Math Links for Week Ending Nov 15, 2024

Featured Links

I have featured this problem before but I like when teachers talk about problems that give them experiences like this. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://www.aliciaburdess.com/post/the-most-beautiful-experience

New blog post if anyone wants to read about my most favourite math problem with forever thanks to @Jason_To and @msbjacobs https://t.co/t9UoDq2HAg #mtBos #iteachmath

— Alicia Burdess (@BurdessAlicia) November 15, 2024

Resource Links

You could connect this pattern block puzzle interactive from @DPScher to proportional reasoning and fractions 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://www.sineofthetimes.org/pattern-block-puzzles/

Video Links

I think this is a really neat problem for dealing with rates. Especially because it can be solved with many methods. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1856011483412570328

For today's Mental Math Monday, how would you mentally calculate which is faster?

20 miles in 30 minutes or 25 miles in 35 minutes pic.twitter.com/Cn0ZaFDVjc

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) November 11, 2024

I appreciate how he talks about those simple properties 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1855330539475009856

Explaining the Zero Product Property pic.twitter.com/zYGBMziM7E

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) November 9, 2024

I think this might be useful when talking about number systems in MTH1W
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://youtu.be/OEGGz1sCS5w?si=c6ikYumDgSQ3By8d

Image Links

I'm not necessarily a fan of Taylor Swift but I recognize her talent. So this series of images might go well in your math classes
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://x.com/Anthony_Bonato/status/1857074773332766779

Taylor Swift is giving six sold-out concerts in my hometown of Toronto starting tonight. In her honor, here is a thread of her as functions

y = x pic.twitter.com/aAlbtP39Fw

— Anthony Bonato (@Anthony_Bonato) November 14, 2024

Which relates to you?
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://x.com/pickover/status/1856138125745008994

Mathematics Love Stories.

By theroundpanda, Source: https://t.co/ZH4eI0IGC0 pic.twitter.com/MnNThVRkyY

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) November 12, 2024

You can solve this with systems of equations or logic
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MFM2P
https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1855246463351009458

Can you find the height of the glass? pic.twitter.com/oHKUQc9jcs

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 9, 2024