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I'm a future elementary teacher. I'm looking forward to sharing teaching ideas and websites to help engage students in active learning. Check out the gadgets on the left along with the posts below. There should be something of interest for every subject.

Friday, February 13, 2009

African Fractals

Today's link is a speech given by mathematician Ron Eglash on fractals in African society and architecture. It's fascinating and a great way to link African culture to math, especially when he briefly explains that the origins of binary code can be traced to Africa.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html

I've also given a link to Science News for Kids. It's an extensive site that has a ton of ideas for math and science that can help students make meaningful connections.

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