Events of September 2008
- Wilson ISTEP Review
- Sep 3, 2008 – Sep 11, 2008
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We helped 3rd and 4th grade students review
for ISTEPs for five days after school.
- Art Beat
- Sep 4, 2008
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Drop by our booth to learn to fold a Sonobe
polyhedron or a Magic Pinwheel.
- Family Math - Balloon Racers
- Sep 7, 2008
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Design your own balloon powered vehicles and
race them. How can we tell which one is the
best racer of them all? Family Math is a free
program open to people ages 5 and up.
- Math Academy
- Sep 7, 2008 – Dec 17, 2008
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The Math Academy is a free program open to
the public. Students of all ages can get help
with homework, work on a guided independent
study project, or try one of our hands-on math
activities.
- Math Studio at Sample Street Boys and Girls Club
- Sep 8, 2008 – Dec 15, 2008
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3rd through 6th grade students at the Sample
Street Boys and Girls Club stop by the Math Studio
Room to try hands-on math activities. During the
fall semester, our weekly sessions feature
activities relating to the theme of polyons and
polyhedra. We also offer other activities
designed to strengthen computational skills and
inspire student enthusiasm for math. A separate
weekly session focusing on digital electronics
exposes middle school students to different bases,
logic, scientific notation and simple equations.
- Family Math - Modular Bracelets
- Sep 14, 2008
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Jump around number circles and build patterned
bracelets as you investigate properties of
modular arithmetic. Family Math is a free
program open to people ages 5 and up.
- Michiana Math Teacher Circle
- Sep 17, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008
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Teachers and mathematicians from the Michiana area meet on a monthly basis to trade fun math problems.
- Grissom Middle School Class Presentations
- Sep 18, 2008 – Dec 19, 2008
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Students at Grissom Middle School participate
in a variety of math presentations.
- Rum Village Fall Festival
- Sep 20, 2008
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Drop by our booth to learn to fold a Sonobe
polyhedron or a Magic Pinwheel.
- Family Math - Alien Math
- Sep 21, 2008
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Learn to do arithmetic like an alien who has a
total of only five fingers. Build an alien abacus
to help with your work. Family Math is a free
program open to people ages 5 and up.
- Family Math - Happy Numbers
- Sep 28, 2008
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Use tokens and arithmetic to look for happy
numbers, onederful numbers, perfect numbers,
abundant numbers, and deficient numbers.
Family Math is a free program open to people
ages 5 and up.
- South Bend Community School Corporation Consulting and Professional Development
- Sep 30, 2008 – Oct 14, 2008
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Teachers and curriculum leaders from throughout
the South Bend Community School Corporation
participated in grade-level specific activities
relating to a work of children's literature. We also
discussed NCTM curriculum focal points and tips
for incorporating more writing and critical thinking
in the classroom.
