Who What Where

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Who? What? Where?

• Hughes High School
• Matt Bye
• Teaching Technology Program
• 10th grade math geometry
• 70 students, primarily African American

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Bridging Geometry and Engineering

• Module Lessons
• Introduction to Bridges
• Suspension Bridges Proportion
• Arch Bridges Arcs
• Build the Brent Spence Bridge

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Introduction to Bridges

• Discussed different types of bridges and related
  geometrical relationships to bridges in
  Cincinnati.

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Suspension Bridges Proportion

• Proportion of tower height to bridge span
• Problem solving took longer than expected

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Arch Bridges Arcs

• Applied geometry and trigonometric concepts to
  answering questions about the Big Mac Bridge.

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Build the Brent Spence Bridge

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Other Activities

• Visit to UC College of Engineering
• Julie Burdick
• College preparedness, UC resources, student
  presentation
• Tour of labs with demonstrations
• Naturally Selected lesson in biology
• Students baffled by abilities in science math!