Depending on the day, the makers in the maker lab could be doing any number of things. Although it might look like play when you peek into our classroom, it’s really makers utilizing their creativity and engaging in learning through hands-on STEAM projects.
Neighborhood Math: Thinking, Noticing, and Wondering
Spotlight on Math: The Pentagon Problem
At the beginning of May, we shared the pentagon problem with the PKS community: can you discover or create an irregular pentagon that will tile the plane with no gaps or overlaps? Many students and parents rose to the challenge, and it has been so much fun having conversations about the various solutions and how they found them.