 9-12

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

MakerBot Academy - 3D Printing Bundle • MakerBot $2,000.00 1 $2,000.00

Materials cost			$2,000.00
Vendor shipping charges			$25.00
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$30.00
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$2,085.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$367.94
Total project goal			$2,452.94
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$2,452.94
3 Donors			-$2,433.53
Donations toward project cost			-$2,085.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$348.53
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$19.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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MakerBots and Mathematics

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