Math Links for Week Ending May 22nd, 2020

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With all of the data floating around about Covid-19 it's hard to find just the right one to use in your class. Well last week this data showed up all over my Twitter feed and it's a great example of "how to lie with statistics". And just for fun, I took the graph and re arranged it to chronological order. Since then the Georgia officials have walked it back. But still it's a great example to open discussions with your students.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MBF3C, MDM4U
https://news.yahoo.com/georgias-coronavirus-numbers-made-reopening-183733274.html

What do you notice & wonder? I saw this graph (now corrected) & couldn’t help but think about the meaningful discussions to be had in a math class. Data Literacy is a critical skill our Ss need in order to make sense of the world. #mtbos #iteachmath #forsythpln #learningtransfer pic.twitter.com/JJQfz0L9Sd

— Kayla Floyd Duncan (@MrsKaylaDuncan) May 18, 2020

Chronological version:

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In this long blogpost @ChrisHunter36 does a great job of connecting Indigenous art to patterning and beyond.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://reflectionsinthewhy.wordpress.com/2020/05/21/two-legged-four-legged-winged-finned-patterns-from-indigenous-art/




If you are looking for something for you (or your students) to do while we are learning from home, I strongly suggest @Anniek_P's daily #MathArt challenges. As I type this, she is at Day 66. They are for humans who have all levels of artistic and mathematical ability. Check them out
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https://arbitrarilyclose.com/




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Last week I shared the latest post from @SaraVDWerf about her Green Sheets. Here is a quick summary of what those are from Sara herself.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alhi5lvSMxg

Fractals are beautiful from any angle
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https://twitter.com/matthen2/status/1261872991668809729

surprising patterns from slicing the Menger sponge fractal pic.twitter.com/2kW4pcH8Ty

— Matt Henderson (@matthen2) May 17, 2020

And the response in @Desmos from @SumDumThum
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https://twitter.com/SumDumThum/status/1262224459789824000

Graphed it in desmos, though it wasn't too keen on cooperating.https://t.co/jJUiI1Fyz8 pic.twitter.com/TCtAhyCPcK

— Andrew Osborne (@SumDumThum) May 18, 2020

A nice circle/midpoint triangle theorem by @GHSMaths done in @Desmos.
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D
https://twitter.com/GHSMaths/status/1262194328337874945

The Nine-Point Circle

Construct a circle through the midpoints of the three sides of a triangle.

This circle also passes through the foot of each altitude and the midpoints of the line segments from each vertex to the point where the altitudes meet.https://t.co/pHyJhOgu7A pic.twitter.com/XuWAtBBhJA

— Martin Holtham (@GHSMaths) May 18, 2020

Nice visual proof for this infinite series.
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U
https://twitter.com/Nereide/status/1263456710959783937

A visual proof that 1/4 + 1/16 + 1/64 + 1/256 … = 1/3

Creation by @matthen2

Source➡️https://t.co/NdvJk6xNzN

This infinite series was used by Archimedes circa 250–200 BC.
It's a geometric series with first term 1/4 and common ratio 1/4.#iteachmath#mtbos #mtmschat#maths pic.twitter.com/kAwSi7Ynbx

— Nereide (@Nereide) May 21, 2020

If you have ever done the Ball Bounce experiment then you might consider this video as a teaser or an extension.
Curriculum Tags: MPM1D, MFM1P, MDM4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbjG8S6Xr_I

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Thank you TV for providing a nice math question
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https://twitter.com/MathByTheMt/status/1262089071347683329

I was watching TV last night and this was a great math question that came up! How would YOU solve it? Show me below!! #iteachmath #mtbos pic.twitter.com/AZFWQsrEAg

— Audrey, Math by the Mountain (@MathByTheMt) May 17, 2020

Math Links for Week Ending May 15th, 2020

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Whoa! This "Green Sheet' review process from @SaraVDWerf is pretty awesome. What is a Green Sheet? It's one sheet of paper reviewing mathematical concepts connected to current learning. You might think "right, another review sheet" but, seriously, Sara has done a deep dive into how to use these, create your own, why they are good and even how to use them in the distance learning environment. And she has made a bunch of these and have them ready for you. I also love how she qualifies their ability to help kids also:

"I use green sheets as one of many supports for my students who arrive to the courses I teach not academically ready for the course. I have found that ALL students find green sheets helpful – but only after I have taught them how to use them and also normalized their use in class. But……If you think green sheets will magically make your students who struggle, to not struggle, you would be wrong. Green Sheets alone are not a magic bullet."

