Outstanding Project: Relationships between Nodes, Connections, and Faces in Planar Graphs (paper, slides) by Laura Fredericks, Grade 7.

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Description. Over the course of four weeks, students will pose research questions in a variety of mathematical fields, research a problem of their own choosing, and prepare a written report. In the fifth week, students will present their work to the class.

Student Responsibilities. Students should bring a writing utensil and a notebook. Chromebooks will be provided by the school, but students are welcome to bring their own if they prefer.

Calendar.

Day Number	Date	Notes
Day 1	6/10/19	Posing a Problem - Probability, Recursion, and Optimization
Day 2	6/11/19	Posing a Problem - Logic, Visualization/Experiments, and Graph Theory
Day 3	6/12/19	Posing a Problem - Algorithms, Modeling, and Choosing Your Problem
Day 4	6/13/19	Choosing Your Problem - Conducting Research
Day 5	6/17/19	Conducting Research - Check-Ins
Day 6	6/18/19	Conducting Research - Check-Ins
Day 7	6/19/19	Conducting Research - Check-Ins
Day 8	6/20/19	Conducting Research - Check-Ins
Day 9	6/24/19	Presenting Research - Partner Explanations
Day 10	6/25/19	Presenting Research - Drafting a Final Report
Day 11	6/26/19	Presenting Research - Drafting a Final Report
Day 12	6/27/19	Presenting Research - Drafting a Final Report
Day 13	7/1/19	Presenting Research - Drafting a Final Report & Submit Report
Day 14	7/2/19	Presenting Research - Preparing a Talk
Day 15	7/3/19	Presenting Research - Preparing a Talk
Day 16	7/8/19	Presenting Research - Practice Presentations & Submit Talk Slides
Day 17	7/9/19	Talks from Justin/Cayden (paper, slides)
Day 18	7/10/19	Talks from Maxine (paper, slides), Laura (paper, slides), and Skylar (paper, slides)
Day 19	7/11/19	Talks from Cassidy (paper, slides), Dean (paper, slides), and Adeline (paper, slides)