Math Haiku — Geometry Class, 2016
I personally enjoy writing, and as a math teacher I love getting my students writing about math.
One of my favorite writing assignments for students is math-themed haiku. The rigid constraints of haiku make it an easy exercise, it allows students to access and interact with mathematical ideas in a different and creative way, and the elegance and efficiency of the form evoke the character of mathematics itself.
Here are some selections from this year’s Geometry class. Enjoy!
| A rhombtangle A rhombus and rectangle Also known as square |
Surface area A polyhedra’s paint job An unfolded thing |
| Two, the same as two A number equals itself Reflexivity |
No definition For a point, a line, a plane At the base of math |
| As some things, unknown The things we can’t do alone Mathematics lasts |
Geometry’s weird Some things just seem to work out So we find out why |
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Stefanie Brimacomb · June 17, 2016 at 1:03 am
Love it! Looks like your students are on to writing about math.
On Pi day, I had my students do a “Pi-ku” with three lines:
First line 3 words
Second line 1 word
Third line 4 words
We had a lot of fun, and students put a lot of effort into it!