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Canine House of Cards
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This simple construction activity teaches the importance of architectural structure. Learners build and test designs for a paper "doghouse" strong enough to hold the weight of a jumbo dog biscuit.
Loopy Geometry
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Discover geometry by creating shapes from loops of paper. In this activity, paper loops transform to give you totally new structures when you cut them.
Turning the Tables
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In this activity, learners explore geometry and spatial relationships as they figure out how to arrange tables for a party.
Exploring Tessellations (Grades 3-5)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations.
Tri, Tri Again
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Learners estimate how many small triangles will fill a larger shape. Then they use a triangle stamp (or stencil made from a file folder) to fill the larger shape with triangles.
Cut-Fold-Staple
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In this activity, learners discover how to rotate a flat shape into the third dimension. Learners draw and cut out a shape that has at least one straight edge on an index card.
Build A Dome
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In this activity, learners explore the structural strength of triangles by creating their own free-standing geodesic dome out of plastic straws.
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.
Burst a Bubble
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In this activity, learners will create their own bubble solution. Learners will explore chemistry, geometry and trial and error through this activity.
One-Cut Paper Stars
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Here's a very simple activity if you have paper and scissors: make one cut, unfold, and you have a beautiful star! A great way to learn about polygons and origami mathematics.
100 Puzzles
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In this activity, learners find as many combinations of a hundred as they can using various puzzle pieces from a hundred square grid paper.