Math Links for Week Ending July 6th, 2018

I have been doing a lot with Desmos Geometry lately, including things with tessellations and that appears to be what their latest blog post is about. There are some fun examples within so try not to play for too long
Curriculum Tags: Gr7
http://blog.desmos.com/post/175384214302/friday-fave-for-june-29

Do you need some help with Desmos, well @marybourassa presented at the Exeter Academy recently had has all kinds of tips and tricks available on her latest blog post.
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http://marybourassa.blogspot.com/2018/06/desmos-at-exeter-2018.html




Some fun with transformations (and Obama)
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/LukeSelfwalker/status/1013956335044612096

Wana play around with a linear transformation of Poly-Obama? Just move the i and j vectors to find the matrix you like the best. https://t.co/2Hi0Mzz54z#mathart pic.twitter.com/OgYKqNynS9

— Luke Walsh (@LukeSelfwalker) July 3, 2018

"Maria Agnesi, the Greatest Female Mathematician You've Never Heard of"
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/maria-agnesi-the-greatest-female-mathematician-youve-never-heard-of/

From @MrOrr_Geek, some advice on the paradigm that often, in a classroom, you are hurrying up ro killing time. His solution ? Have you heard of Desmos? Specifically Activity Builder.
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https://mrorr-isageek.com/hurry/

Of course the world cup is going on and @standupmaths has you covered with the number of possible outcomes for any team. Some tree diagrams, powers, and combinatorics can be found here.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btcVNMA7hYI

Who doesn't like a physical example of a square root?
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https://twitter.com/rinahyland/status/1013946117099282433

Enjoying square roots, summer version. pic.twitter.com/zjv7kDEsNh

— Rina Hyland (@rinahyland) July 3, 2018

A poem from @mathgarden on what success in mathematics could be
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https://twitter.com/Mathgarden/status/1014566561770700800

If we think "Student Success" can be found in a grade, a number, or in a rubric, then we need to rethink what "success" means...or maybe, realize that "success" itself is a superficial benchmark for learning mathematics... pic.twitter.com/ewytL5Xzi3

— Sunil Singh (@Mathgarden) July 4, 2018

This Fibonacci based kinetic sculpture is coo. Thanks to @bardprincess for pointing this one out. Check the link out for more info.
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http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/07/kinetic-sculpture-based-on-the-fibonacci-sequence/

A reminder that the real world doesn't often match up to our math classes.
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https://twitter.com/ddmeyer/status/1015296170803859456

Holy non-linear ice cream pricing, math batman. pic.twitter.com/nDcBJsjpt9

— Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) July 6, 2018