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{{DISPLAYTITLE:GeoGebra STEM Exploration}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:GeoGebra STEM Exploration}}
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|type= Lesson idea
|attribution={{Tony Houghton}}
|title=GeoGebra STEM Exploration
|title=GeoGebra STEM Exploration
|tagline=Develop GeoGebra mathematical modeling projects which reach out to a wide range of users both of teachers and student users
|tagline=Develop 'real world' GeoGebra mathematical modelling applications which reach out to a wide range of users both students and teachers  
|image=Nets.png
|image=Students_shot.jpg
|topic=Probability
|topic=Visualisation
|subject=Maths
|subject=Maths
|resourcenumber= M0021
|resourcenumber= M0027
|age= Secondary, KS3, KS4
|acknowledgement=This was a joint project with students, teachers and four organisations: CCITE is the umbrella organisation providing a Cambridge Centre for Innovation in Technological Education. STEM Team East provide expert engagement with schools and the CREST award. The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education project ORBIT provide research expertise, teacher education expertise and the ORBIT database (Open Resource Bank for Interactive Teaching). GeoGebra is a world-wide community developing and using the GeoGebra software.  
|content= A half-term develop ‘real life’ mathematical applications which take into account a wide variety of users. To encourage pupils to develop ‘real life’ mathematical applications which take into account a wide variety of users. To think about and meet user requirements. To experience individual ownership of their project yet communicate and collaborate to achieve their objective.  
|age= KS4,  KS3, Secondary
A complete activity description, sample student project outcome descriptions and GeoGebra applications files are provided.  
|content= GeoGebra is free, open-source software for mathematics, science and technology which has a rapidly-growing international user base. It is the STEM equivalent of “Office" style software for business. It has very many powerful features to support interactive use, which can pose a challenge for many to get started. Students are offered a unique opportunity to contribute to its adoption in UK education by developing 'real world' applications for use by students and teachers with a wide range of technical ability.
 
|Learning Objectives= By the end of the activity students were able to:
|strategy=
* Develop 'real life' GeoGebra mathematical modeling applications of interest to themselves and other users
|additional resources=
* Understand and meet the requirements of users of varying technical confidence
|useful information= Some large wooden dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple with stickers to show numbers (see [[Playing with Probability - Efrons Dice/Activity|this page]]). <br> Any practical probability starting point carries the risk that the results will not, in the short term, produce the expected results. This is a useful discussion point.
* Enhance their perception of the importance of teamwork and communication in technological activity
|Learning Objectives= By the end of the lesson pupils should be able to:
* see the worth of probability tables and know how to use them to solve a problem
|related resources=
|related resources=
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|format= wiki page with downloadable .doc version
|format= wiki page with downloadable .doc version
|resources= [[Playing with Probability - Efrons Dice/Activity]]
|resources= The first resource is an overall description of the activity, containing example activities and agendas:
*[[file:GeoGebra STEM Exploration.docx]]
The following resources were used to stimulate the students. “Math aerobics” and using GeoGebra to model Kepler’s laws and Usain Bolt’s sprints proved highly successful:
* [http://mathaerobics4samvedna.wikidot.com/ Math aerobics]
*[[file:Kepler' Third Law with GeoGebra.docx]]
*[[file:Kepler's Third Law.ggb]]
This is also available as a separate resource at [[Kepler' Third Law with GeoGebra]]
*[[file:Analysing Usain Bolt using GeoGebra.docx]]
*[[file:Bolt London 2012.ggb]]
This is also available as a separate resource at [[Analysing Usain Bolt using GeoGebra]]
 
The GeoGebra STEM Exploration document describes five GeoGebra activities and descriptions produced by the students:
*[[file:Origami.ggb]]
*[[file:parabola.ggb]]
*[[file:Plane.ggb]]
*[[file:Solar eclipse.ggb]]
*[[file:Radioactive decay.ggb]]
 
Finally, the work produced the following GeoGebra resources, descriptions and evaluations of GeoGebra in the students' own words:
*[[Origami Planes|Flying paper planes]]
*[[SolarEclipse|Solar and Lunar Eclipse]]
*[[Radioactive Decay and Carbon Dating]]
*[[Cubics|Cubic Equations and Their Roots]]
One student also produced an excellent document with links to GeoGebra files
*[[file:GeoGebra Software for Technology Enhanced Learning.docx]]
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