Math Links for Week Ending Mar 31st, 2023

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I think that any time you can show students that they can be powerful learners is a good thing
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https://www.11alive.com/article/news/education/no-east-teens-make-pmathematical-discovery-2000-years-making/289-e89f40cb-85f8-4a55-ae3f-3ec37412d7b8

Some kids definitely do their homework

New Orleans East teens make 'impossible' mathematical discovery unproven for 2,000 yearshttps://t.co/yTqXTktkDI#MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

— David Petro (@davidpetro314) March 25, 2023

Resource Links

Meet the Ontario #statistics prof who claims he can’t stop beating Roll Up To Win
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/meet-the-ontario-stats-prof-who-claims-he-can-t-stop-beating-roll-up-to-win-1.6332975

Make sure you read the entire thread in the comments of this post for some ideas on how to open everyday and ordinary questions
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https://twitter.com/MathsCirclesOz/status/1640580040512491520

How to turn 1 short maths problem into an entire lesson

(A method we use for every problem we create)

Here's how to do it:

— Maths Teacher Circles (@MathsCirclesOz) March 28, 2023

Make sure you look at @JennaLaib's comment for her set of sample slow reveal graphs
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/normabgordon/status/1640376951402557441

@jennalaib not a #slowreveal just a beautiful reveal! https://t.co/5yHAe2DnTT

— Norma Gordon (@normabgordon) March 27, 2023

I hope @MathEqualsLove keeps posting math puzzles
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https://twitter.com/mathequalslove/status/1639053464633475073

1-2-3 Puzzle

This week's puzzle of the week is adapted from Serhiy Grabarchuk's The Simple Book of Not-So-Simple Puzzles.

It is an excellent puzzle book with so many puzzles that I can see myself using with my students! https://t.co/vtAWvrfukR #mtbos #iteachmath #teach180 pic.twitter.com/QJRdie6NT7

— Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) March 23, 2023

I can't help posting about this problem when ever it arises. Who knew order of operations could be so subtle?
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https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz/status/1639721953111015427

Apparently folks in the UK are fighting about the latest PEMDAS/BODMAS/BIDMAS teaser. I was asked to weigh in by @DailyMailUK. Have a look if this is your sort of thing. https://t.co/4MYM5fv01k

— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) March 25, 2023

What a cool an informal way to do transformations
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/dpscher/status/1640328345232482305

New blog post: Transformation dances with penguin and frog. Shake a leg with these rotation, reflection, and dilation dances! https://t.co/DFyBxrQ81Q… #mtbos #mathchat #ITeachMath pic.twitter.com/i3FD8dKHRh

— Daniel Scher (@dpscher) March 27, 2023

Video Links

I like how @Ayliean takes tessellation to the next level. 
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https://twitter.com/Ayliean/status/1641483036679196672 

A celebration of the shiny new

✨aperiodic mono-tile✨

Maths is definitely not done yet! pic.twitter.com/l8UBvzdPbs

— Ayliean (@Ayliean) March 30, 2023

More Tessellations 
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https://twitter.com/cs_kaplan/status/1639269752194342912

For some reason I hadn't thought to create an animated GIF of the continuum. I've put one up on the hat page (https://t.co/MXh2q8k1I9) if anyone wants it. pic.twitter.com/BPUNkIn7vl

— Craig S. Kaplan (@cs_kaplan) March 24, 2023

I think if you pose a question as "can you guess?" or as a puzzle that will always engage students a bit more (or at least make questions more "friendly")
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/davidporas/status/1639319636305903654

One of all-time favorite Polypad activities! https://t.co/amGd1YCWSp

— David Poras (@davidporas) March 24, 2023

Image Links

And even more tessellations (in many forms)
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https://twitter.com/MathforLove/status/1638946865831100416

An extraordinary mathematical discovery!

A roundup of thoughts and resources about the #aperiodicmonotile, plus other news - https://t.co/8Jj6dcYMtg pic.twitter.com/vtFdKWRx35

— Dan Finkel (@MathforLove) March 23, 2023

A simple problem (if you are paying attention) dealing with powers
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W 
https://twitter.com/sonukg4india/status/1640554059668275200

#morning with #math pic.twitter.com/Rj4QHkfC3Q

— SKG (@sonukg4india) March 28, 2023

I think this could be a catalyst to having students make a bunch of questions in the form "Which is greater a^b or b^a?"
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/sonukg4india/status/1639113058177134600

#Comparison gives pic.twitter.com/4bQXdVBtQQ

— SKG (@sonukg4india) March 24, 2023