Let’s Love Mathematics, Let’s Produce, Let’s Have Fun
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A new addition has been made to the “Mathematics Mobilisation” studies initiated by our Ministry. 2022 was declared the Year of Mathematics within the framework of the “Cooperation Protocol in Education” signed by our Ministry and TÜBİTAK on 28 March. In this context, TÜBİTAK issued a special call on the theme of mathematics.
The content of the ‘Mathematics’ themed special call is as follows: bringing mathematical knowledge to society; increasing and disseminating mathematical literacy; visualising mathematical knowledge as much as possible; and imparting it in an understandable way through interactive applications.
The special call also aims to raise participants’ awareness of scientific facts and encourage their sense of curiosity, as well as their desire to research, question, abstract, analyse, build relationships, model and learn.
The aim of our project is to enable students to recognise mathematical systems in nature and evaluate and learn about the events and entities within ecosystems. Our goal is to overcome the fear of mathematics in our country and show students the fun world of mathematics that opens the door to the future.
Over the course of six days in June 2023, students participated in activities and training sessions designed to teach them to recognise geometric shapes in nature by demonstrating how and where mathematics is present in everyday life and how it is reflected in abstract mathematical formulas. The audience for the project was 30 students from grades 9 and 10 studying in high schools in the central districts of Adana.
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30% of the students were selected from our school, 50% from those studying in central Adana districts, and 20% from students from disadvantaged groups receiving individualised education. The training and project activities will take place at various locations, including the İsmail Kulak Anatolian High School Technology Design Workshop, the Yüreğir Science Center, the Adana Museum Complex, the Sille Zaman Museum, Butterfly Valley and the Konya Science Center.
The project involved robotic coding applications with game theory, graph theory and its applications, storytelling and problem posing, augmented reality mobile applications, fractals and their reflection in nature, and the Geogebra mobile application. Methods such as the fuzzy logic method, origami, yoga and orienteering were employed.
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The project is titled “What use is what we learn in mathematics class in real life?” We have sought the answer to this question. Our goal is to prepare individuals for a sustainable future by showing how mathematics can be applied to daily life, finding innovative solutions to problems using alternative learning methods and combining these solutions with different disciplines (2023 Education Vision).
The aim of our project is to increase mathematical literacy, as mathematics is a universal language.
About the author
Sergin Şahinoğullarıgil has worked as a mathematics teacher for more than 30 years. He is also a Scientix Ambassador. He is also a child development specialist. His work covers topics such as mathematical modelling, writing questions to measure higher order thinking skills, algorithmic thinking training and Pisa-type diagnostic tests. He enjoys being around students, especially when they actively and experimentally collaborate towards a common goal. He is passionate about geometry, technology, robotics, mathematics and art. Finally, one of his goals is to promote STEM subjects and include them in the curriculum of all secondary school years, with teachers implementing them.
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