The HAT tessellation
An Einstein aperiodic tile has just been discovered. Find out what that means and why it is significant. Plus - play with the tiles. Do you want to tile your shower floor wi...
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Time to make your prom clothes ... with Duck Tape
Larissa Leon, from Texas, in her gorgeous Duck Tape prom gown.
If you are going to make your prom clothes then you should start soon ... and buy your Duck Tape.
Crafty teens can make their ...
Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake!
Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...
Hexadecimal coloring
Probably most of us have heard of and even used hexadecimal color codes. Don't you wonder why their number descriptions really make sense?
In this activity we first ask students to color in o...
Gauss and our star of stars
How many stars are in this image and how did you count them?
For Adventurer members we have a teaching suggestions and our solution sheet.
Banana Art "Comedian"
What do you think this activity might be about?
What do you wonder?
How much would you pay for this piece of art?
How much profit is involved in this sale?
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What can you tell about a snowflake?
As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal grows according to the humidity and temperatures of the air that it passes through.
In this activity, students interpret a graphic that clarifies ...
Betsy Ross's 5-pointed star
Flag of the United States from 1777 to 1795.
In honor of Independence Day we thought it would be fun to look at one story about the first American Flag.
The rough desig...
Tree for Springtime
Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and trees are leafing out.
We thought the creation of a tree that grows before your eyes might be akin to what is going on all around us.
What d...
Ravensburger huge puzzle
This puzzle is gorgeous and HUGE!
Ravensburger says that if you spent 2 hours every day putting this puzzle together it would take you a year to finish.
What do you wonder?
Students ...