by MathPickle | Apr 4, 2017 |
The big square is squeeze-packed according to a strict set of rules called an algorithm. Let’s call this algorithm Square Sardine Packing. Can you figure out how it works in this big 9×9 square? Here is Square Sardine Packing on a 12×12 square. Try to...
by MathPickle | Jun 21, 2016 |
Richard Smalley was awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for the discovery that he could make a very very small soccer ball out of Carbon atoms. In 2005 he suddenly began to shrink. He ended up so small that he could bounce on the little trampolines that make...
by MathPickle | Nov 3, 2015 |
Fractal Multiplication (MathPickle, 2015) This is a mathematical mini-universe for your students to practice the scientific method. The mathematical curriculum covered includes any of the following: 1) Permutations and Combinations 2) Polar Coordinates 3)...
by MathPickle | Oct 12, 2015 |
A set of plastic circle fractions got me thinking. How many ways can a circle be constructed if your smallest piece is 1/6? If your smallest piece is 1/6, there are six ways to complete the circle. Here we see the front and back view of one proposed solution. Is it...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Pirates & Cutthoats (MathPickle, 2013) Use algebra to help find solutions to putting pirates and cutthroats into jail. Sounds righteous, but its darn difficult when each cell has constraints for the fraction of pirates and cutthroats. Download puzzle-sheets here....
