Monday Must Reads: Volume 82

I can’t believe it’s my last Monday of the 2020-2021 school year. I am SO ready for summer (and to start thinking about next school year!) Here’s my latest volume of Monday Must Reads where I share some of the great ideas I have ran across on twitter with you lovely readers. Enjoy!

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Investigator Newsletters

Dylan Wiliam shares some scanned newsletters from the 1980s. I took a look at a few of the issues. Very interesting stuff. I was also excited to see some new math puzzles!. I plan on taking a deeper dive this summer!

tweet from dylan wiliam re: Investigator magazine.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/dylanwiliam/status/1368543232502677509

Older or Younger Brain Break

Here’s a fun brain break from Resource Smith – are various items younger or older than the teacher?

tweet about older or younger brain break.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/SmithResource/status/1395904772234891264

Polar and Parametric Equation Ornaments

Dr Pickel shares some inspiring artwork created with polar and parametric equations. I think every math class needs a math tree!

polar and parametric ornaments hanging on christmas tree.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/DrPickelNation/status/1395726092443521024

Geometric Puzzle Collection

Looking for some fun geometric puzzles for to keep you or your students busy? Check out Catriona‘s collection of puzzles.

tweet from catriona agg re: puzzle screenshots.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1360253539856048132

Jello Blood Splatter Trig Lesson

Heather Lintz inspires with a math lesson involving blood spatter made from jello. I bet that is a lesson those students will never forget!

jello blood lesson.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/mathituplintz/status/1395114807821545478

Inequality Mountain Strategy

Jess Simek shares the idea of an “Inequality Mountain” to help students understand how to shade two-variable inequalities.

tweet about inequality mountain.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shortteachergal/status/1394839409200095235

Drops on a Penny Lab: Clean vs Dirty Pennies

I used to do a lab involving drops of water on a penny. Christine Edwards shares a way to turn this into a CPM math lesson that has students comparing the number of drops held by clean pennies vs dirty pennies. Very interesting!

tweet re: drops on a penny lab.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/cedwardsmath/status/1394753195130466312

100 Days of Circle Art

I have been so inspired by watching Clarissa Grandi complete 100 Days of Circle Art. It’s even inspired me to pick up some watercolors of my own.

100 days of circle art from clarissa grandi.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/c0mplexnumber/status/1393887579792105472

A Fun Integral Problem

Calculus Teachers! Check out this fun integration problem shared by Susan Whitehouse. I’ve never seen this one before…

tweet with calculus integral problem.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Whitehughes/status/1393643690372091906

Thesis Art

I love this idea from Dr. Noelle of hanging mathematical diagrams from your thesis as art. Beautiful!

tweet with photo of thesis art.

Folded Isometric Grid

Mark Kaercher shares a fun paper-folding project that is going on my to-do list for this summer.

obelisk made from folded isometric grid.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1393172685367267330

Collaborative Mandala

Rebecca Lomshek inspires with some beautiful art. She created the mandala and allowed students to color it. Gorgeous!

mandala hanging on wall in classroom.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Venngirl/status/1390250492740177920

Until next week, keep sharing your awesome ideas! Want even more ideas? I suggest checking out previous volumes of Monday Must Reads!

Sarah Carter teaches high school math in her hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma. She currently teaches AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and Statistics. She is passionate about sharing creative and hands-on teaching ideas with math teachers around the world through her blog, Math = Love.

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