Calculus - Accumulation Function modelling cost of war per front

               -would take extra research (how much did materials cost?  Pay for soldiers? Cost of repair/fortification/weaponry, etc)

Statistics - Use given numbers to analyze relationships between variables

*students come up with a question they want to answer before going to museum! Question asking is an improtant research skill!

*SScollect data to analyze on Excel when they come back

Example:  Does amount of money spent on metal affect the amount of casualties?

Explore concepts of Volume, area, proportion, scale.  Max/min number of people, what information would a computer need to 3d print the stadium  Is the bowl of the stadium a parabola?

Challenging as students are playing roles in a courtroom.  

One idea - data analysis of court cases.  Find correlations and relationships in convictions.  Possibly explore teaching about recent data analysis project on court cases in 16th century England to reveal changing societal tolerance for violence: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/science/computing-crime-and-punishment.html?_r=0

Analyze the wait time on lines - are estimates correct.  How does wait time compare to ride time.  How could the wait time be changed?  What strategy should you follow to get on the most rides?

Study a map of the zoo and find the shortest path to see all the exhibits

Density - return from your zoo visit with an example of high density housing - that is number of critters per unit area,  low density and  something in between.  In your examples make an estimate of the size of the enclosure, and provide a count of living creatures observed.

Proportions:  Observe the height of several animals  what is the ratio of their neck length to total height (when head is up)

Rate:  Take a stopwatch with you to the zoo.  Observe and record how much time your group spends per exhibit.   If there's a constant flow of visitors spending the same amount of time as you recorded for your group, how many people see the giraffes/bears/penguins each day?

Please add  your ideas - Math topic and an approach you might take with your students.

Austin's Historic Oakwood Cemetery: Under the Shadow of the Texas Capitol  – Save Austin’s Cemeteries has compiled a volume of narratives and photographs that creates connections from Austin's historical past to the city we all know and love today.  A handful of small tours will be given by our historians, and SAC volunteers will be on hand to assist with self-guided cemetery tours.
Oakwood cemetery notes and/or description:
Oakwood was established in 1839. It has two Jewish burial sections, Beth Israel #1 and Beth Israel #2.
The neighboring Annex is located at 1601 Comal Street and was established in 1914.


Field Trip:  Visit Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Please put in the comment section any ideas you have to connect a math lesson or teaching goal to this destination and program.