Problem Solving for the Young, the Very Young, and the Young at Heart: Newsletter June 15, 2013

James Tanton

Subscribe I am Moby Snoodles, and this is a special issue of my newsletter. You are invited to participate in our next book-making effort. It is also a course, and a citizen science project. For sign-up information, email me at: moby@moebiusnoodles.com   Problem Solving for the Young, the Very Young, and the Young at Heart Join […]

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“Little people, big play, and big mathematical ideas” by Robert Hunting

Moebius Noodles Big Ideas

Robert Hunting’s paper I read this week is a part of MERGA (Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia) symposium on the role of play in mathematics (full text PDF). Robert makes a subversive statement about two types of big ideas: To simplify, allow me to identify two poles or extreme positions representing this matter – […]

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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 and schemes. It is also said that Archimedes died while drawing in the sand from […]

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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 was wanting to go on vacation and then I thought they should have a map […]

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