Educator Night at The Thinkery

Josephine ShengCommunity Partnerships, Intern Experience, Teacher Support & TrainingLeave a Comment

MathHappens Interns Josephine Sheng and Viyang Shah had the opportunity to try out an activity on Freese’s Dissections at The Thinkery’s Educator Night on October 17th, 2019. They had a great time interacting with educators in the Austin area and demonstrate to them how math can be approachable and fun. Some even said they’d leave their personalized puzzles at their
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MathHappens @ the Thinkery with Marjorie Rice Tessellating Pentagons

Lauren SiegelHistory Connections, Intern Experience, Making Math, Museum, Ways to like math, We think math is fun!1 Comment

Favorite quote:  “Oh my gosh! I can feel my brain working”. We had a great time at the Thinkery’s Community Spotlight:  Women in STEAM.  Thanks to Halle Herzog, Kyla Kalugden and Cassandra Gonzalez.  We featured the irregular pentagon tilings and artistic butterfly stylings of Marjorie Rice. Marjorie Rice found 4 of the remaining 6 types that were still unidentified in
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