Math Giraffe

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teaching exponents - a complete, free lesson: https://t.co/IdZNQ7O7aH

[Amy Miller @AmyMiller_5th]

Safari Restaurant by @TheMathGiraffe was the perfect activity to review adding & subtracting decimals. The snacks were good, but the math conversations were even better!
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@AmyMiller_5th @OMIS_Eagles @ShelbyALSchools oh how fun! :) I am so glad they enjoyed it and that it got some good math talk going! Thanks for sharing!

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#weeklymathematician has gotten an upgrade! Here's an update on the new format: https://t.co/qV3wokKQVw

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@Mrs_CHibbard sad but true. 😔

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Extra: Read Zeno's paradox of the tortoise and Achilles (great for any grade level!) https://t.co/5iGJBR6f2Y #WeeklyMathematician

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Zeno of Elea (Greece 490-430 BC) worked on a series of paradoxes concerning infinity. #WeeklyMathematician

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This is the last week for #WeeklyMathematician! Thanks for joining us! Free Crossword Puzzle for Semester 2: https://t.co/fexaDOkEsW

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Extra: basics of the normal (bell) curve: https://t.co/AzZqJ45GVr or a more in-depth look: https://t.co/iDQdylx4mK #WeeklyMathematician

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Abraham DeMoivre developed analytic geometry and was first to state the formula for the normal distribution curve. #WeeklyMathematician

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#WeeklyMathematician is almost over! Grab your free crossword on TPT before the last mathematician fact is posted May 26th. Hope you enjoyed!
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Extra: Hui Liu's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem: https://t.co/QiqSrFM3W3 …… and a bio: https://t.co/cIeyWpgBEr #WeeklyMathematician

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Liu Hui (Chinese) calculated pi to 5 decimal places and solved linear equations using matrices. #WeeklyMathematician

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#WeeklyMathematician is almost over! Grab your free crossword on TPT before the last mathematician fact is posted May 24th. Hope you enjoyed!

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Extra: How Pacioli used plus and minus columns for bookkeeping to show credits and debts:https://t.co/pg9IL5B1Xb #WeeklyMathematician

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Weekly Mathematician fact for Friday, May 5th: Luca Pacioli wrote a book on arithmetic & geometry and was the first to use our standard symbols for "plus" & "minus." #WeeklyMathematician

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@Mrs_CHibbard ooooh thanks for sharing! :)

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Extra-Interact w. Gaussian Primes: https://t.co/FlSFmVCdVk Learn more about patterns in primes https://t.co/F4AEOJ5sJA #WeeklyMathematician

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Carl Friedrich Gauss developed the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and found a pattern in the occurrence of primes. #WeeklyMathematician

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Bhaskara I (Indian) was the first to write numbers in the Arabic decimal system with a circle representing "zero." #WeeklyMathematician