Ms. Austin’s and Mrs. Gregory’s classes are stepping out to make math fun.
The Patrick Henry High School PE 10 classes of Ms. Beth Austin and the data analysis classes of Mrs. Lorrie Gregory are working together to make learning math fun! Recently, the Fuel Up to Play 60 Club received pedometers for the school that are being used in Ms. Austin’s classes. Her classes wear them every day, and students track their daily steps. Each day their goal is about 3000 steps, which is half of the number of steps a person should take each day to be healthy. Mrs. Gregory’s classes then take this information and chart to see how far each student walks daily, weekly, and yearly, as well as measuring their stride length. Students determine their stride length using math formulas. So far, they have found that students are getting at least one mile worth of steps each day in PE class. The data analysis class is also planning on figuring out how fast (MPH) a student runs based on time, distance, and steps. What a way to make math fun!