These are some of the constructions we found in the MOMO Showpalace that we want to try for ourselves with visitors to the Science Mill’s Homeschool Day. We are excited to bring these to the windows of the Hill Country Science Mill this month! Team: Joshue Alvarez, Abdulkarim Bora, Josephine Sheng
Pflugerville MS Science Night
Pflugerville MS Science Night is a great opportunity to try some new activities with Middle Schoolers and their Parents. We were excited to be invited back for a second year. We brought our history of land survey in Texas exhibit and we tried a new set up. The exterior needs work, but from the inside its a sheltered space that
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Bullock Field Trip: Austin HS
We had fun welcoming back Ms. Mardi Nott along with a new group of students from Austin High School. Their field trip consisted of touring the museum, including the La Belle exhibit, and spending time with MathHappens to learn about how navigation relates to mathematics. We had two groups of about 30 students, each for an hour. The students split
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AISD Midwinter Math and Science Conference
We had an opportunity to share our models and most recent field trip ideas at the AISD Math and Science Conference. We presented a session and also loaded two tables with examples of our work.
Welcome Josephine Sheng!
We are so glad to have Josephine Sheng working for MathHappens this spring. She has already been on two site visits, presented to AISD District leaders and made some cool stuff! Here are just a few photos, we need more : )
Math and The Texas State History Museum
We are excited to go to the Bullock today to present some of our current ideas and work to math teachers/department chairs. Handout 1 Math Connections to History Exhibits at the Bullock Handout 2 Displays, Artifacts, Books and Models We hope to help however we can to make these field trips and interdisciplinary opportunities a reality for students. Check out our setup
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Nature and Numbers Exhibit Opening!
We were so pleased to participate in the Nature and Science Center’s Opening of the Nature and Numbers Exhibit. We brought our favorite Fibonacci and Golden Ratio activities, and a new Mirror Symmetry Art activity that was a big hit. To see a program with some additional information, follow this link. Team Photo – We had a great time.
Ready for HEB Free Sunday-Come play with Snowflake fractals!
We are bringing some fractal snowflakes for visitors to color, decorate and take home at the Texas State History Museum Today!
Barnes and Noble Mini Maker Faire – Nov 11, 2017
Thank you to Barnes and Noble, Arboretum for a great time! We go to maker faires because we make math models and we want others to consider what they can make to help them understand math. And we go because its fun to meet people who want to learn something new, or revisit something old in a new way. We
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