Playing With Math: Newsletter July 1, 2014

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Subscribe to newsletters Pinterest | Twitter | Facebook | Google+  Hi, I am Moby Snoodles, and this is news about Natural Math. Send me your questions, comments, and stories of math adventures at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Playing With Math We at Natural Math are at it again: producing and publishing an innovative, playful, Creative Commons book, crowdsourced and crowdfunded. Playing With Math: Stories from […]

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Math mind hack: Mention these things to make your kids instantly lose their math abilities

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We’ve all been there: you feel especially smart and funny when talking to a particular person, only to feel hopelessly unintelligent and inarticulate in the presence of another. Annie Murphy Paul Remind your daughter that girls are smart before she starts on a math problem. Put up a new poster about race in your classroom. Give […]

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1001 Circles: Stephen Taylor’s Zometool Adventures

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Have you ever dived into a river, lake, ocean, or pool? Have you ever done it in the dark or with your eyes closed? Much scarier, isn’t it?  The prospect of leading a math circle, even a small one – your children and a couple of their friends, can be just as scary. While many people understand […]

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#littlehousebigmath, and approaching maths backwards: Newsletter June 16, 2014

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Subscribe to Moebius Noodles newsletters Pinterest | Twitter | Facebook | Google+  I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. Send me your questions, comments, and stories of math adventures at moby@moebiusnoodles.com I am still wearing my math goggles from all the scavenger hunts we led at the Raleigh Maker Faire. If you missed it, join us online and at home for the […]

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