tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43034047444181090042024-02-18T20:39:50.000-08:00MC2 Feel the EnergyMath MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-78225725394188969072012-05-06T19:06:00.000-07:002012-05-06T19:06:55.098-07:00Bill McCallum and the CCSSM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bill McCallum, the leader of the Common Core writing team, spoke at our Council for Presidential Awardees of Mathematics leadership seminar at the NCTM National Convention in Philadelphia last week. His Illustrative math web site has many tools and tasks for the CCSSM. Check it out at this address<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://illustrativemathematics.org/standards/k8"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://illustrativemathematics.org/standards/k8</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-35129971656731143432012-04-13T12:26:00.000-07:002012-04-13T12:26:23.924-07:00Build a Turtle Pen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPN-efVY-FsA-z6_naF92asZVAuq5yBDNx09y8oo5QrWUmp-rfCUmqtQhc5kDys5OihBxogcBGkD-DzFgMwGglGPCGzqGICz9wAVKGUTKYesBhSQ2zgE6uxeT7lQmjMBYzNx8YRZA6d2M/s1600/100_0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPN-efVY-FsA-z6_naF92asZVAuq5yBDNx09y8oo5QrWUmp-rfCUmqtQhc5kDys5OihBxogcBGkD-DzFgMwGglGPCGzqGICz9wAVKGUTKYesBhSQ2zgE6uxeT7lQmjMBYzNx8YRZA6d2M/s320/100_0046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKsOqLaYEwuF-diFOQhEuyWxXNLdQHfqnZgz2x8Wu9dCisjeSRxJQJViQlzo0yC9s8vIaqzjex5QqYa6k1l-BpVuXL8gxwgKq_suov6jqayFNGbCvrEYikCcxFY59j72KPME_Tx9ZCCYb/s1600/100_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKsOqLaYEwuF-diFOQhEuyWxXNLdQHfqnZgz2x8Wu9dCisjeSRxJQJViQlzo0yC9s8vIaqzjex5QqYa6k1l-BpVuXL8gxwgKq_suov6jqayFNGbCvrEYikCcxFY59j72KPME_Tx9ZCCYb/s320/100_0047.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let’s build a fence for our turtle. I’ve purchased 24 feet of fencing from Home Depot. My pen needs to be in the shape of a rectangle. How many different pens can I build? If I use all 24 feet for each option, will the perimeter remain the same? What happens the area when I go from a one foot wide pen to a two foot wide pen? See student work. I start the activity with flat toothpick. Students can concretely build the 1 x 11 pen and so on..</span></div>Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-3126668306761423502012-03-18T14:39:00.000-07:002012-03-18T14:39:18.548-07:00Blowing Hemispheres<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23URrCp0I2WvynYLRpuo3XNbe7DLm9BImowc1HgkqVfaJqw3t-IhuD_2PZGyKHx_l3J8NCQAftfdbCRGqrBCDkTLG6MTh2cq9Vhw84rhfY3ltWqbaTrRx6_Y2GG0qySDRuM8lJx2e6cBr/s1600/Hemisphere1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23URrCp0I2WvynYLRpuo3XNbe7DLm9BImowc1HgkqVfaJqw3t-IhuD_2PZGyKHx_l3J8NCQAftfdbCRGqrBCDkTLG6MTh2cq9Vhw84rhfY3ltWqbaTrRx6_Y2GG0qySDRuM8lJx2e6cBr/s320/Hemisphere1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Map and globe study in social studies gives me a unique opportunity to use bubbles to introduce the vocabulary. Placing bubble liquid on the desktop and blowing with a straw produces half of a sphere or a hemisphere. When the bubble pops you can measure the diameter of the circle left behind. Extensions include: How high is your bubble? What is the mean diameter of your first 5 bubbles? Can you compute the circumference of the circle left behind? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you finish you have CLEAN desks! Enjoy!</span></div>Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-51539461742225530042012-03-12T13:22:00.000-07:002012-03-12T13:22:05.131-07:00Harring Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK0Xge9TsZIrqnjq-iP1QPGd5wd2mKKkqcmG_wEgLfCTIS0TW039Rk_d6icJ3G5c3Kus9kY676lySHdDVaQxG1HJE0Z7TExH08_KDJCzUN5LMdF6UFB8S4_qRnAPPl4ZPQl2rxTZTk0wJ/s1600/100_2196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK0Xge9TsZIrqnjq-iP1QPGd5wd2mKKkqcmG_wEgLfCTIS0TW039Rk_d6icJ3G5c3Kus9kY676lySHdDVaQxG1HJE0Z7TExH08_KDJCzUN5LMdF6UFB8S4_qRnAPPl4ZPQl2rxTZTk0wJ/s320/100_2196.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