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https://www.saravanderwerf.com/green-reference-sheets/

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I am sure you have probably done the four 4s activity with your kids. And so in this time of distance learning I think I really like this dynamic @Desmos version that allows you to play as a class from @KenClarkson3
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https://twitter.com/ddmeyer/status/1260045424770994176

I can't imagine a better asynchronous math activity than this.

It's the classic "Four Fours" task, now in @Desmos w/

👉 Student avatars.
👉 Answer recording.
👉 Classroom leaderboard.

Awesome work from @KenClarkson3. #iteachmathhttps://t.co/qkqHEuQlAC pic.twitter.com/OASd33eXU5

— Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) May 12, 2020

After seeing @NatBanting's virtual session on #MenuMath, I put together this one for adding and subtracting fractions. The whole #MenuMath structure is a great way to have kids do basic problems related to various topics. Check them all out at his website http://natbanting.com/menu-math/. But here is a dynamic @Desmos version for distance learning. And thanks to @pascgall, there is also a French version.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5ea4dd29957bf80134c0df0b

And as an added bonus, @pascgall has also translated my Division of Fractions progression to French as well.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/pascgall/status/1261359404978503680

Une autre belle activité de traduite en français! Merci au créateur @davidpetro314 But: outiller les élèves à développer une compréhension conceptuelle ainsi qu'un algorithme pour la division de fractions. https://t.co/K130d8tzIv @Desmos pic.twitter.com/qXWBfIa08q

— Pascale Gallacher (@pascgall) May 15, 2020

And finally, some great work from @Christophe_Sew in the area of derivatives of functions with negative powers. As the Tweet Says: Infinite examples with the random problem generators for instant practice. But as an added bonus he's made a collection of all of his Calculus activities here
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/Christophe_Sew/status/1261317995311370240

Differentiation (negative indices): My students ♥️ INFINITE examples and practice.https://t.co/ZjMXDIq59L@desmos @mrchowmath @JennSWhite @jreulbach @davidpetro314 #iteachmath #MTBoS pic.twitter.com/4hy9rxMzOI

— Mr. S (@Christophe_Sew) May 15, 2020

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This is quite possibly my favourite infinite fractals. And I love that it was created by @sumdumthum in @Desmos.
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https://twitter.com/SumDumThum/status/1259433047750873093

Read a mildly interesting paper (https://t.co/PoonBjSjCe) about a large extension of the Sierpinski Triangle.#matharthttps://t.co/PblvsbhAFo pic.twitter.com/vnM8qmaoI7

— Andrew Osborne (@SumDumThum) May 10, 2020

I'm not even sure what to call this but I was mesmerized.
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https://twitter.com/SumDumThum/status/1257236064101515264

https://t.co/5HoQpuFqVi
+https://t.co/MPFcYmsZto
=https://t.co/GPTuxJxNBt
by way ofhttps://t.co/dmSWs620x2 pic.twitter.com/SxK5NLzLs1

— Andrew Osborne (@SumDumThum) May 4, 2020

It's so awesome that this whole animation was done in @Desmos. Perhaps some ideas for analytic geometry in MPM2D.
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D
https://twitter.com/GHSMaths/status/1259620177576148996

Viviani's theorem: From any point within an equilateral triangle, the sum of the perpendicular distances to the three sides is equal to the height of the triangle.https://t.co/aM1tkKfuaw pic.twitter.com/rBzLqcpIqc

— Martin Holtham (@GHSMaths) May 10, 2020

You may love that they exist or hate that they exist but online apps that solve equations and do algebra exist. You should probably know about them at least so you can adjust your lessons. Here @MrValencia24 gives us the lowdown on two of them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjD4xipBhP8

