Saturday, May 10, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending May 9th, 2025

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Most of the links are from this week's #OAME2025 conference. Here are my offerings this year
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http://bit.ly/oame-petro

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Although this activity had a lot of moving parts, I think it was a very cool application of dividing polynomials
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
bit.ly/PolyCodeOAME

Some ideas on building Co-capacity with small group instruction in gr 9
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/101CIM7Q2Rg4OphEhZiX7RgsbLQqhACZBT0rYD9wfWVI/edit

Some great ideas dealing with using AI in the classroom
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rvz8p1jglM2xUbnWd9cUZPjpk5-8pSb8CXvK8MWWLNQ/edit

A nice keynote from @DrVCJones
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https://linktr.ee/dr_vcjones

I love the music and art connections that can be made with #PolyPad
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Some ideas on creating a shared culture in math classroom
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A couple of funny Math related pope posts
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https://x.com/LongFormMath/status/1920545813987483707
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1920555129876492510





Who knew you could connect philosophy and math proficiency?

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Two proofs of the Pythagorean theorem
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
https://bsky.app/profile/howiehua.bsky.social/post/3lobkjxjnss2l





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@NatBanting gave a great keynote on what the "basics" are. Here are some key slides
Curriculum Tags: All
https://x.com/davidpetro314/status/1920954878714589628

Determine the area
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://x.com/ganeshuor/status/1920476200666845586


Friday, May 2, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending May 2nd, 2025

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It's the OAME annual conference this week and even though there are hundreds of face to face sessions, you can take part in the virtual version from the comfort of your own couch. Register at the link below.
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https://mcis.oame.on.ca/

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The latest set of classic NCTM calendar problems.
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/may-calendar-problems-3/

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This is so fun.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzMPK7OeHow


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You have to love 21st century pattern blocks
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https://bsky.app/profile/murrayh83.bsky.social/post/3lo4x63a73k2y


Some sugary data for you
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://x.com/infobeautiful/status/1917910180387258711

Friday, April 25, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Apr 25th, 2025

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#SmudgeMath is a great way to make a question a bit friendlier and encourage work on more difficult questions. Just about any question can turn into a #SmudgedMath question but here is a bunch premade.
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https://www.normabgordon.com/smudgedmath-tasks

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To me this is more evidence that mathematics is something that is discovered (by any being) and not invented (by humans)
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https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/nx-s1-5359438/a-crows-math-skills-include-geometry#philsky

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Any help with understanding what fraction division means is useful.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MTH1W
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1915531531617263820


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I like these types of questions because, I think, at first glance they seem difficult but upon further scrutiny, they are quite do able. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
https://x.com/GeometryPuzzles/status/1914335310928101601

Here's a nice algebra question for you 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://bsky.app/profile/PercyButtons3.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3lnjzsa5zb6n2



Friday, April 18, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Apr 18, 2025

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It was always one of my favourite things to find something out in the wild that would connect to the curriculum I'm teaching and make students say "hmm". Make sure you check out the comments for the answer
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MFM2P
https://x.com/aledaklassen/status/1911424118336999774

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I think it's important to find things that are thing that kids might be thinking of and making money on the Internet is definitely one of them.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MTH1W
https://robertkaplinsky.com/work/how-much-money-do-you-earn-for-1000000-streams-on-spotify/

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I love a good sum of series but I also like the explanation of the conditions when this sum doesn't have an answer
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1913005710172164429

The beauty of mathematics 
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https://x.com/mathladyhazel/status/1911616202448785610

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I like this kind of question because it seems harder than it is but with a little care, it should be do able. Can you guess why this was published on the 18th?
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
https://bsky.app/profile/percybuttons3.bsky.social/post/3ln2wzqrjkq2f









Friday, April 11, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Apr. 11th, 2025

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I really like this problem because you can take a brute force method with skills as complex as those found in gr7 & 8 or take it all the way to Calculus. I threw my hat with a dynamic geometry solution here
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https://x.com/jamestanton/status/1908437200653468022

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As a calculus teacher I always found I never had enough resources to teach related rates. 
Curriculum  Tags: MCV4U
https://bsky.app/profile/theericklee.bsky.social/post/3lm653o3o5s2w

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I always like a good visual proof of an infinite series
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1910118057080725712

I never get tired of this animation
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
https://x.com/Matematickcom/status/1910253679401185742

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Makes sense to me
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https://bsky.app/profile/motivickyle.bsky.social/post/3lm3jfmbdts24


