Question

Help! I need to do a presentation about a famous mathematician. I need to present my information in some way- or multiple. So far, I've thought of display board/poster, video, and theatrical retelling. Any ideas? Note: This is being graded by the math teacher and the drama teacher, and my drama teacher likes "things"- models, presentations, the likes. WILL MEDAL AND FAN!

Answer 1

You could do the video and display board idea! You can be describing the board while the video is playing in the background with some elevator music (everyone likes elevator music :D)

Answer 2

Who are you planning on talking about?
Or do you need help picking?

Answer 3

Yeah.. I was thinking about making a really showy display board with a video accompanying it, and then wearing a costume.

I'm doing Hypatia, BTW.

The project isn't being shown in class, it's going to be set up at the showcase (We have tables and things showing off all of our projects from all of our classes, and there's a time where everyone who has a theater type thing presents).

Answer 4

Wow a costume would be amazing :D

Answer 5

http://takebackhalloween.org/hypatia/

and my big sister is really good at hair- she does it every time I have to play a historic woman... this is actually the third time... hmmm..... :)

Answer 6

http://takebackhalloween.org/hypatia/

and my big sister is really good at hair- she does it every time I have to play a historic woman... this is actually the third time... hmmm..... :)

Answer 7

That is AMAZING you will do great :D

Answer 8

The pic is what she looks like. Any other ideas in case I'm not able to do this one?

Answer 9

Do you think you might be able to do a little act!

Answer 10

what about a lil magic trick? :D

Answer 11

Maybe... I'm already part of 3 or 4 drama things though so I'm beginning to get a little tired of acting! :) :P lol

Answer 12

Oh I would get tired, too.

Answer 13

What about being Athena? :)

Answer 14

Any other ideas? Not quite sure how I would do a model... maybe of her village?

Answer 15

@RainbowBrony555 I can't be athena... we have a list of approved mathematicians and I've already told the teacher which one I chose. Have to do something with Hypatia. :)

Answer 16

oh okay :o

Answer 17

I think you will do great!!! Do you need any more help?

Answer 18

Just a few more ideas. Suggestions?

Answer 19

You could make it like an interesting story but about her life and stuff! Maybe you can add some jokes and stuff to make them laugh!

Answer 20

oooh that's good.

Answer 21

Here is a link to 5 female mathematicians you should know (the first is Hypatia).
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-historic-female-mathematicians-you-should-know-100731927/?no-ist

Answer 22

That's what I did when I had to do presentations! Worked almost everytime :D

Answer 23

@wolf1728 Right. I got some of my research from smithsonianmag. Any presentation ideas?

Answer 24

no - sorry :-(

Answer 25

I really don't have any more ideas :D

Answer 26

Thanks everyone for the help. :)

Answer 27

No problem :D

Answer 28

Movie about Hypatia

Title: Agora (2009)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the famous philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuDnahAxFeWIcQ3vwELDtKAk-zSmcCyUU