American Indians Young Scholars Program -- EARLY ALERT

科罗拉多矿业学院将启动为期三周的， 住宅，“早期警报”青年学者项目在数学 30名美国印第安中学生进入年级， 7和8 该计划将与教师增强项目联合举行 这是由机构资金赞助的。 重点是 批判性思维，解决问题，使用相似三角形， 三角学来估计学生构建的 火箭，以及使用火箭来创造美国印第安人的设计， 镶嵌 学生完成一个研究项目， 来自AT T贝尔实验室的专业导师的建议。 职业探索和高等教育目标是不可分割的 是计划的一部分。

The Colorado School of Mines will initiate a three-week, residential, "Early Alert" Young Scholars project in Mathematics for thirty American Indian middle school students entering grades 7 and 8. The program will be held jointly with a Teacher Enhancement project that is sponsored with institutional funds. Emphasis is on critical thinking, problem solving, use of similar triangles and trigonometry to estimate heights attained by student-constructed rockets, and use of LOGO to create American Indian designs and tessellations. Students complete a research project with the advice of a professional mentor from AT&T Bell Laboratories. Career exploration and higher educational goals are an integral part of the program.