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 a game out of recognizing and making shapes and patterns. From Barnorama.com Take this squash, […]
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 […]
Tweet The semiotic square is a tool used for the structural analysis of relationships, developed by linguist Algirdas Greimas. We’re going to relate four different concepts in three different ways. First we want to rule out the incompatibilities. The diagonal lines represent a contradictory relationship. Easy and hard live on opposite ends of one spectrum, […]
Tweet If you’re looking to teach kids about symmetry, a new app called Heart Collage is a great start! Where there is love there is life’s Facebook Page Available on Google Play and the iTunes Store, Heart Collage guides you through a series of photographs to create a composite image, using a system called integration. […]
