Higgins Lesson Plan
Dr. Rada Higgins is one of the seven Black mathematicians to have earned a PhD in mathematics from The Ohio State University. She graduated in 1974.
Dr. Higgins' dissertation focused on the limits, or end behaviors, of series and sequences. Dr. Higgins has also been interested in creating materials for students to learn mathematics and other subjects at home.
Lesson Details
Grade level: 2nd to 7th
Estimated time: 60 minutes
Form of work: Individual
Ohio Math Standards:
- 3.G.2 Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.
- 4.OA.5 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule.
Math concepts: sequences, infinity, powers, exponential growth, fractions
Filters: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, exponential growth, fractions, patterns, shapes, sequences, powers, area, infinity, Between 60 and 90 minutes
