Year: 2015

From buttons to the multiplication blind spots

My kids love playing with our button collection. Who does not? Buttons are colorful, cute, interesting objects. They are also an incredibly useful mathematical manipulative – a tangible representation of a set. Today we have decided to arrange 1, 2,

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Calculus for Kids April 19, 2015 (Sundays)

String Spin

This is a story about the second meeting of a Calculus for Kids math circle. The math circle started off with the class attentively watching the trailer of Flatland. The movie itself is shown on a 2D screen, but it talks

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Calculus for Kids May 1, 2015 (Fridays)

Would It Stand

This is the fourth meeting of a math circle inspired by calculus ideas. This week, we continue making an object in different ways. So the same Math Spark applies as last week (PDF). Maria has returned from her trip to the

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Moebius Noodles 2nd edition, and Calculus for Kids: Newsletter May 6, 2015

Moebius Noodles 3D cover

Subscribe and read archives Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook | Google+  In this newsletter: Moebius Noodles, 2nd edition: send us your questions and suggestions. Calculus for Kids – get inspired with photos and stories. Publishing new and improved Moebius Noodles book The first print run

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