Mental math Common Core RI.7.2 resources

Science_Einstein Nonrepeating Pattern Tile Discovery_Current Events Reading_2023

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Mathematicians have been searching to discover a single tile that forms a pattern, but never repeats. It has finally been identified, and it is a 13-sided shape known as “the hat.” Identified by David Smith, a nonprofessional mathematician who describes himself as an “imaginative tinkerer of shapes,” and reported in a paper posted online March 20 at arXiv.org, the hat is a polykite — a bunch of smaller kite shapes stuck together.Follow Us on Twitter @NewsLessonPlans Make learning rigorous &amp

Subjects:

Applied Math, Mental Math, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

For Parents, For Principals & Administrators, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.7.1

, RI.7.2

, RI.8.1