{"id":3916,"date":"2015-05-29T07:04:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2015-10-17T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T23:34:49","slug":"family-math-night-collaborative-project-fruit-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3916","title":{"rendered":"Family Math Night Collaborative Project:  Fruit of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Fruit of Life STEAM Project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/classroomproducts\/#.ViLWcH6rTIU\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Thumbnail_FruitOfLife-232x300.png\" alt=\"Thumbnail_FruitOfLife\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Thumbnail_FruitOfLife-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Thumbnail_FruitOfLife-450x583.png 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Thumbnail_FruitOfLife.png 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video version of my Family Math Night Activity: Fruit of Life Collaborative Project where participants use patterned duct tape and small hoops to create an important symbol in Sacred Geometry, the Fruit of Life. Embedded in the Fruit of Life are the 5 Platonic Solids. This photo shows the cube. This is also a fun classroom activity and is a great way to tie art in with math!<\/p>\n<p>Click on the image to the left to get the lesson plan and to check out other great STEAM projects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Fruit of Life\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FK9qp88a25M?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>The video version of my Family Math Night Activity: Fruit of Life Collaborative Project where participants use patterned duct tape and small hoops to create an important symbol in Sacred Geometry, the Fruit of Life. 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