Famous Mathematicians Timeline for Homeschoolers and Educators
Timeline of Mathematicians
Focus: Timeline and timeline pieces to teach about eighteen famous mathematicians from various time periods.
This resource is a good companion to these math books:
Historical Connections in Mathematics, Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom by Wilbert and Luetta Reimer
Mathematicians Are People, Too, Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians by Wilbert and Luetta Reimer
Level: Mid-Elem+
- Mathematicians included in this unit:
- Pythagoras
- Archimedes
- John Napier
- Galileo Galilei
- Blaise Pascal
- Isaac Newton
- Leonard Euler
- Sophie Germain
- Carl Gauss
- Christopher Wren
- Pierre de Fermat
- Nicolasu Copernicus
- Claudius Ptolemy
- Tycho Brahe
- Evariste Galois
- Thales of Miletus
- Joseph Louis Lagrange
- Hypatia
- Instructions: Cut out pieces to construct the timeline and assemble according to the instructions. Cut out the individual timeline pieces. Using the dates on the pieces as a guide, place the pieces on the timeline in the order that they occur. There will be three pieces to a line. Many children enjoy moving the pieces to make way for others, so don't worry about putting each on perfectly. Using
- mac-tack on the back of pieces makes moving pieces very easy.
- Options:
- You may omit pieces, if desired, to meet the needs and learning level of your children.
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