Doodling with The Stars
If you are bored with factoring, try watching ViHart’s video on Doodling in the Class: Stars. It’s a 4-minute video, but try pausing for some time to think. š
Month: April 2014
Natural Math’s Course on Multiplication
Dr. Maria Droujkova and Yelena McManaman of NaturalĀ MathĀ invite parents, teachers, andĀ mathĀ circle leaders to join an open, crowd-funded online course about multiplication activities for kids ages 2-12. Each week there will be five activities to help your kids learn multiplication by exploring patterns and structure. To get your course completion badge, do at least two activities every week. The course startsĀ April 6Ā and runs for four weeks.
Several hundred participants already signed up. We expect active and diverse discussions about adapting activities to different circumstances, situations, and types of learners.
More details and sign-up:Ā http://www.
How Mathematics is Used In Pixar
If you find your students asking when will they use mathematics in their life, then maybe you can answer them that they might want to be an animator or graphics artist at Pixar. š Pixar is one of the of the most popular animation studios in the world. It is the producer of Toy Story, Bug’s Life, Monsters, Finding Nemo, Brave and more.
Pixar uses a bunch of mathematics in making these animations. In the 7-minute video below, Tony Derose from Pixar explains how middle school and high school mathematics such as coordinate geometry and the concept of midpoints are used in Pixar animations. Watch the video and be amazed.