Math Laboratory of Protypa
Peiramatika School of
Herakleion - Greece
Irini Perissinaki (teacher)
Damianakis Dimitrios (student)
Vakis Michail (student)
2009: the start
A great philosophy
You learn Maths by doing Maths
You do Maths by solving real problems
A problem and its solution
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A sorting machine
Main task
real problem situations
tools for experiments
students develop their own ideas
students experience the benefits of
collaborative learning
Sharing with other teachers
Training activities
Publish at our web site
A visit to a math exhibition
At Math Laboratory, team work
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Joining squares
with squares
and triangles
with triangles
Our first constructions
A really hard puzzle
At last, we did it!!!
http://mathlab.mysch.gr/mathimata/2011_visit_A1.html
Astronomy projects
 The construction of a sundial for Herakleion
 The publication of astronomy articles in a
website
 A webquest about “searching other words for
humanity”
 The construction of “Astronomy board games”
 The participation to the Stanford University
Project “SID” for meauring Solar Flares.
Astronomy
board
games
Three stages Create multiple choice
questions
Design board games
Play the games
http://mathlab.mysch.gr/astronomy/games.html
SID: measuring Solar Flares,
by Stanford University
Our antenna, being constructed
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http://mathlab.mysch.gr