Friday, April 4, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Apr 4th, 2025

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Even though we can't see the presentations, I think the summaries offer some good ideas. This one is my favourite: " Don't focus on getting info INTO students' brains, more on getting info OUT!". Check out the original post to see all of the 7 for 7 presentations at the TI conference. 
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https://bsky.app/profile/karencampe.bsky.social/post/3lljf4p47uc2j

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Even though some of these are most certainly university level equations, there are definitely equations here that fit into the high school math (and physics) curriculum.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/17-equations-that-changed-the-world-2014-3

Here's a nice little applet to visualize normal vectors
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://www.geogebra.org/u/daniel+mentrard

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I think this could be used when talking about number systems (in terms of triangle numbers) or to conceptualize the patterns that exist in (this particular) sequence. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W, MCR3U
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1907217126634500392

This is a neat visualization that never occurred to me. Try it with your students
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W, MPM2D
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1908311966017589472

I know these are simulations, but the math checks out and they would work IRL.
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https://x.com/mburnsmath/status/1908145074216763552

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This seems like the kind of question that has brute force solutions and more elegant solutions (and code based solutions). To me that makes it perfect for all grade levels. 
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https://bsky.app/profile/makeaproblem.bsky.social/post/3llonl6tnpc2h


Friday, March 28, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Mar 28th, 2025

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A long time ago I taught my daughter, who was in grade 3, how to differentiate simple polynomial functions just to show that just knowing an algorithm doesn't mean you understand the math. So this totally resonates with me. 
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1905059978907730276

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I like this type of activity because it takes a very real problem and connects it directly to a specific mathematical expectation.
Curriculum Tags: MCT4C, MCR3U, MAP4C

There are some nice measurement and arithmetic sequence resources (among other things)
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https://www.resourceaholic.com/2025/03/5-maths-gems-188.html

There are always more graphs and @JennaLaib keeps them coming
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U

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You can do the same thing with @Desmos but I think there is nothing like a physical manipulative
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCF3M, MCR3U, MBF3C

A very topical percentage problem. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, Gr7, MTH1W, MAT1L , MAT2L

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I have always loved this Calvin and Hobbs cartoon. I think even when I was much younger I think I recognized that this satirized the idea of what a "math person" is 
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A perfect math starter
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The latest #TapeDiagramTuesday post
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://bsky.app/profile/duanehabecker.com/post/3ll7a5z5i2z2v

This is in the same vein as "Which one Doesn't Belong"
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U
https://x.com/StudyMaths/status/1905665653169598619



Friday, March 21, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Mar. 21st, 2025

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The season finale of Severance went live tonight. If you are a fan then you will like this @Desmos creation
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https://x.com/Desmos/status/1902737247717187868

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It's always good to see some good demos of how to use dynamic geometry software. In this case you have some choice. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/go-for-geometry-5/

Some new ways to show points with @Desmos
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https://x.com/Desmos/status/1902088563707277475




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I also remember when I first made this connection. 
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MFM2P, MCR3U, MCF3M, MBF3C
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1902521844273705127

Making Logarithmic properties make sense.
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1902890459774783796

I have seen this in so many forms but I don't think I've seen this version
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://x.com/mathladyhazel/status/1902562029245726971

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This might be a good example of an outlier
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://bsky.app/profile/infobeautiful.bsky.social/post/3lkoul42ba424

Friday, March 14, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Mar 14th, 2025

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It's Pi Day today and typically at this time I share my Pinterest collection of Pi Day links. So here they are and my favourite connection to Pi, the fact that it's hidden in the Rolling Stones Logo
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https://www.pinterest.com/davidpetro314/pi-day/


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More Pi Day resources
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https://bsky.app/profile/mathsweek.scot/post/3lk3lxitajb2z

Some connections to Pi int the Library of Congress
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https://blogs.loc.gov/families/2025/03/pi-in-the-sky-on-earth-and-at-the-library-of-congress/

Pi Day activities, including those using Google Sheets
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https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2025/03/google-sheets-pi-day-projects.html

It's always good to talk about inclusion, not just in math class, but in all classes

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https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/02/breaking-down-systemic-barriers-to-mathematics-success


Empowering Students in math class
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https://news.fullerton.edu/2025/03/educator-empowers-students-to-become-the-math-teachers-they-needed/

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This year's @StandUpMaths Pi Day video (which includes @3Blue1Brown
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlUTlbZT4ig

