STEM EAST NEWSLETTER DIY EDITION WEEK 1

Numeracy

Area Tiles What is the area of this shape if

one square has a value of 1? What will happen to the area if the area

of that square becomes less than 1? https://stevewyborney.com/2017/01/tiled-area-

questions/

Open Questions How many different ways can you answer these

questions? openmiddle.com

Mobile PuzzlesCan you find the weight of each shape to

balance these math mobiles? solveme.edc.org/

Fractions - Which One Doesn’t Belong?

Find a reason as to why each one in the set doesn’t belong.

https://wodb.ca/numbers.html

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Place the digits 1 through 9 in the circles to create a pattern. See if someone can decode your logic.

Try this! Is your reaction time always the same?

What other measurements could you compare?

https://smarterscience.youthscience.ca/sites/default/files/documents/smarterscience/IC.reaction%20timer.pdf

Wonder Picture What do you notice?

What do you wonder? What data could you collect?

https://www.youcubed.org/wp-content/uploads/

UNPLUGGED CODING Can you get from Start to the Barn for lunch avoiding at least 3 obstacles along the way?

Write directional arrows on the grid to indicate when you have to go right, left, up or down to

avoid obstacles. Can you write your directional movement as lines

of code?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/learning/whats-going-on-in-this-graph-march-18-2020.html

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WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS GRAPH?

STEM EAST NEWSLETTER DIY EDITION WEEK 1

Science