{"id":3625,"date":"2013-11-08T16:12:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T00:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2015-10-21T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T00:49:55","slug":"family-math-night-activity-building-a-honeycomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Family Math Night Activity: Building a Honeycomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Family Math Night Honeycomb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/classroomproducts\/#.ViLWcH6rTIU\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Thumbnail_Honeycomb-232x300.png\" alt=\"Thumbnail_Honeycomb\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Thumbnail_Honeycomb-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Thumbnail_Honeycomb-450x583.png 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Thumbnail_Honeycomb.png 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to try out an idea I had for our Family Math Night events and, since we were trying out our newest kit, Gellin&#8217; with Geometry, it was the perfect opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>My idea was to have a project that all the participants contributed to so that at the end of the event, we would have one big something to share. \u00a0In keeping with the geometry theme, I decided to include a station where participants could made one honeycomb cell. \u00a0As the cells were completed, we could begin to put them all together.<\/p>\n<p>What a success!! \u00a0It was one of the most popular stations. \u00a0And the result was phenomenal.<\/p>\n<p>It was so much fun doing that I wanted to share it with others. \u00a0So I put together a short video describing the process and the math. \u00a0BTW, this activity can easily be done in a classroom setting, as well! \u00a0 If you&#8217;re interested in the lesson plan and other great STEAM projects, click the image above.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building a Honeycomb:  A Family Math Night Collaborative Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TFvRc3CqXv0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to try out an idea I had for our Family Math Night events and, since we were trying out our newest kit, Gellin&#8217; with Geometry, it was the perfect opportunity. 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