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Sierpinski Triangle: A Family Math Night Fractal Activity

April 18, 2014 Karyn Comments 1 comment

Here’s a fun Family Math Night collaborative project where participants create a Sierpinski Triangle. The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are them put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. I also talk about the Father of Fractal Geometry, Benoit Mandlebrot, Chaos Theory, and the connection between fractals and our cell phones. Click on the image to the left to get the lesson plan. .

Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Sierpinski Pyramid

February 26, 2014 Karyn Comments 6 comments

Another super fun Family Math Night collaborative project. The video goes over the steps to put together this Sierpinski Pyramid. Click the image to the left to get the lesson plan and to check out other great STEAM projects. .

Family Math Night Activity: Snowflake Quilt

January 30, 2014 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

Here’s another super fun collaborative projects I did at my last Family Math Night event. As I was doing research for the project I realized just how much math there is in one tiny snowflake. That’s why snowflakes are my latest passion! Click the image to the left to get the lesson plan and check out other great STEAM projects! .

Family Math Night ‘What Do You Notice?’ Poster

January 10, 2014 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

As I was thinking about my ‘What Do You Notice?’ poster for my Nifty Numbers Family Math Night event last night, it seemed natural to tie it in with numbers. So here’s the poster I created. As with all my ‘What Do You Notice’ posters, they can be “answered” on a variety of levels. This one can go all the way to algebraic equations. And that’s what makes them so much fun. Everyone can do them! What I loved about…

Family Math Night Estimation Jar Slips

January 8, 2014 Karyn Comments 2 comments

We spend more time estimating with numbers than actually crunching them. Estimation Jars are great ways to help kids learn to make reasonable estimates. And to help, check out our NEW Estimation Jar Slips! Copy/paste this link to get the pdf. And feel free to share with others! http://www.familymathnight.com/pdf/EstimationJarSlips.pdf