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Hands on Math Session at the Crowfoot Library (in the Meeting Room)
Sat, March 11, 2017 at 3:15PM-4:30PM
We'll learn about the Mobius Strip, Menger Cube, and Borromean Rings. The purpose is to introduce students to the kind of Math they don't get to see in school, inspire and just have fun.
Activities are hands on paper projects, measuring, examining the forms, etc.
Materials needed: scissors, scotch tape, 3 crayons: red, blue, and green, a sharpie. We’ll provide: play dough, printouts, measuring tape.
Cost: Free
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Volunteers: 2 grade 6 volunteers, 2 grade 7 volunteers, and 1 grade 10 volunteer.
Reading material for this class:
Project: Venn Diagrams
Rings (black and white to color)
or
You need either or, not both.
We are not permitted to post the Robot cards, you may need to photocopy at the library. A few printouts will be available for cutouts.
Project: Borromean Rings
Borromean Rings (black and white - student will have to color)
or
Rings (already colored needs only cutting out)
Supplies: printout of one of the above pages, scotch tape, scissors.
Project: Mobius Strip
Construction paper will be provided.
Supplies: scotch tape, scissors, sharpie.
No printouts necessary.
Project: Menger Sponge
Supplies: a few printouts will be supplied. The group will work together to make a few cubes using scotch tape and scissors.
A few batches of play dough and wooden cubes will be provided.
These are the cube printouts we'll use:
Menger Sponge
Progression, Printables |
![]() Cube 1 |
![]() Cube 2 |
![]() Cube 3 |
![]() Cube 4 |
Task: Menger
Sponge Calculations, Printable |
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Project: Fibonacci
May add this project if there is time.
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