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Awarded Grants 2004-2005
Awarded Grants 2005-2006
Grant Application
2005-2006
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Math
2005
Inspector Gadget Meets Indiana Jones: Geocaching With Kids
Tracy Mosgrove, Skyway Elementary School
This grant purchases Global Positioning Systems
for students in 4th and 5th grades to blend nature and technology in finding
Geocaches. ($1,255.00)
Learning By Design
Pamela Kiefer, Fernan Elementary
This grant will purchase a variety of
architectural related materials. Students in grades 3 - 5 will design, plan and
construct a model of their dream home. ($949.86)
Lego Mindstorms
Ron Harrelson, Lakes Middle School
This grant will purchase mechanical computer
devices and educational materials for students in grade 6th – 8th grades to
fabricate LEGO sets into fully operational robotic units. ($2,688.00)
Lights, Camera, Math!
Greg Jesberger, Woodland Middle School
This grant will purchase mechanical computer
devices and educational materials for students in grade 6th – 8th grades to
fabricate LEGO sets into fully operational robotic units. ($5,479.00)
2003
What Does Math Look Like?
Recipient: Deanne Clifford, Lake City High school
This grant will offer students
opportunities to see what math really looks like by watching it on a specialized
projector.
Materials funded: In Focus-In
Focus XI projector and supporting materials ($2,172.00)
Jeopardy?
Recipient: Deanne Clifford,
Lake City High School
Students will be
offered opportunities to have fun while reviewing math concepts by playing a
computerized Jeopardy game. Materials funded:
Classroom Jeopardy game and storage cartridges ($492.60)
TI for the Mathematician’s Soul
Recipient: Jane Roletto
Hammons, Canfield Middle School
Students will be
offered opportunities to learn algebra, geometry, trigonometry and statistics
using a TI-73 middle school graphing calculator and to see, understand and
interpret relationships between variables in equations.
Materials funded:
TI-73 Calculator Teacher Kit, Viewscreen calculator kit, laboratory system,
activity book and handbook ($4,505.48)
Scratch Your Brain
Recipients: Kristin Childers, Jason Peebles, Paula Smith, Hayden Lake
Elementary School
This grant will offer students a
chance to excel in math and stretch their minds through working with
manipulatives, games and activities appealing to different multiple
intelligences and enhance the thought process of math. Materials funded: activity
books, manipulatives and games ($341.79)
2002
Three-D-Math
Recipient:
Mary Frey, Project CDA, Middle
School
A grant awarded for
the purchase of an XL Ellison LetterMachine and 3-D geometric die cutters,
project book and instructions. Students will experience math through a hands on
project approach. Their curiosity will be sparked through demonstration that it
is more than numbers on a piece of paper, and that math exists in art and the
spatial realm as well.
2001
S.T.A.R. Math
Recipients: Kathy Kuntz, Stella Gutz,
Judy Collins, Lisa Ramsey, Bobby Bunch, Mary Bologna, Hayden Lake Elementary
School
Grant awarded for the purchase of a S.T.A.R. Math School License
kit for up to 200 students. This will help teachers assess which math areas need
more emphasis.
2000
Using technology in the classroom to visualize mathematics
Recipients:
Jayne Mills and Deanne Clifford, Lake City High School
A grant awarded to purchase a projector, screen, work station,
software and a printer. This equipment will allow students to experience
3-dimensional, visual mathematical concepts in order to make the math
connection to the real world an easier task.
Who wants to be a mathillionare?
Recipient: Jane
Roletto, Canfield Middle School
A grant awarded to purchase a wireless set of color-coded response
modules (buzzers), question card sets, and a spinner board. Students will use a
buzzer system to provide answers to questions, volunteer information, and
indicate completion of tasks.
First in math
Recipients: Kathy Montgomery, Karen Troxel
and Pam Pratt, Skyway Elementary School
A grant awarded to purchase math manipulatives, cards and
other math supplies. This project will expand the current First Math Project by
providing a critical link between the students classroom and the students home.
1999
Y2K(yes to kids) Geometry
Recipient: Jane
Roletto, Lakes Middle School
A grant to purchase Geometer's sketchpad
software which enables student exploration of geometry and algebraic concepts.
1998
Fundamental Math
Bags
Recipient:
Lisa
Timmons, Hayden Lake Elementary School
A grant to provide math bags for a home study
program which helps
students grasp basic math concepts.
Building Boards
Recipient:
Eileen Gruenwald, Coeur d' Alene High School
A grant that will utilize the application of math skills and talents of
students in building a 4x4x5 log playhouse.
Time is Money
Recipient:
William
R.
Burch, Hayden Lake Elementary School
A grant to teach students how to calculate time & earnings
while learning how the world of work functions with the use of time cards.
Math in the Real
World
Recipient:
Jane
Roletto, Lakes Middle School
A grant to allow students to investigate, predict, measure, compare, build and
explore mathematical concepts with a
hands on approach.
Passport to Math
Recipient: Julie
Brown, Lakes middle School
A grant that will teach students how math relates as they examine different
cultures through creative world travel.
1997
Math - Practical & Beautiful
Recipient:
Jane
Roletto, Lakes Middle School
A grant to allow students to explore a variety of intriguing and inspiring
mathematics leading to an inevitable appreciation of the true beauty of math.
The Curse Continues…
Recipient:
Julie
Brown, Lakes Middle School
A grant to provide students with the opportunities to analyze literature for
math content and to write their own math story.
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