Here is @3Blue1Brown's companion video 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dTyOl1fmDo

And the original @3Blue1Brown video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEfHFsfGXjs

A fun Pi Day coincidence
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1900616538090336645

Here's a nice idea about using ordered lists in Desmos
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https://x.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1898361020512399383

As always I like when he explains why the "trick" works
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1898725908057563296

A fun connection between these four numbers. Can you describe why this works? Are there other sets of four numbers that this will work for?
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://x.com/MrJohnRowe/status/1900506929241182686

Thanks to @DianeDivine18 for this one for Pi Day
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6bT_DVwo7M

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A classic pizza connection to Pi
Curriculum Tags: Gr8
https://x.com/mathladyhazel/status/1900413955584966842








Friday, March 7, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Mar 7th, 2025

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It's not too late to join in to #mathartmarch
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https://bsky.app/profile/ayliean.bsky.social/post/3lje6cgmacs2u

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More classic NCTM calendar problems
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https://x.com/KarenCampe/status/1896195830266343908

I like this post from @MrJohnRowe about focussing on when students "stall" when problem solving or when they don't even start. "We need to do a better job at helping students with “Problem Starting” and be less obsessed with “Problem Solving”. We undoubtedly need to do a better job at normalising not knowing".We were just talking about this at my school. The idea that sometimes when students can't see a way to start right away, it becomes debilitating. 
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https://mrrowe.com/2025/02/28/when-problem-solving-leads-to-problem-stalling/

Get the teacher links to these Pi related activities below. I really like how they have treated Buffon's needle. 
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https://teacher.desmos.com/collection/671913a5fa1590c94746a14e?collections=651ca31cf69ee59aa9e3818a%2C655cea587755229b6385da85%2C66717e66f7e8f835ea059449

I love this use of student work that @ddmeyer uses. These are easily grababble using the Snapshot feature in Desmos Classroom
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https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/how-to-turn-kids-into-the-curriculum

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I'm not a big fan of math tricks but I always love how @howie_hua explains how they work. This might be something to do in a beginning algebra course. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1896296316705370194

It was cool to see this early video of Stephen Wolfram talking about Mathematica
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeuCAT5HDh0

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This is fun if you are dealing with imaginary numbers.
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1897748058043302023


Another cool tessellation
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Friday, February 28, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Feb 28th, 2025

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I have always liked row games as a way to have a more interactive worksheet. The idea is that you have two columns of questions and you pair students up. Each student chooses a column and does all the questions in that column. They check their answers by seeing if they get the same value for their questions that are in the same row (even though they are different questions). They take some time and planning to create so it's always great when someone makes one (or some). Here are some that I've made.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AdT58PRUnooWER3s8MZyidCt2wYxeOVXQMvnBb8I1bg/edit#slide=id.p

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Volume of solids in this newsletter. Nicely done
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n9CZsGNYZy5N5aLPBBGS2ckujqus2ekB/view

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Year's ago we used to have a grade 12 math course where proofs were a fundamental part of the course. I loved that course. This would have been a good relationship for it. 
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https://x.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1895111023096389674

This would have been another great question for that proof course from the past. But now you could use it in our grade 9 course when you talk about properties of numbers.
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1894552333889286454

What advice would you give your 1st year teacher self?
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I am always up for a good tessellation
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https://bsky.app/profile/tilefarmer.bsky.social/post/3lj4lvqpstc2u

Friday, February 21, 2025

Math Links for Week Ending Feb 21, 2024

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It's never too early for PiDay resources
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https://mathequalslove.net/pi-day-jokes/

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I always love resource summaries from other people and @Mathsjem always has good stuff
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https://www.resourceaholic.com/2025/02/5-maths-gems-186.html

A new Classic NCTM calendar is posted
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https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/02/01/february-calendar-problems-3/

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Any help we can get when talking about the intricacies of dividing by zero is welcomed
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https://bsky.app/profile/howiehua.bsky.social/post/3liku6pw7n22f

As someone who taught my daughter how to differentiate polynomials when she was in grade 3 (just to show that knowing the mechanics doesn't mean you know the math), I love this
Curriculum Tags: All, MCV4U
https://youtu.be/TzDhdvVg9_c?si=sga6gqYVYVnLfRqy

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I love the visualization of this to help us remember that patterns are important in math
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https://x.com/CalcInsights_/status/1891359169233445268

Though I have always said this, I truly appreciate the connection to Scooby Do :-)
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCR3U, MCF3M
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1891991697698992142