Pi Day Coding activities
Pi day is here! Ohio State University has a few different activities for Pi day. All of them involve calculating the digits of Pi with different codes: The most basic: Pi day hour of code activity Pi Day Activity Precalculus…
Beyond the Classroom Monthly: Shongo Networks
These monthly virtual workshops are open to students in grades 6 -12 who explore math through engaging activities. Kids in Congo play a game by drawing traditional shapes in the sand without lifting the stick. Mathematicians call these Shongo networks. The same designs often appear…
The Red Planet: Learning about Mars Missions
By: Meghan Thoreau, OSU Extension Educator, Community Development & STEM, Pickaway County, originally posted in the Elementary STEM Club Program Blog, February 25, 2021. Access the Red Planet: learning about Mars Missions presentation here. Students learned about the Red Planet and…