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It’s easy to build a simple rocket launcher from a plastic soda bottle—and launching paper rockets is a lot of fun. Experimenting with these simple "stomp rockets" and measuring how they fly offer practice in measuring angles and experience with similar triangles, a concept many kids struggle with.
Activity Type: Outdoor, Science
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Materials needed: |
-Plastic soda bottles
-PVC pipe
-Flexible tubing
-Duct tape
-Paper
-Scissors
-Transparent tape
-Markers
-3-by-5-inch cards
-Meterstick
-String
-Rulers
-Pens or pencils
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Prep Time:
30 min. - 1 hr. Play Time:
30 min. - 1 hr. Discussion Time:
30 min. - 1 hr.
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1 hr. 30 min. - 3 hr. |
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In this fun game, players compete to see who can fit the most rectangles into a grid. The game gives players multiplication practice and increases their understanding of area, an important concept in middle school geometry.
Activity Type: Game
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-Dice
-Colored pens or markers
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Prep Time:
03 min. - 05 min. Play Time:
20 min. - 45 min. Discussion Time:
00 min. - 20 min.
Total:
23 min. - 1 hr. 10 min. |
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In this activity, you will decipher a page from the Dresden Codex, one of the few Mayan books still in existence. By thinking like an archaeologist, you'll combine your mathematical abilities with some basic logic and trial-and-error investigation to figure out what the codex means. In the course of your explorations, you'll discover:
-How archaeologists have figured out what Mayan documents mean
-How the Mayan system of counting is like ours, and how it is different
-How Mayan beliefs were tied to their understanding of mathematics
Activity Type: Science
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Materials needed: |
-Calculator (optional. but recommended)
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Prep Time:
Optional Play Time:
2 hr. - 3 hr. Discussion Time:
Optional
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2 hr. - 3 hr. |
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Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."
Activity Type: Outdoor, Science
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-Instructor's preference
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Prep Time:
20 min. - 30 min. Play Time:
45 min. - 1 hr. Discussion Time:
00 min. - Infinity
Total:
1 hr. 5 min. - Infinity |
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If your group needs centimeter rulers, members can easily make them.
Activity Type: Tools
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Materials needed: |
-Scissors
-Card stock
-Transparent packaging tape
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Prep Time:
03 min. - 05 min. Play Time:
05 min. - 10 min. Discussion Time:
Optional
Total:
8 min. - 15 min. |
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