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This series of images is awesome. What a perfect connection to sinusoidal functions. And if you know Ernesto, make sure you give him some props. Make sure you click through the link to see the whole picture.
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MCF3M, MHF4U
https://twitter.com/MrsKaylaDuncan/status/1259088792335630337

@jamestanton I went to your “Circleometry” session on Tuesday and smiled when I saw this picture this morning. It goes perfectly with thinking about “where is the sun?”. Thank you for an enjoyable lesson and expanding my thinking! pic.twitter.com/zx37BnI2BV

— Kayla Floyd Duncan (@MrsKaylaDuncan) May 9, 2020

Math Links for Week Ending May 8th, 2020

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It's (hopefully) no secret that a) OAME 2020 was supposed to be happening right now and was cancelled and b) OAME 2020 Virtual was put in its place. And as part of the organization committee I have been helping with the live sessions so I will share just a few of the things I've seen that have been share worthy (you'll have to register to see the rest). As I type this on Friday night, there are still some spots left if you want to register for this free conference. All the sessions are freely available until Monday at midnight and then after that you have to be an OAME member. Check out the lineup and find out how to be a last minute registrant.
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http://oame2020.ca/virtual-oame

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I have always been a fan of Ron Lancaster. And I found out today that he has presented at 38 OAME conferences in a row. So I'm glad that we were able to put this on so that he could keep his streak going. He always manages to take something that starts out simple and then pull complex mathematics out of it. Today he didn't disappoint and I love that he talk up Geometer's Sketchpad (and even included some GSP files in his folder of resources). The premiss was that there is no need to worry about having enough time to cover all the curriculum if you have some rich problems to have students tackle. Even if you just go for some of the great images that he has taken over the years from around the world then that's enough. And a heads up, he will be the 100th presentation of NCTM's 100 Days of Professional Learning so stay tuned for that later this fall. In the meantime his session folder is below but if you get this soon enough, check out the recording of his live session in the conference archives (see website, above).
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCR3U, MCF3M
https://tinyurl.com/OAME2020VC

It's no secret that I'm a fan of CODAP, so I was thrilled at @JoelBezaire and @Approx_Normal's session on Harnessing Student Curiosity with data. I think that even if all you do is go to their slideshow to grab all of the awesome datasets that are so interesting and can't help but entice your students to dig deeper then you're doing alright. But also check out the recording of their session so you can get a glimpse of how great CODAP is. Get their slide deck below
Curriculum Tags: MBF3C, MDM4U, MAP4C
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1suDqBQUO1ExG1yt86ISSJvEeNK-8J3aC_JZTPpGesuA/edit?usp=sharing

cc: @rawrdimus peep the shirt 👀 https://t.co/7ufsU8ttiL

— Joel Bezaire (@joelbezaire) May 9, 2020

And for those who really want to dive into data analysis. You might consider trying RStudio and checking out @PappyPapalia session. He does a pretty good job of taking something that seems complex (the coding involved) and making it attainable. And, much like @JoelBezaire and @Approx_Normal's session, there are some great data sets here. Check out his slide deck below and watch the recording of his session for more info.
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://bit.ly/DS_Slides_OAME_2020

And if you are checking out the pre recorded session, I would not miss @NatBanting's session on #MenuMath. If you are looking for a way to create authentic assessment for students at a distance, I think one way you can do that is to give students a menu of things to do for a particular math topic and ask them to create problems or situations that check off the things in the menu with the fewest problems. I am totally butchering the description. Check out all his examples at the link below and check out the video of his OAME session at the OAME conference website.
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http://natbanting.com/menu-math/

Though this isn't part of the OAME conference, I did release a new @Desmos activity this week that walks through a series of division of fractions questions that helps to build the algorithm to divide them without telling students directly right out of the gate. It is a self checking activity and it has a Challenge Creator for students to create their own problems too.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5c8ea44e309dd82445a4de8b

