We are working on a larger list of fun math things, but these are definitely in the top 10.
Everyday Superhumans
Whoo hoo! I’m so pleased for MathHappens to be on the roster of this fun podcast along with Josh Ransom of the Nature and Science Center. Everyday Superhumans features not for profits and the things they do in Austin. This was my first podcast and I’m currently looking for a voice coach : ) Read their newsletter and link to
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MathHappened @ The Bullock and MakerFaire Austin in one Weekend!
Team: Abdulkarim Bora, Josephine Sheng, Alex Li, Joshue Alvarez, Rusheel Guduru, Michelle Tat, Quan Vuong
We made some math – browse our collection here!
We have been hard at work on our MathHappens Catalog! The document is not nearly done and is only an initial, rough draft of what we hope to design into a polished, published version we can have on the website and hand out as a physical copy. We hope to provide these items to as many interested teachers and educators as
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Upcoming Blog Posts!
Aside from working on our MathHappens Catalog, we will soon be posting blog entries about our highly successful recent events. These include: the Shadow Puppet Workshop, Maker Faire, MathHappens @ The Bullock, Austin’s first math festival in a history museum, and our navigation field trips with middle and high school students. Below is a sneak peek at some of the pictures from these events. Shadow
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Bullock Field Trip: Canyon Vista Middle School
We had a great time welcoming back Ms. Kathy Lennox and a new group of students from Canyon Vista Middle School. Most of our math and navigation field trip remains the same between high school and middle school students. However, some adjustments must be made due to the difference in math content taught in middle and high school. To read
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Getting Ready for the Shadow Puppet Workshop and HEB Free Sunday
Things are getting busy here at MathHappens as we prep for our biggest weekend of the spring! On May 5th, we have our Shadow Puppet Workshop for teachers and museum professionals. On May 6th, we have our HEB Free Sunday event called MathHappens @ The Bullock. Both events will be featuring Daniel Barash of the Shadow Puppet Workshop. If you are
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Post-Field-Trip Fun at International High School
We had lots of fun taking our math activities to International High School. The premise: About 150 students went on a field trip while all the other students were taking their STAAR test. However, the field trip was only about a half-day. So our job was to bring math activities to give the students something to do while they spent
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First Time Screen Printing Shirts!
Part of getting ready for MathHappens @ The Bullock on May 6th involves having T-shirts we can wear before, during, and after the event; before to get the word out, during so event staff can be identifiable, and after to have a souvenir from the event. Our friend, Alex Morrison, brought a couple screens along with ink, while Abdul gathered a
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Twins, Mirror Art and Window Chalk!
This is just a quick photo essay on Homeschool “March Mathness” at the Hill Country Science Mill. Abdul, Joshue, Rusheel and Lauren made the hour drive to bring three activities: The Birthday Twin Game, Mirror Art and Reflection Activities, and Window Chalk Constructions. Lots of smiles and a good time overall.