Sophomores at Rockford High School are learning geometry through hands-on construction, building real sheds that combine mathematical principles with practical building skills.
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Rockford High School students build full-size sheds in geometry class
The school’s first Geometry in Construction class pairs students like Meghan O’Leary and Mason Meyerholtz with both math and construction concepts as they design and build functional structures.
“Wow, that looks like a really interesting class. Like, I’ve never seen anything that combines both, like how math would be used, and, like, the construction,” O’Leary said.
The class is team-taught by math teacher Aaron Karsies and technology education teacher Brian Richardson. Students complete mathematical calculations in the classroom before applying those concepts during construction.
“Mr. Carsey taught us the math that we needed to do for the shed, and so a lot of the time you could go ahead if you wanted to with the math and find the angles that we needed,” Meyerholtz said.
Karsies said the class provides practical applications of geometric concepts that students might not encounter in a traditional classroom setting…