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I didn't know what the involute of a circle (tree) is. Thanks to @LukeSelfwalker, now I know. Be sure to check the comments to get the "full picture"
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/LukeSelfwalker/status/1256343267702198272

The ⭕️ involute of a 🌳

1. Find the circumference of the tree.
2. Now stretch that length tangent to the tree and place a stake.
3. Continue placing stakes as you wrap the length around the tree.
4. The path of stakes is the circle involute of a tree. pic.twitter.com/kMqb2ipAae

— Luke Walsh (@LukeSelfwalker) May 1, 2020

I love mathematical optical illusions.
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https://twitter.com/Gelada/status/1256683346706432005

Crushing or rotating? Six pentagons come together to form half a dodecahedra, or fill a decagon. #mathgif pic.twitter.com/XyS0t4pfZV

— Edmund Harriss (@Gelada) May 2, 2020

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Check out how John Coltrane draws a picture illustrating the mathematics of music. Thanks to @KMarkPet for pointing this one out.
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http://www.openculture.com/2017/04/the-tone-circle-john-coltrane-drew-to-illustrate-the-theory-behind-his-most-famous-compositions-1967.html

Math Links for Week Ending May 1st, 2020

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Although I don't often repeat posts, because I am helping with the organization here, I am taking some licences and reminding people that our virtual math conference is happening starting Wednesday and there are over 3000 people already signed up. OAME 2020 Virtual features 30 live sessions and over 20 pre recorded sessions on May 6-9th. When you register you will be registering for the conference but not picking sessions. We will just be sending you links each day for the day's sessions. The conference is free to all but the recordings (both live and pre recorded) will only be open to the public until the following Monday. Check out the full program and get registration details at the link below
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http://oame2020.ca/virtual-oame

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I know I have been posting a lot of @Desmos stuff lately but I know that people are looking for things they can use online and I think that the ability to comment and watch what kids are doing in realtime then it's a great tool. That being said, here is an activity that I created to help kids develop an understanding of fraction division without directly telling them. And as a bonus, it's self checking and there is a Challenge Creator so students can create their own devision problem for the rest of the class to try out.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://engaging-math.blogspot.com/p/desmos-activities_10.html


Some great tips from @JReulbach on things you can do at home to hack together a studio for making videos. And I highly recommend the same stylus she's suggesting. I use the same one.
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https://ispeakmath.org/2020/04/23/ipad-palm-rejection-hack-an-awesome-cheap-stylus/


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I am a fan of good information and in this post, @RobertKaplinski is telling us about some of his favourite non fiction books that are not about education that every teacher should read. And I have read four of five but my fav from the list is Made to Stick. I wouldn't miss it.
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https://robertkaplinsky.com/5-non-education-books-all-education-leaders-should-read/



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I totally love this video from @StandupMaths and @FryRSquared about the dangers of false positives. This was recorded last December but it's totally topical now where there is talk of the accuracy of Covid tests.
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPFaM-0pI8

And I love how I can finally watch @FryRSquared's Full Christmas lecture now on probability
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MBF3C, MDM4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4DrUHKC0Q

And on Algorithms
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtisQ9yZ2zo

And on Math's limits
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5mNa6KE0lA

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This is just one link but check out all of the geometry and drawing challenges that @Anniek_P has posed. Some great stuff for when your stuck at home
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https://arbitrarilyclose.com/2020/05/01/mathartchallenge-day-45-the-lotfallah-mosque-dome/

Math Links for Week Ending Apr. 24th, 2020

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Hey, it's public knowledge now. Everyone knows that OAME 2020 was cancelled but what you don't know is that behind the scenes we've been working diligently to bring you a smaller version in the online setting. To that end we bring you OAME 2020 Virtual featuring 30 live sessions and over 20 pre recorded sessions on May 6-9th. When you register you will be registering for the conference but not picking sessions. We will just be sending you links each day for the day's sessions. The conference is free to all but the recordings (both live and pre recorded) will only be open to the public until the following Monday. Check out the full program and get registration details at the link below
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http://oame2020.ca/virtual-oame

