Author: MariaD

Geometry in the sand

Sand Spiral

This is a guest post by Joseángel Murcia of TocaMates, translated from Spanish by Ever Salazar. Sand has always been a good place to do geometry. In fact, ancient Greeks used it instead of the “modern” blackboards to show their ideas

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Isobel’s thoughts on the Universe

Ask your children what they think about the life, the universe, and everything. Amazing stories can unfold. Here is what one seven-year-old has to say.   ~*~*~*~*~* Here’s how I came up with this theory. I saw the globe and

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Playing, dreaming, translating: Newsletter May 30, 2013

Types of Play

Subscribe I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. I love to hear from you at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Book news Friends of the project are starting translations of Moebius Noodles into French, Turkish, Frisian and Dutch. If you can help with

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Toddlers in seven-league boots

Seven league boots

Seven-league boots is an element in European folklore. The boot allows the person wearing them to take strides of seven leagues per step, resulting in great speed. The boots are often presented by a magical character to the protagonist to

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