Our class studied the work of Keith Harring. He is famous for his simple drawings of people and animals. In New York, he would do drawings in the subway. The children made an "Harring-ish" drawing and then used in to make patterns. You can see the transformations in their patterns.Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-23414975973825524432012-03-12T13:16:00.000-07:002012-03-12T13:16:58.051-07:00Combinations of 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMR5-SntWnl3c6dtobPDqyq_7rlAfXfMUvdIkfet73bB-oZ0oDJYn7Y6hSi7bZ9sAPPtkaMvrMZ7BkI4v0wWX3F7EovZDmyikHYyKizCu_YXCDQiVboOFeTxL-u0jRURHQkka0i8Q1Lpe/s1600/100_2192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMR5-SntWnl3c6dtobPDqyq_7rlAfXfMUvdIkfet73bB-oZ0oDJYn7Y6hSi7bZ9sAPPtkaMvrMZ7BkI4v0wWX3F7EovZDmyikHYyKizCu_YXCDQiVboOFeTxL-u0jRURHQkka0i8Q1Lpe/s320/100_2192.JPG" width="212" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Our class studied the artist Jasper Johns. He is famous for his number paintings. We did our version of his work by making combinations of 15. They traced the number overlaying them in each frame. Can you see 15?Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-17699267300784923092012-03-12T13:13:00.000-07:002012-03-12T13:13:11.889-07:00Symmetrical Faces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe_SG35_a_Crhs0W-NxOG94wcHsW0UZcFDVSNmiGtMgO0WRKj71lRvhPsBr5gsxlhCb1SNvYG0k8pA6ORuksLh3HLaPOxzdD5xmQgva03DRuVoqXIlaFVWab06c2I4LDQKUilwEhsTI-7/s1600/100_2195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe_SG35_a_Crhs0W-NxOG94wcHsW0UZcFDVSNmiGtMgO0WRKj71lRvhPsBr5gsxlhCb1SNvYG0k8pA6ORuksLh3HLaPOxzdD5xmQgva03DRuVoqXIlaFVWab06c2I4LDQKUilwEhsTI-7/s320/100_2195.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
The idea for symmetrical faces came from "mathwire.com". I shared the book <u>Let's Fly a Kite</u> by Stuart J. Murphy. The students looked for lines of symmetry on pattern blocks and in the classroom. The final activity was making a symmetrical face.Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-16864760396991365262012-03-11T15:05:00.000-07:002012-03-11T15:05:03.072-07:00Cathy Kuhns Visits Marrie and Cindy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo9pmTuv0N91VAxtJJoJVLxksyWfAwRkPMjrQmcHW2GaCQiJqhUbI5zRRf5K34KPpTphcnnZyUEDCsJK4AIW8a1JliTRWf0lEO1iAl1e0-_khxU3YE8GfunM6ZB41LaAalwKiBJ1Y5tkv/s1600/ckuhns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo9pmTuv0N91VAxtJJoJVLxksyWfAwRkPMjrQmcHW2GaCQiJqhUbI5zRRf5K34KPpTphcnnZyUEDCsJK4AIW8a1JliTRWf0lEO1iAl1e0-_khxU3YE8GfunM6ZB41LaAalwKiBJ1Y5tkv/s320/ckuhns.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
Cathy Kuhns stopped by Marrie's while working in Tennessee. It was great catching up with her and talking math! Be sure to check out her books which contain fabulous math ideas and lessons.Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-69424026921033003662012-02-16T15:19:00.002-08:002012-03-04T13:33:45.166-08:00Explore Prisms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjAoHwhJhJAZh7FNdWHqkgatqG1pwP6W5hFtJXFmj5bf-Wn-d-fQamNSvq7n8J90dgRgnhyphenhyphenVdtDadvJzAaTrwCfTYiIAlCgszWXz78UvJ0GEnrElN5lC61Ni7su9BvRtXmouHI-8HKiq1/s1600/100_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjAoHwhJhJAZh7FNdWHqkgatqG1pwP6W5hFtJXFmj5bf-Wn-d-fQamNSvq7n8J90dgRgnhyphenhyphenVdtDadvJzAaTrwCfTYiIAlCgszWXz78UvJ0GEnrElN5lC61Ni7su9BvRtXmouHI-8HKiq1/s400/100_0014.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As we build the hexagonal prism we look closely at the net. Students need to explore nets and discover which nets will actually build the prism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students explore hexagonal prisms. Count the faces, vertices, and edges. Can you find the rule for the number of faces on a prism?</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Connect the hexagonal prisms to things we see in the real world. What about a bee hive? When you look at the hive what do you see? </span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm-x9V5WxS4gJZW3Nm79VhXOeOUF1zhqjk2Q8YxjMp6L7mizWls8adF4AEHh30ooAvGNRXWM95Xi0tEH-BCGaEOjucbUCtqNrlAz1wolp_9WwWy_YBfoo_FtlVS6jODoVEdKfoSyorJvb/s1600/100_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm-x9V5WxS4gJZW3Nm79VhXOeOUF1zhqjk2Q8YxjMp6L7mizWls8adF4AEHh30ooAvGNRXWM95Xi0tEH-BCGaEOjucbUCtqNrlAz1wolp_9WwWy_YBfoo_FtlVS6jODoVEdKfoSyorJvb/s400/100_0017.