Math Links for Week Ending Jun. 29th, 2018

So even though I tend to feature math links from gr7-12 on this blog, I though Howard Stern on David Letterman's new Netflix show doing a math talk was right on. It's not a a video but @ChrisHunter36 transcribed the whole thing and you can read it here. If you have Netflix give it a look
Curriculum Tags: All
https://reflectionsinthewhy.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/howard-stern-loves-to-show-how-he-does-the-math/

Some great low floor high ceiling problems here aligned to the Ontario Curriculum (but good for any High School Curriculum) from @taylorpeter77 and team. You can find big problems to work on from grade 9 - 12. Take a look and you will for sure find something you can bring to your high school class.
Curriculum: All
http://mast.queensu.ca/~math9-12/projects.html

Looks like the beginning of another 3Act Task from @ddMeyer. Check the comments for the reveal
Curriculum Tags: MPM1D, MFM1P, MPM2P
https://twitter.com/ddmeyer/status/1011449328362143746

How many? What's your guess? Winner gets a free Desmos. #iteachmath pic.twitter.com/nq00qdEJYC

— Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) June 26, 2018

Another great @Desmos tessellation from @sumdumthum

Curriculum Tags: Gr7

https://twitter.com/SumDumThum/status/1010655724047777792

The snub square and cairo pentagonal tilings are duals of one another.#matharthttps://t.co/Sw8Iquc8X4 pic.twitter.com/SLS5vDnbr9

— Andrew Osborne (@SumDumThum) June 23, 2018

Who doesn't like a little Hand geometry

Curriculum Tags: MPM1D, MFM2P

https://twitter.com/Matematickcom/status/1010487334880628736

Geometric forms pic.twitter.com/akYuItMHjd

— Matematickcom (@Matematickcom) June 23, 2018

Some great Sketchnotes from @DebbieDonsky depicting our Ontario Mathematical Processes.Thanks to @MrSurti for posting these. Get the hi res images or PDFs at the link below
Curriculum Tags: All
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18ochlrn3VFzDoKTPmGhfSnBAJk8-TKg2

A cool visualization on letter placement in words from different languages.
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1011630181914726400

Comparison of letter positions in eight languages. This is language nerd heaven! The English language loves the letter F. Source: https://t.co/tbk3o3rb9A pic.twitter.com/itDxGJpIen

— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) June 26, 2018

Who doesn't like some graph based horns?
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://twitter.com/HuckMath/status/1011325176330575872

meanwhile in Texas.. pic.twitter.com/pSNwGEuYnl

— Allison Myers Huck (@HuckMath) June 25, 2018

Understanding fractions can be topical
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/ddmeyer/status/1011996760154095616

I'm still living in yesterday's classroom dilemma. A student says that both players are equally good because they both only missed two shots. What do you do? #iteachmath pic.twitter.com/OxIzRXvjuI

— Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) June 27, 2018