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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students investigate topology. In this Applied Science instructional activity students explore higher, more abstract mathematics using tangles. Students make topologically related shapes.
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Tangram Puzzles

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the origin of tangram. In this algebra activity, students form different shapes and figures using tangram. They solve for the area of different shapes without using any geometric formulas, but the idea of tangram being...
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Oddball Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigating unique number patterns gets learners to put their thinking caps on. Your whole class examines numerical palindromes that are added and multiplied. The class works to find the pattern.
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Does the falling tree make a sound if no one if there to hear it? (or communication via encryption)

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners explore encryption. They discuss the importance of cryptography in our daily lives. Students use games and cryptography to discover transformational geometry and modulo systems. They design their own encryption puzzles and...
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Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play a probability game, then design and complete a probability problem concerning changing odds.