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Are you looking for some random generators, then grab a screen from @EliLuberoff's @Desmos activity. You have spinners and dice in various forms. Just grab the screen and go with your own activities.
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https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5e9c8983dbf73d1423bf215f

Ok, I got thoroughly nerd-sniped by @mpershan, @mburnsmath, and @MathMinds. Here are some editable starter screens with spinners (sorted and randomized) and dice (regular or sides with fractions):https://t.co/0oLnvGuPLO

[edit: sorry! original had a bad URL]

— Eli Luberoff (@eluberoff) April 19, 2020

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Though it might be true, I wonder if the perimeter stays constant. I'm thinking the metal might stretch. It looks cool though.
Curriculum Tags: MPM1D, MFM1P
https://twitter.com/mathemaniac/status/1059172074579587072

Same perimeter, different area. pic.twitter.com/A8hOQc2eRF

— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) November 4, 2018

So cool looking but I think some of those gears are stretching
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https://twitter.com/mathemaniac/status/1251570400200294402

Clockwork Fractal pic.twitter.com/JiKWB3c242

— Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) April 18, 2020

I did a panel discussion this week and talk about some math related and other tools for online teaching but really I think the cool part of this was talking to @watnunu talking about her experiences currently teaching in China. And if you want, here's the slide deck
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http://k12.oliah.ca/webinar/webinar-3-high-school-education-wed-april-22-2pm-edt/

It looks like @3Blue1Brown is jumping into the online teaching game and one thing I liked about this was the answer to the question "When will I ever use this?" - "The movie Coco probably used the quadratic formula over a trillion times"
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCR3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHXO86wKeDY

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Some Covid-19 humour here. Thanks to @rinahyland for pointing this one out
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https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1253476512545693696

The pollution is so low that we can start to see the 1s that were once thought to be invisible. pic.twitter.com/6yNmBIOVas

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) April 24, 2020

A few more from @DonFraser9
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https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1251506245527375873
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1252372607019610113
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1252365035696873473

Saw this on twitter a few months ago ... I can’t seem to figure out why it works 😩😩😩 Extensions are fun! #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@MathforLove⁩ ⁦@AlexOverwijk⁩ ⁦@DanShuster⁩ pic.twitter.com/PciK51EFMj

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 18, 2020

Oh no !! I spilled my dice ... No point in crying over spilled dice ! What is a cool math activity I could do (Don't count picking them up !) #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@DrMaryReid⁩ ⁦@CathyMarksKrpan⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦⁦@davidwees⁩ ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦ pic.twitter.com/VuoILgLhUR

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 20, 2020

Gee .... This just arrived from a daughter who teaches in South Carolina #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@MathforLove⁩ ⁦@DanShuster⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@CathyMarksKrpan⁩ Why does this work? pic.twitter.com/xVr57RV6Tc

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 20, 2020

Math Links for Week Ending Apr. 17th, 2020

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I have created a new page on this blog to highlight resources that focus specifically on two things:

1. matching Ontario Curriculum and
2. have ways to connect teachers to students

The three main things that fit these criteria are @ExploreLearning, @KnowledgeHook and I have organized over 40 pages of @Desmos activities to match the overall expectations for most of the grade 7-12 courses. And as an added bonus we have curriculum matched resources from @uWaterloo_CEMC and @PrepAnywhere
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https://ontariomath.blogspot.com/p/ontario-online-math.html

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Here's another fun story full of memes from @JoelBezaire. This time with Pascal's Triangle. Don't forget to check the comments for the link to the teacher file.
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/joelbezaire/status/1250792856211591174

Hey kids! Gather 'round the old laptop, because it's time for the 2nd edition of @Desmos AB Storytime!