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students construct triangular prisms with two congruent triangular faces and three rectangular faces. How could she make this solid look like a camping tent?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-46529333485662015322012-02-04T21:12:00.000-08:002012-02-04T21:12:30.662-08:00Nets of Pyramids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmSoNWRL1HwlNE36wgc7khiPu-R4WvKKYseMSw9kZJjvI_1Z8cAHzlEpXfEF8mXJbWQ8i8zNiQO5nhGl8Ohp_W49V6vCTozPVhNmAA7mEhpgMfK3I-mT-roWYvY52rbrc0ajiF7uNhxfr/s1600/100_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmSoNWRL1HwlNE36wgc7khiPu-R4WvKKYseMSw9kZJjvI_1Z8cAHzlEpXfEF8mXJbWQ8i8zNiQO5nhGl8Ohp_W49V6vCTozPVhNmAA7mEhpgMfK3I-mT-roWYvY52rbrc0ajiF7uNhxfr/s320/100_0012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Exploring nets of pyramids is exciting for children. We start with Polydrons from ETA that link together easily. This is one net of a hexagonal pyramid. How many different nets can you find? When students have a concrete model to build they can easily see the faces, vertices, and edges.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52Jeb31nFHR7DQzk5GJ56W52VAAGVM6rkxkPfz28x4RPxHfp2QypWLsxiIg_O1S26QW3A0KnEeDmtYxdtqkXKSOTDg_A1iVmh5j4mS9chqVKmfFhL8-vceYslwambt0q3vQAOubjVRN6V/s1600/100_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52Jeb31nFHR7DQzk5GJ56W52VAAGVM6rkxkPfz28x4RPxHfp2QypWLsxiIg_O1S26QW3A0KnEeDmtYxdtqkXKSOTDg_A1iVmh5j4mS9chqVKmfFhL8-vceYslwambt0q3vQAOubjVRN6V/s320/100_0009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mathematicians collect data as they explore the faces, vertices, and edges of pyramids. They look for patterns and rules. This graphic organizer provides students with a way to move from the concrete to pictorial to the abstract. Children write riddles for their classmates to solve. For example: I am a pyramid with 5 vertices. What am I? Since one of the vertex points must be the apex, we know that the other 4 must be at the base. What polygon base would have 4 angles to form 4 vertices? The questions and explorations are endless!</span></span></b></div>Math MC2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10679410554606549944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303404744418109004.post-67302416348543121572012-01-16T13:44:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:44:24.627-08:00Make a Meter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREEGw3h2nusIVy0OmSIkMVXzWyEp2PSXyh9OuA1VyshVxWYOSiS2s3KZJUe-gcFmSMagwcbbWwFbitxHZQAdO2K8jMXnzW60YS2EYXdwg3uq0nLF2P72t0RJQwe4gkn0IjVMBAtz-e_BC/s1600/Make+a+Meter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREEGw3h2nusIVy0OmSIkMVXzWyEp2PSXyh9OuA1VyshVxWYOSiS2s3KZJUe-gcFmSMagwcbbWwFbitxHZQAdO2K8jMXnzW60YS2EYXdwg3uq0nLF2P72t0RJQwe4gkn0IjVMBAtz-e_BC/s400/Make+a+Meter.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The next activity was to make a snowman following specific directions. The directions included sizes and also the shapes. This was great practice and review for measurement and geometry. The students labeled the shapes and measurements.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Snowflake Problem</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cindy made this snowflake using pattern block pieces. What is the value of her snowflake if each triangle is worth a nickel? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Extensions: </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Younger children could find the value if the triangle is worth a penny.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is the design worth if the hexagon is valued at 18 cents?</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Can you make a symmetrical snowflake design worth $0.96 if the rhombus is valued at 8 cents?</span></div><br />
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<u>Snowflake Bentley</u> by Jacqueline Briggs Martin is a wonderful literature connection. Another tool for your winter arsenol is <a href="http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm">http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm</a>. This website shows real snowflakes!<br />
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