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Inspired by Calculus: Friday math circle, Week 1

Posted on October 15, 2013 by MariaD — 2 Comments ↓ Tagged with: Body-Scale Math, Inspired by calculus

These are notes from a Math Circle for children ages 4-5 and their parents. The goal of the first meeting on October 11 was to introduce cycles, iterations, and infinity. We had about a dozen quick activities, half of them…

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Inspired by Calculus: Thursday math circle, Week 2

Posted on October 15, 2013 by MariaD — No Comments ↓ Tagged with: Body-Scale Math, Inspired by calculus

This week, we tackled the idea that infinitely many things don’t have to add up to infinitely large space. The idea is deep, but young children don’t have the mental resistance to it yet. But they do feel the sense…

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Inspired by Calculus: Tuesday math circle, week 2

Posted on October 10, 2013 by MariaD — No Comments ↓ Tagged with: Body-Scale Math, Inspired by calculus

These are notes about a Math Circle we run in Apex, NC. The main goal of this meeting was to explore the idea of limits. But the term “limit” is yet to come up! It’s a deep idea that has…

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Inspired by Calculus: Thursday Math Circle Week 1

Posted on October 6, 2013 by MariaD — No Comments ↓ Tagged with: Inspired by calculus

This Math Circle report has three parts. The first part summarizes “whys” behind club activities, and gives ideas on what to do at home. The second part has samples of what the group said and done, from Yelena McManaman. The…

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