The Need for Speed

 A person standing on the North Pole is truly standing still. Even though the earth is rotating around its axis, the closer we get to the axis the slower we go. Likewise if a person is standing near the equator they are moving at a speed of just over 1000 miles per hour. The question is how fast are we moving in Hartford Ct? Use Google to find an answer and post it as a comment on this blog.

Oil,Oil Everywhere

The tragic accident on the drilling rig in The Gulf of Mexico resulted in the death of 11 people.

In addition there were many injured. The news reminds us everyday that the oil continues to leak into the gulf at a rate of 210,000 gallons per day.

Below is a series of questions related to the spill. Use the Internet to find the answers and post them to me as a comment.

1. How many barrels per day is 210,000 gallons per day?

2. Find the price of oil and calculate how much money is being lost per day.

3. What other items come into barrels?

The Golden Ratio

Artists have used the Golden Ratio as a tool to create works of art. Spiral like the one above is used in a variety of settings to create designs that are pleasing to the human eye.Your task today is to find an article on the Golden Ratio and write one paragraph describing what you think it is.

Send your paragraph to me as a comment.

Spatial Relations

There is a tool in Geometry called Pentominoes; they are used to develop our sense of spatialrelations. The link at the right will bring you to a set of Pentominoes you can use online. Take thepieces and make the following shapes:1. A rectangle with three pieces.2. A rectangle with six pieces.3. A square with any number of pieces.Call me when you are done with each problem.

Hit the Easy Button

The Internet gives us many tools to help us with learning Mathematics. Today we are
going to solving equations with an online tool. Click on the link to the right that says:
Algebra Tool, practice a few equations, and put an example in the comment link.

The Beauty of Mathematics

There are images we can create in Mathematics called Fractals. They are objects that can be split into parts that are smaller copies of themselves. It is like looking in the mirror at the fun house and seeing your image get smaller and smaller. Today we are going to make a puzzle that will result in a Fractal if put together properly. Click on the link to the right that is called: Puzzle.

Try to rearrange the pieces the complete the image. Post a comment to me of no less than five sentences that describe your Fractal.

Spatial Relations

There is a tool in Geometry called Pentominoes; they are used to develop our sense of spatial
relations. The link at the right will bring you to a set of Pentominoes you can use online. Take the
pieces and make the following shapes:

1. A rectangle with three pieces.

2. A rectangle with six pieces.

3. A square with any number of pieces.

Call me when you are done with each problem.