Activities about geometry
🎁🎁In this updated activity, students will use math to explore two methods of wrapping gifts, including the mathematical method demonstrated by Sara Santos. They'll calculate the dimensions of...
🏠In this activity, students will dive into estimation and critical thinking as they explore ‘Ulmer Nest’. It’s essential to start with the starter slides, where students will examine...
Image by kjpargeter on Freepik 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...
On October 18 th , 2021 the Olympic Torch was lit in Greece. It was lit without the help of a flame or a match. It was lit...
In this activity student first try to redistrict our pretend state in order to preserve the overall state's balance in its new districting plan. Then, students redistrict our...
Where will the eclipse be seen? What if you are not in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse? What is apparent size? How can the moon seem...
I'm going to help save the planet by adding solar panels to my roof! Should I tilt the panels on my roof to more accurately aim towards the...
On August 5, 2010, the San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile collapsed stranding 33 miners in a large cavern more than 2,000 feet below ground. A new...
April 22nd is Earth Day. Use this activity to demonstrate the various mappings of our 3-d Earth to a 2-d piece of paper. Students compare maps with this...
To this day, the March 2010 floods in Massachusetts were described as “once-in-a-generation” river levels, experiencing the highest levels in 23 years and setting new records. This two-page...