Inspiring curiosity in math

Joined February 2020
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🎨 Boost end-of-year fun with our annual Polypad Art and Music Contest! All students are welcome, and we've added a new teacher-only category for educators to join in the fun. 👀 Get started here: polypad.amplify.com/contest
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MathFan retweeted
And to think…it’s somehow even more beautiful in real life. #EarthDay 🧵Why we loved these Art Expo submissions 👇
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Your outie makes art...in Desmos. #severance #lumon
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Pi Day is coming! Activities, lesson plans, fun video links, free posters, and gift ideas, — all in one place! Check it out 👉 mathcuriosity.com/pi-day #PiDay #PiDay25 #MathFan #MtBoS
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What’s the sum of the products in the 1-9 multiplication table? What’s the sum of the first 9 cube numbers? How many cubes fit in a 9x9x9 cube? Answers might just kick off 2025 in style. #polypad #iteachmath #MTBoS #NewYearMath polypad.amplify.com/p/a8tsI1…
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Happy Halloween from Archimedean solids 🎃polypad.amplify.com/p/jTuoAO… #polypad #mtbos #HappyHalloween @MathigonOrg
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Exploring the circle sector and ring area with a unique challenge: Designing a dartboard where each section gives an equal chance for scores 1-36. #mtbos #iteachmath #polypad @MathigonOrg polypad.amplify.com/p/Pb36RD…
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Have you noticed the new label on the balance scale? It's a delight! Learn more about this and other new features in our latest "What's New on Polypad" video at: youtu.be/1qjJbaboUR0
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New Polypad feature announcement! Animate and listen to the area of all polygons in 3 new ways: unit squares, rows, and columns. Turn on and off the labels and the volume as desired. Learn more in this What's New video: youtube.com/watch?v=LqJze-jb…
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"The more I translate songs into fractions on polypad, the more I see connections between the fraction content we teach and the musical notation." Wonderful blog post from Jenna. Give it a read. @desmosclassroom @MathigonOrg @Amplify #iteachmath #mtbos
NEW BLOG POST "Fraction Intervention: Sonata for Eighth Notes in E Flat Major" jennalaib.wordpress.com/2024… Music is so math-y! (And vice-versa!) 7th graders and I used our knowledge of fraction operations to translate sheet music to fraction bars on polypad. @MathigonOrg @Amplify
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📣 🎨 🎵 📣 Announcing the 2024 Polypad Art + Music Contest! Students up to age 18 are eligible for a variety prizes! Learn more and submit entries at polypad.org/contest. We can't wait to see all the wonderful creations!
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What ratio of the total points are inside of the circle? What is 4 times this ratio? Pi Game with Polypad polypad.amplify.com/p/3YKUWN… #iteachmath #mtbos #PiDay #PiDay2024 #PiGame
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What would be the value of Pi in Taxicab Geometry? polypad.amplify.com/lesson/t… #mtbos #iteachmath #PiDay2024
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What is the area of the shape enclosed by these six hat mono-tiles? View this puzzle and more at mathigon.org/puzzles.
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Happy Valentine's Day! Here is one way to make a ❤️ on Polypad. What other ways can you come up with?
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Did you know you can split the Algebra Tiles on Polypad? Can you figure out what will balance the bottom scale in this picture?
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Replying to @MathigonOrg
Number 14 was a blast for my Year 5 students! 🤩 👇🏽
Quadrats al geoplà 🔶 👉🏼 Quants quadrats pots dibuixar utilitzant 4 d’aquests punts com a vèrtexs? Quines són les seves àrees? Un bon repte el problema 14 del #PuzzleCalendar de @MathigonOrg
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