Pick a Card, Any Card
No matter what your favorite card game is, we all wish we could use psychic powers to draw the card we want on our turn. You may not have psychic powers, but you might have the power of probability on your side. Do this experiment and discover how math can help you avoid the words, "Go fish!"
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Play-Doh Math
One piece of Play-Doh can make many different shapes. Even though you can change the shape by squishing or stretching the Play-Doh, it is still the same size unless you add or take away some of the dough. Try this experiment to test how these changes in size and shape occur in each dimension.
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Shape Changing with the CyberSquad
In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called
nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. Which property (or aspect) will change the most: the length of an edge, the surface area, or the volume?
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Juice Box Geometry
Juice boxes are so convenient, just poke the straw in and sip away! It might surprise you how much thought goes into the design and manufacturing of a juice box. Each manufacturer has carefully calculated how big each side should be to hold a certain amount of juice inside. Find out how different brands of juice measure up.
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Estimation and Population Size
Have you ever wanted to take a short cut? How about when doing your math homework? In this experiment you can learn how estimation can save you time doing math calculations. But beware, some estimations are better than others! Can you match this sample size with the best population? How accurate are your estimation skills?
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Measuring Up
Measurements are very important for scientists. It is especially important that the measurements be accurate. Think about how important accuracy is when you want to know if you are taller than a friend of yours, every inch counts! In this experiment, you will investigate how different objects can be measured with accuracy. Are small or large objects more difficult to measure? Who in your family is the best at measuring? Maybe it will be you!
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M&M Math
It has been said that, "Life is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're going to get." (Forrest Gump in
Forrest Gump, 1994.) In this experiment you can test the "Forrest Gump Chaos Theory" by using M&M's, which are much cheaper than a box of chocolates. What if life is more like a bag of M&M's? Find out in this experiment if some things in life are predictable by using the awesome power of statistics.
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M&M Geometry
Have your parents ever found you munching on candy and asked you, "How much candy did you eat?" Instead of saying, "I don't know?" and getting in trouble, wouldn't you rather say, "I ate precisely 10.7 cubic milliliters of candy mom." Make your parents proud of their candy-eating genius child (you) with this simple experiment.
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Scale Models
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Many industries rely on scale models to develop new products and designs. Architects, industrial designers, artists, clothing designers, and car manufacturers all use scale models. Each model is...
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Frequency of Outcomes in a Small Number of Trials
People often draw conclusions from a small number of observations, but how easy is it to draw the
wrong conclusion? Here is a simple project that shows the importance of making enough observations before making a prediction.
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