Math Links for Week Ending Jun. 4th, 2021

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If you have not seen @NatBanting's #MenuMath activities, I strongly suggest you head over to his archive here. And if you have, then you will love that @PattyStephens has complied some Desmos versions in a collection. 
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https://teacher.desmos.com/collection/5f98fc1c334c5732255b6515

Love @NatBanting's #MathMenu tasks and have turned some into @Desmos activities and collected them here along with some by @mrchowmath and @davidpetro314 . If you have created a #Desmos #mathmenu task, please share! #iteachmath #MTBoS https://t.co/Jo2iIN4EYA

— Patty Stephens (@pattystephens) June 4, 2021

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I like the idea of students translating algebraic expressions into sentences (We've created our own activities here and here). You would think, however, that by posting a bunch of expressions/equations around the room and have students write down sentences to represent them might not lead to much variance from students as they rotate through. But it turns out that might be wrong. Check out @MathEqualsLove's post to see:
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MPM1D, MFM1P
https://mathequalslove.net/translating-algebra-around-the-room-activity/

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Helping students absorb various concepts in math class is can be achieved by making sure that multiple approaches are used. In this post, @MrValencia24 outlines reasons to use multiple approaches in the context of a quadratic inequality.
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://blog.savvas.com/using-multiple-approaches-to-a-math-question/

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I definitely think that Euler's identity is beautiful but does @ProfKiethDevlin? 
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https://twitter.com/maanow/status/1400135610766090248

Is Euler's Identity truly beautiful? And if so, how? In the latest #MathValues, Keith Devlin (@profkeithdevlin) explores the layered beauty of mathematics through this identity. Check it out and share your thoughts with us: https://t.co/X0PZTesdzq #MathTwitter

— MAA (@maanow) June 2, 2021

Video Links

Who doesn't like a good debate about whether math was invented or discovered. In this case it's from Kira Miller via @TomRocksMaths
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https://tomrocksmaths.com/2021/05/05/is-maths-discovered-or-invented/

Who doesn't love a good 3D Seipinski's triangle
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https://twitter.com/MagicPi2/status/1399099548962799617

Sierpinski pyramid#mtbos #iteachmath #Math #Maths pic.twitter.com/0QRH1EZDqj

— Idan Tal (@MagicPi2) May 30, 2021

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Can't get enough of Geometric Art
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https://twitter.com/GeomeTribal/status/1398290092620398596

Roman mosaic from the 1st-2nd century found in Badalona. My favourite piece at the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, in Barcelona pic.twitter.com/766ODwdle5

— Ancient Geometry (@GeomeTribal) May 28, 2021

You've probably heard of the Golden Ratio but have you heard of the Plastic Number?
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://twitter.com/fermatslibrary/status/1397910210820427779

A way to define the Golden Ratio is the value of x for which the 3 vertices are collinear. The equivalent for rectangular boxes is called the Plastic Number named by the dutch monk Dom Hans van der Laan. pic.twitter.com/JJP7IFsQTs

— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) May 27, 2021