Today, we're going to learn about a special triangle that's probably named after the wrong guy:https://t.co/JFT0OgVseG

— Joel Bezaire (@joelbezaire) April 16, 2020

Some more self checking vector equations activities from @Christophe_Sew. All in one collection
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/Christophe_Sew/status/1251140674134478850




I know there is a lot of @Desmos this week but for those of you who want to take your skills to the next level, then check out this collection of  Intro to CL activities from @Jocedage.
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https://teacher.desmos.com/collection/5cacb59a0847cb0c70183e13


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Some fun three dimensional geometry
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MPM1D, MFM1P
https://twitter.com/panlepan/status/1249042410941923331

I made a thing. One shape fits all. pic.twitter.com/5gCCCd75Wr

— Vincent Pantal🍩ni (@panlepan) April 11, 2020

Nice dynamic tessellation
Curriculum Tags: Gr7
https://twitter.com/SumDumThum/status/1249191914919931905

https://t.co/dtD0fuN6ZI pic.twitter.com/L3S0RVhE7r

— Andrew Osborne (@SumDumThum) April 12, 2020

Nice dynamic optical illusion
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://twitter.com/GHSMaths/status/1249439069597245446

Logarithmic spiral gears

Based on this, from @matthen2: https://t.co/mI2PwL5gPghttps://t.co/UoYgaUZ6mw#mathart pic.twitter.com/w2FCXn05Y5

— Martin Holtham (@GHSMaths) April 12, 2020

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A whole bunch from @DonFraser9. I almost didn't get the magic square one
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https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1250061734964006915
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1250132324513132545
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1250799843137794049
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1250810009853837313

Dazzle Your Students ... 5 more tricks can be found @DonFraser9 #MTBoS #iteachmath #mathchat @davidpetro314 @Mathgarden @MathletePearce @MaryBourassa @MathforLove @AlexOverwijk @CathyMarksKrpan @paul_math pic.twitter.com/MRAQTn7OR3

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 14, 2020

Square Root ! Can you algebra buffs ‘prove’ that this trick will work ? #MTBoS #iteachmath #mathchat @Mathgarden @MatthewOldridge @LareRomano @tstanky @MathletePearce @paul_math @davidpetro314 @MathforLove @MaryBourassa @DrMaryReid @FSlimati pic.twitter.com/lSMlUWlreS

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 14, 2020

“Fantastic” ? Why? #MTBoS #iteachmath #mathchat ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@MathforLove⁩ ⁦@tstanky⁩ ⁦@MaryBourassa⁩ ⁦@AlexOverwijk⁩ ⁦@Stephen_Hurley⁩ ⁦@CathyMarksKrpan⁩ ⁦⁩ pic.twitter.com/kXGIteRwhx

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 16, 2020

A simple activity extended into a pattern seeking exercise with a different choice of starting numbers #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@MaryBourassa⁩ ⁦@robertkaplinsky⁩ ⁦⁦@FSlimati⁩ pic.twitter.com/3CDzFUBO0K

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 16, 2020

Math Links for Week Ending Apr. 10th, 2020

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There seems to be a lot of stress about how to assess students in these online times. With kids already being stressed about school work I'm not sure if stressing them about assessment is helping. However, we still have to figure out a way to do it. Well @JRuelbach has been the @Desmos spokesmodel for assessment for years and she's got some ideas for you whether it's this new Tweet about using the comment feature while allowing students to annotate their own work or her one hour Desmos session on assessment in general.
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https://twitter.com/jreulbach/status/1248357641300185088
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NnV6GBCG8&feature=youtu.be

Students can submit written work to your @Desmos AB, and then sketch on it!! Then, you can write feedback to them.

I have been STRUGGLING with how long feedback was taking me on PowerSchool and Google Drive.

Students Submit Written Workhttps://t.co/rCbwUk44Iz pic.twitter.com/TxELDjmaP9

— Julie (@jreulbach) April 9, 2020

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I love this "story" that @JoelBezaire created about why Root 2 is an irrational number. It's ultimately a walk through but he keeps it light and entertaining. You should take a look at this, if only to see all the work he did getting the memes into it.
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https://twitter.com/joelbezaire/status/1247978769467559938

Definitely stretching the purpose/usefulness of a @Desmos AB with this format. And it's DEFINITELY TBD how this lands on my P-A students.

