Activity Descriptions
Building ShapesFor this mini problem were given a piece of rope that was in a loop and had to try and create different shapes such as a square, cube, 5 pointed star etc. We also had to try and prove that what we did was correct. This we complicated because we had to try and prove fro example on the cube that all our sides were equal.
One Cut Geometry |
Number Penny Visuals In this mini problem we were given 100 pennies and had to evenly divide the pennies into groups of 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9. This we were also then challenged to see if there were multiple ways to do this
Square Mania |
In this mini problem we were given a piece of paper and had to draw a triangle and then fold the paper in a way that so we could cut the triangle out with one straight cut.
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In this mini project we had to find how many squares were within line segments made into a shape.
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Depth is Greater Than Speed
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Brains Grow and Change
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Believe in Yourself
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Mistakes are Valuable
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Favorite Activity
Building shapes
Reflection: This problem was my favorite because I found it challenging. When I was trying to do this activity It was challenging because I had to work with my partners and we had to communicate especially if we wanted the shapes to even turn out. I thought that it was really fun and that it was a really good team building exercise.
Habits of a Mathematician: One habit of a mathematician that I used was start small. I used this by starting with one of the less difficult shapes like the square so that I could try and get a good understanding of how we might be able to make something harder like a cube. Another habit that I used was conjecture and test. I used this by doing different things and if they didn't work then i would go from there
Habits of a Mathematician: One habit of a mathematician that I used was start small. I used this by starting with one of the less difficult shapes like the square so that I could try and get a good understanding of how we might be able to make something harder like a cube. Another habit that I used was conjecture and test. I used this by doing different things and if they didn't work then i would go from there