Different Types of Displays
A common form of display is a tri-fold board that describes the puzzle, with the manipulatives on the table in front of the board. The tri-fold board can be a commercial one, or home-made from cardboard boxes. Some school districts might sell large (2 metres high) tri-folds that can be sawn in half or thirds and re-used.
Danielle Chassé, an elementary teacher from Alberta, was faced with limited space and funds. She had the children make their own tri-folds by pasting two file folders together. For manipulatives, students used pieces that were standard in the classroom. In addition, the students had to make sure that they could store all parts of their display (except the manipulatives) inside the closed tri-folds and keep them in their desks. The total cost of the math fair for five classs of about 25 students was less than $60.00.
Many math fairs do not use display boards at all - the problems are presented on art paper that lies flat on the desk or table.
Another math fair, whose school and parents have many resources, had a rule that all displays must be three dimensional. Students used a variety of materials to make such displays: milk crates, cardboard boxes, etc., which were covered with art paper or cloth.
Sometimes the major part of the display might be a large board that is taped to the floor — with the math fair visitors becoming the manipulative pieces.
Danielle Chassé, an elementary teacher from Alberta, was faced with limited space and funds. She had the children make their own tri-folds by pasting two file folders together. For manipulatives, students used pieces that were standard in the classroom. In addition, the students had to make sure that they could store all parts of their display (except the manipulatives) inside the closed tri-folds and keep them in their desks. The total cost of the math fair for five classs of about 25 students was less than $60.00.
Many math fairs do not use display boards at all - the problems are presented on art paper that lies flat on the desk or table.
Another math fair, whose school and parents have many resources, had a rule that all displays must be three dimensional. Students used a variety of materials to make such displays: milk crates, cardboard boxes, etc., which were covered with art paper or cloth.
Sometimes the major part of the display might be a large board that is taped to the floor — with the math fair visitors becoming the manipulative pieces.