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Tessellating Brownies
Tessellating Brownies Tessellation If you look at a tile floor, you will see that all the edges of tiles sit next to each other, with no gaps. This is tessellation, fitting polygons – shapes with at least three sides – next to each other in a pattern. A football (or soccer ball) icon. (Photo credit: […]
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How Many Coins Fit in A Ziploc® Bag?
How Many Coins Fit in A Ziploc® Bag? Benchmarks Marker, U.S. National Geodetic Survey marker embedded in a large rock in front of the Noroton Fire Department, Darien (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A benchmark is a small part of a whole used to help estimate the whole or a standard by which other things are judged. […]
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Technology Brings Us Closer
Technology Brings Us Closer Markcooz / Foter.com / CC BY-ND My father has reached the age where he can longer travel great distances. This presents a challenge when family members live in other states, like myself. My father has not seen my son for many years now. It is not for lack of wanting to, […]
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How Do You Eat Corn?
How Do You Eat Corn? Survey First page of Constitution of the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This activity is perfect for Thanksgiving, when you are likely to have a lot of people in the house. Materials Pens, pencils or crayons Paper Instructions Think of fun questions you want to ask people, like at a […]
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