Downside Up
đ In this updated activity, students will explore patterns and formulate mathematical relationships through the Canstruction exhibit âDownside Up.â Begin with the starter slides for init...
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A geodesic icosahedron, the Times Square New Year's eve ball
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It's a gorgeous ball, covered with Waterford Crystal triangles, shaped as a geodesic icosahedron. Every New Year's Eve it descends in Times Square to mark the...
Lego Fireman +
At the Toys R Us store, we saw an amazing LEGO creation. Â He was a life-sized LEGO fireman with a walkie-talkie, an oxygen tank and even an oxygen...
Giant beach towel
Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summertime smiles and hopes to your class with this activity.
Towel project by Misael Soto.
Act One: Check out this beach towel! Wh...
The HAT tessellation
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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...
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...
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...
Pythagorean Triples and coloring
Pythagorean triples are not only handy for students to recognize but produce some interesting and lovely patterns. Â We've combined a little coloring with our Pythagorean Triple patter...
Spiraling triples
Let students explore the patterns of perfect squares and Pythagorean Triples as they analyze our piece of art and decide why the resulting construction looks like spiraling squares. For a finale the...