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string art with high density with lighter blue and darker teal strings making an 8 petal pattern in the center

Inquiries-Week 6: Beautiful Chords

Introduction In this inquiry, we explore chords, which are lines drawn across circles, using different rules to create various patterns, curves, and shapes. This inquiry will be different from those in the Inquiries Series in that it will be more open, with a focus on math + art play. Activity 1:

a cardioid made with strings

String Art Presentation

I put these slides together for the Seattle Math Jam 1/18/2021 and thought I’d share them here. I have investigated string art with many of my middle school groups and have had so much fun finding patterns. This slide deck was put together with some extra toys for small group investigations. Code li

a string cardioid made with nails and string

52 Weeks of Math Activities

Week 15: String Art

This is a classic, yet fun activity with math: * Start with a compass or protractor and create a circle with evenly spaced points around it. Students can figure out how many degrees need to be between points (example: if you want 10 points, then there are 36 degrees between each

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