Math With A Purpose

Our 6th and 7th grade Honors Math students in Mrs. Fitz’s classes put their math skills to work with a real-world wildlife conservation project! Students stepped into the role of wildlife conservationists by designing scaled copies of wetlands focused on conserving waterfowl populations.This project had 3 key components: background information to scale factor and scaled copies, planning their wetland life-size down to a scaled copy, and designing the scaled copy. 

Their designs included carefully planned food-producing areas, cover and nesting areas, and water areas to support healthy wetland habitats. Before conservationists head to the job site, they often use scaled drawings to plan and visualize their projects - and our students got to experience that same process firsthand!

Through this hands-on project, students explored how math connects to real-world careers while learning how thoughtful planning and habitat design can make a difference in wildlife conservation. 🦆🌾

We are proud of our students for using their creativity, problem-solving skills, and mathematical thinking to make a real-world connection! Attached are a few students showing off their design portion of the project.

Who knew scale drawings could help make a difference for our waterfowl? 💚

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