Katgraham's Math Odyssey!
Web Quest: August 1998
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Welcome to Katgraham's Math Web Quest. You are invited to
find the solutions to the following questions and post your answers
back to our Web Site Manager. Please keep a very careful log
of your solutions. You might want to either bookmark this page,
or to make a print out of it so that you can use it as a worksheet.
If you have been registered by your teacher or parent, we
will post your success via email to that person. Make sure and
fill in all of the required information.
Your First Name:
Your Last Name:
Your Email Address:
Your Teacher's/Parents' Name(if you are not registered by
your parent or teacher type "NA"):
Your Teacher's/Parents' Email Address:(Try to get this so that I can send a copy of your
certificate to them.)
Your School Name:
Your Grade:
Objective: Find a great
site that contains the answers to the following questions. Record
the URL (Site Address) carefully on your worksheet. Make sure
that you include all of the special symbols and pay attention
to upper and lower case letters. Finally, record your answers
to the questions asked using proper spelling and grammar. Please
type your answers carefully. Your final award will reflect your
attention to all of the details!
Good Luck... and
Have Fun!
1. George Polya developed
an incredibly helpful 'problem solving strategy model.' Find
a site that tells us more about George Polya or that explains
his problem solving strategies:
The URL:
Answer one of the following:
- Was George Polya known as a mathematician? If no, what was
his profession?
- List Two of his problem solving strategies.
2. Find a site that explains
how Roman Numerals are put together.
The URL:
What year does this number represent? MM
3. Find a site that explains
number prefixes: poly, bi, mono, giga...
The URL:
What does the prefix 'giga' mean?
4. Find a site that offers
math tutoring help.
The URL:
What do you think would be the hardest part of getting math
help online? How would you use this service?
5. Find a site that discusses
the history of Algebra.
The URL:
Who is known as the father of Algebra:
What country was he from?
6. What is the site address
of your favorite search engine?
The URL:
Explain what a Boolean Search is and give an example:
7. Find a site that explains
what a 'tessellation' is:
The URL:
Select two geometric shapes
that tessellate the plane:
8. Find a site that gives
information about Rene Descartes:
The URL:
What is the graphing method that is named for this philosopher
from France?
9. Find a site that explains
the use of a barometer:
The URL:
What are the increments of pressure measured in on this instrument?
10. Find a site that tells
you more about Plato:
The URL:
List the names of four Platonic Solids:
When you have completed your search, return to this page and
fill in your results. Then submit the form. You will not be able
to submit the form unless all of the fields have been completed.
Good luck!!