Hot Math Trails

Hot Math Trails
An Internet Hotlist on Math Trails

created by Jill Britton
Camosun College

Introduction | Camosun College Trails | Canadian Trails | American Trails

Introduction

To students, mathematics is usually seen as a sterile subject with little to do with the outside world. The truth is that math is all over and is responsible for many of the things we take for granted. Math trails are designed to acknowledge the many contributions that mathematics has given to our modern world. Take a look at the benefits that these trails give to an active learning enviroment.

The National Math Trail - You Tube video featuring National Math Trail creator, Kay Toliver, and her Harlem students. Terrific background information.
Math Trails: Making Math Concrete - In this video, Ron Lancaster, senior lecturer at the University of Toronto, gives a brief overview of how to create your own math trail, and how walking a Math Trail can help anyone who's learning math.
Mathematics: Bringing the Curriculum to Life - Another You Tube video with excellent background information.
Math Trail in Beacon Hill Park - Handout on math trails prepared by Dr. Malgorzata Dubiel, SFU, for the Northwest Mathematics Conference in Victoria, BC in 2000. Excellent source of ideas. Requires Acrobat Reader.

Trails by Camosun College Students

Beacon Hill Park - by Jill Kissick, Mathew Heim and Bradley Carlson.
Lakehill School - by Shelby Jackson and Alysha Watson
My Neighbourhood - by Katie Weisgerber
Sidney by the Sea - by Monika Pelz and Brittni Marples (includes video links)
Let's Go Number Munching - by Samantha Gerlach (includes video links)
Hollywood Park - by Nicole Koblinson and Deanna Reid
Tulista Park - by Katie Ralph
Monkey Business (Camosun College) - by Erin McTaggert and Brook Taubner
Downtown Victoria - by Mollie Lofthouse, Kimara Brilling and Chenxi Wu (includes video links)
Ruth King Elementary School - by Allisa Fugitt, Bethany Barry and Sarah Scully (includes video links)
Victoria Harbour - by Emily Hill
Goldstream Village - by Carla Evans
Peddling Math Path - by Jayne Struch and Mariko Ihara (includes video links)
Downtown Victoria - by Olimpia Brzozowski and Jasmine Morris
Beacon Hill Park - by Mandy Dulai and Kim Buchanan
Yarr Tis Be A Math Trail (Royal Oak Elementary School) - by Keaton Stevenson
Math in the Real World (Victoria) - by Stesha Davidoff
Tillicum Mall - by Stacey Hunniford
Victoria's China Town - by Jamie Ralph, Lizz Churchill and Jessica Turvey (includes video links)

Canadian Trails

Canadian Math Trail - Canadian Math Trail Central! Includes submissions from most provinces.
Welland Canal Math Trail / Niagra Falls - This site shows a fully developed trail for grades 3-8.
Vancouver - An extrvaganza lovingly created by a group of students from the University of British Columbia as part of the requirements for an education course.
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Math Trail - Help two Japanese tourists at the 2010 winter Olympics enjoy their visit to Canada and stay on budget.
My First Math Trail: The Playground - Designed on the playground equipment located at Virgil Public School, just minutes away from Niagara-On-The-Lake in Southern Ontario.
The Wide World of Math - In this math trail you will travel around the globe unlocking mysteries from various countries. During your trip you will meet mathematicians and interesting problems which you must solve.

American Trails

National Math Trail - This WAS American Math Trail Central - a page where many of the American trails started. Unfortunately the URL has been "highjacked" and the host organization (Fasenet) is trying to rectify the situation.
Illuminations Virtual Math Trail - This virtual tour of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art uses the architecture and art to create their math trail. Grades 5-12
Atlanta Math Trail - Sixth graders work together in groups to research, visit, and photograph various Atlanta locations developing math problems relating to the well-known or historical sites. Then, each group develops a wiki page about the designated Atlanta location.