Annie Perkins, a math teacher in Minneapolis, does some great things with math and art. She is currently posting daily math art challenges. I plan to use some for the family math at home activities. Here is her challenge: Tons of triangles.
I would love to see the art you come up with. Share with me on Facebook, or share on Twitter with #mathartchallenge.
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We did a version of this game at Family Math Night this year. It was one of our most popular games. It is adapted from https://mathforlove.com/lesson/fill-the-stairs/. When we did it at the school we used:
To play this at home, you will need:
How to play the game: 1) On the ladder/stairs, label the bottom step 0 and the top step 70 with paper pieces. 2) Roll two dice (or one die twice). From those rolls, you have two possible numbers. For example, if you rolled a 4 and a 1, you could have the number 41 or 14. Decide which one you want and write it on a piece of paper. 3) Place that piece of paper on a step. Once you place a number, you cannot move it later. 4) If you are playing alone, roll again and follow the same steps. Your goal is to fill the steps/ladder with numbers, in order, from 0 to 60. If you roll and cannot place it on a step because it would be out of order, then you have lost. You win when all the steps are labeled in order.
5) If you are playing with more than one person, take turns rolling the dice and placing numbers on the steps. If a player rolls and cannot place a number, then they lose a turn. The winner is the last person to place a number on a step and successfully fill the steps/ladder. (Note, if you don't have any dice, get 12 pieces of paper and write the numbers 1 through 6, twice each, on the paper and put them in a hat. Then pull out two pieces of paper to figure out your number) This was a fun and busy game at math night. It proved to be a tough game to win. In 1.5 hours, there were only 5 winners. Have fun! This is fun to play on the video, but it would be even more fun if you got out painters tape and played in real life!
(This activity comes from natbanting.com) To begin, watch this video and play along: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W01ERM18FtSsWJI9VEdUMevOJDyQRPyN/view If you want to play at home, get out painters tape, or use chalk on the garage floor or sidewalk. Make a 3x3 grid big enough for a person to stand in each box. It will help if you can color code the grid like a checkerboard and number each box. (The numbering is for your "David Copperfield" to tell you which box to remove without looking at what box you are standing in). David Copperfield gave you a choice of what box to start on, told you how many squares to move each time, and then removed a square from the grid. If we were at the school, the teacher in charge of the station would do that without watching you move around the grid (they would turn around so that their back is to you). Someone at home will have to take that role this time. For them to know how to do this, they will need to read the following document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14SyKvIwliNTst7YBRlV-vy6X8KntQOrc/view Play the game several times. (Tip: when you are "removing" boxes, put a stuffed animal or paper plate in the square so that the person cannot stand in it anymore). Your Goal: Figure out how it works. When you think you know, switch roles and you be David Copperfield. If you have it figured out, try making a bigger grid and see if the rules stay the same or change. Have fun! Let me know how it goes! |
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