(approximately 1 minute reading, 25 minute video, a ten minute article, a twenty minute puzzle and three ten to twenty minute review quizzes) The term “Algebra” came from the Arabic word “Aljaber”, which means “restoring the broken”. The father of algebra is Alkhwarizmi, whose book is “Aljaber wa Almuqabala”, which …
(introduction = 3 minutes reading and a 7 minute video) To Scale: The Solar System from Wylie Overstreet on Vimeo. The distances between the planets are very large and ever changing as they move around the sun. There are a few ways of expressing very large numbers. One google can …
(approximately 5 minutes exploring the Geogebra app, 10 minutes reading and a 10 minute video) Photo by Matt Bowden on Unsplash Clicking on the following picture will take you to a Geogebra site where you will be able to interact with this Rollercoaster. Click on the box with a dot …
(5 minutes reading and 20 minutes for each activity) Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash Many students think they ‘are not good at math’. When they encounter something they don’t know or understand, they stop. Yet most students wouldn’t consider they need to give up reading an article or a …
(5 minutes reading this part of the post only) “Cedar Basket” by born1945 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 When someone says they are a weaver, immediately an image of someone working a loom comes to mind. Yet, basket weaving is possibly one of the oldest human crafts. Baskets were fashioned out of whatever …
