Author: Geoff
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The Wacky Algebra of NFL Passer Rating
Artifact The following formula calculates NFL Passer rating. (wiki) (note: each component has a predetermined MAX and MIN value that appeared to be pulled out of thin air.) Personally, I would simply present this equation to students at the beginning of class and let them stare at it a while and try to figure some…
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The Pizza Casbah 30-inch pizza challenge
This is a picture of a single slice of pizza from my favorite pizza place in Fort Collins, Pizza Casbah. My god that looks amazing. I’m getting hungry just looking at it. This is a picture of an entire Pizza Casbah, 18-inch pizza (presumably, that means the diameter of the pizza is 18 inches): It…
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I really hope my son’s future teachers assign him lots of worksheets
/sarcasm’d Seriously though, this is my just-turned-3 year-old son and he (and thousands like him) are just a couple years away from hitting the public school system like freight trains. Are our schools ready for them? P.S. Here’s his finished masterpiece.
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Facebook and Twitter Math
It was on the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast that I heard the most appropriate, concise, and interesting description of the differences between Facebook and Twitter. It was something like this: Facebook is like a cocktail party, where everyone dresses up, puts on their best outfit, monitors their speech, are particular about who they are seen…
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‘Readymade’ Suitcase Project (Part 2)
If you didn’t see the intro to this project, check out Part 1. Briefly, I want to make this: Now that I’ve categorized all the items for my travel needs, I need to measure the dimensions to determine the smallest travel case I can purchase. Here’s that list of items again. 4 pairs of socks…
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How do you slice this? ; Papa John’s heart-shaped pizza
Artifact This perplexing Valentine’s Day themed pizza shape from Papa John’s. In case you’re wondering, I was not able to find an actual size of the pizza on their website. Only this:
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Post-it Notes animation
Artifact This video of some amazing stop-motion animation using post-its dubbed ‘Deadline.’ Guiding Questions How long did this take? What’s the time-length of each frame? How many post-its were used? How many of each color? Something about coordinate transformation? Can we do this? Suggested Activities Have students use coordinate geometry and transformations to make their…
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Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl MVP, has given us the go-ahead; the ball is in your court, Math teachers
By the way, how cool would it be if you did have a WWE-style championship belt in your class? Something huge and gaudy, preferably. And the student who most highly succeeds on a test, presentation, etc. gets to wear it until it is “taken” by another student. I’m also envisioning entrance music.
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I’m in love with a suitcase; ‘Readymade’ Suitcase Project (Part 1)
My job affords me the opportunity to travel all over the country and observe teachers putting their best feet forward. Problem is, I’ve never been much of a traveller. I’m terrible at packing. Therefore, I could really use something like this: This is a project suggested by Readymade magazine. I don’t want to gush too…
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