UCLA collaboration fosters mathematical brilliance of Latino and Black middle school students

Don Liebig/UCLA Middle school students presented their research poster about whe
Don Liebig/UCLA Middle school students presented their research poster about whether there should be a vaccine mandate for teenagers.
Don Liebig/UCLA Middle school students presented their research poster about whether there should be a vaccine mandate for teenagers. A program that brings together UCLA students, the Los Angeles Unified School District and professional engineers and technologists to enhance mathematics learning in select South Los Angeles middle schools has made its public debut. Forget boring demonstrations of solving equations on a whiteboard or listening to long lectures about math. As part of the Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program, on Dec. 14 the middle school students presented the results of research projects that were connected to their communities. The projects included studying the impacts of heat islands and COVID-19 on their neighborhoods, and on aerospace efforts in South Los Angeles. The research investigations were created so students could apply the mathematics they learn in the classroom to investigate and analyze mathematical issues and opportunities in their neighborhoods.
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