But if you're interested in the teacher-facing side of this activity, here ya go: https://t.co/KlZq3ImKKO

— joelbezaire (@joelbezaire) April 8, 2020

Another new Feature on Desmos is one that we've been asking for for a while. That is, the ability to do some sharing between teachers. In this case, it's the ability to share dashboards between teachers. I think, given all this online learning, this would allow teachers to team teach during an online session.
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https://twitter.com/Desmos/status/1246176600955076608

📣 NEW FEATURE FRIDAY 📣

Ever since schools started closing you’ve been asking us for this one …

👫 Add co-teachers to your account!https://t.co/Luc44W4dlA pic.twitter.com/11fMxbKLFg

— Desmos.com (@Desmos) April 3, 2020

Finding good resources for working with vectors is sometimes tough. In this activity @Christophe_Sew give's students lot's of self checking practice with vector equations.
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https://twitter.com/Christophe_Sew/status/1248041497846579202

Check my first Self-Checking @Desmos activity: Vector Equation of a Line! https://t.co/wUKI5BhklP

Spent the last few days studying CL from @mrchowmath then put into to practice while stealing code from @jreulbach, @davidpetro314, @JennSWhite

— Mr. S (@Christophe_Sew) April 9, 2020

Could the stairway in this house be exponential? Take out your favourite modelling software and find out.
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MCF3M, MCT4C
https://twitter.com/davidpetro314/status/1246877936373747712

There is definitely an exponential modelling question buried in this "Stairway House" (or is there?) Finally something about exponentials that isn't about Covid-19https://t.co/zJSuK1tJ9f#MTBoS #iTeachMath #Mathchat pic.twitter.com/n6GIO3cQLd

— David Petro (@davidpetro314) April 5, 2020

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Sometimes knowing math isn't enough to talk the math of our current situation.
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https://twitter.com/ddmeyer/status/1247364831943917568

🍭 NEW POST 🍭

Math Has Prepared Me Poorly for This Pandemic

Is the same true for you? #iteachmath https://t.co/rkIR8ZBR12

— Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) April 7, 2020

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Now that we are all online, you may want an easy way to show students math work in real time and specifically where you are almost like you are working on the same whiteboard together as if you are in class. To do this you can use a Google app like Jamboard and here's how
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rby3358N5f4

Who doesn't like a nice Fibonacci fractal image done live
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https://twitter.com/Ayliean/status/1247487373962817536

I found something cool last night!

✨🌻The Fibonacci Word Fractal🌻✨

And from now on when people say “the F-word” I’m gonna assume this is what they’re talking about.

Here I’ve used an array of 8 squares iterated 5 times to generate the 23rd iteration of the F-word fractal 😍 pic.twitter.com/Oq2yaghoT6

— Ayliean (@Ayliean) April 7, 2020

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@DonFraser9 has a few more puzzles for you
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https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1246915553014566918
https://twitter.com/DonFraser9/status/1246837320873107456

OK OK ...Hang on for a minute ! Yes..Here is a fifth trick ... #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@MatthewOldridge⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@CathyMarksKrpan⁩ ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@MrOrr_geek⁩ ⁦@MaryBourassa⁩ ⁦@DrMaryReid⁩ pic.twitter.com/1YZw9bo8yI

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 5, 2020

Alright ! You asked for it .....the 4th trick! #MTBoS #iteachmath ⁦@Mathgarden⁩ ⁦@CathyMarksKrpan⁩ ⁦@paul_math⁩ ⁦@MatthewOldridge⁩ ⁦@DrMaryReid⁩ ⁦@MaryBourassa⁩ ⁦@MathletePearce⁩ ⁦@davidpetro314⁩ ⁦@MrsBedfordclass⁩ ⁦ pic.twitter.com/ACJyhBXUbR

— Don Fraser (@DonFraser9) April 5, 2020

A little bit of Pythagorean Theorem, a little bit of area and a little bit of solving simultaneous equations
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https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1246713032560033793

All three of these rectangles have the same area. What is it? pic.twitter.com/RKmetTH9lQ

— Catriona Shearer (@Cshearer41) April 5, 2020