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Playful maker activities, free play, mathematical adventures and explorations.
4 projects from world-famous art exhibits your kids can do
There are math exhibitions held in many locations with many themes. The Bridges Conference and Joint Mathematics Meetings are two groups that seek to explore the many ways one might apply math to multiple disciplines, including art. The contributors to…
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3D Illusions with Easy Grids
From Escher and the Droste Effect In many ways, graphic art is the visual interpretation of math. Grids are a great example of this. From the Math in Your Feet blog Grids are found everywhere in art. In fact, your…
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Eat your math cookies with Francesco De Comite
Invite your kids to play with their food – and at the same time, with their math! Here are some Math Maker ideas and beautiful photos from our guest Francesco De Comite. Escher bird tessellation cookies. Please tell us a…
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Do your kids draw grids? Part II: shape-filling grids
Want to participate in citizen science, collecting data of children’s math art? Happy to display your child’s creations beyond your the fridge? Then send us grid drawings! Thank you, Alexia Idoura, Maria Genkin, and Dan White for sharing your children’s…
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