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String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics

Number Sense Geometry Science Art
Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section.  Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the fi...

Mixing colors with food dye

Number Sense Food Holidays Art
It's time to dye eggs! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for coloring? What would happen if I used the wrong recipe (i.e. cake mix instead of egg ...

Pascal coloring and modular math

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Art
In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns, coloring...

K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?

Number Sense Social Studies Art Current events Ratio and Proportion
Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity. Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us an activity that he created for one of his stude...

Point of view

Geometry Art
If you have a set of cubes for your classroom, this would make a great group hands-on project. Its an old puzzle but the activity deserves a revisit. Below are two straight-on images of my ...

Spiraling squares - compass and straight edge

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays Art
Can you see the many spirals in this design? Students calculate the size of each increasing round of squares and consider what sort of spirals these must be. Work...

Pythagorean Triples and coloring

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Art
Pythagorean triples are not only handy for students to recognize but produce some interesting and lovely patterns.  We've combined a little coloring with our Pythagorean Triple patter...

Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Art
  Sol LeWitt, Four Sided Pyramid, 1999, Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington DC Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) was a an American artist involved in Conceptual art and Minimalism. &n...

Fibonacci coloring

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Art
Let your students simply enjoy coloring our designs or artistically play with the whole creation of Φ designs. Simply coloring our Fibonacci patterns might allow students to ponder th...

Spiraling triples

Number Sense Geometry Art
Let students explore the patterns of perfect squares and Pythagorean Triples as they analyze our piece of art and decide why the resulting construction looks like spiraling squares. For a finale the...
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