Category: Make & Grow
Who am I? A guessing game
“Math is not linear.” People say that, but do you believe it? Here is the history of one person’s interaction with Khan Academy. Answer this person’s riddle: WHO AM I? Judging by this historical document, how old do you think…
Posted in Grow
Infinity Is Farther Than You Think
What’s bigger, a fillion or a cometallion? These are the two big numbers my son and his friend made up one day. They couldn’t give me any more details other than “these are huge numbers” and “but smaller than a…
Posted in Grow
1001 Leaders: Exploring the spiral multiplication table
Today, our guest is Joey Grether, an unbridled idealist, parent, and teacher. His journey to math play with kids started with designing tools and devices. Have you ever wondered how Montessori designed all the activities with her beads, or how…
Posted in A Math Circle Journey, Make
Shapes Out Of Shapes
What do you see? People see shapes everywhere. Our minds deal with any visual experience by forming meaningful patterns, using a system called object recognition. Most of the time, we are not aware of this process. But you can make…
Posted in Make
