The archives of this website’s newsletter. The newsletter announces new games that appear on the site, and other interesting related events
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It’s been a long tiome since I uploaded a new game to Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids, but here’s one at last… an April Fool’s Date Calculator.
Just as for Easter, there’s a formula that can calculate the date of April Fool’s Day in any year. I’ve taken that complicated formula and distilled it into a worksheet that kids can use.
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Two weeks ago, I pointed you at a worksheet for Calculating the Date of Easter. You’ll be happy to know that there’s also a formula for finding the date of April Fool’s Day. I’ve taken that complicated formula and distilled it into another worksheet that kids can use.
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Just now, my son asked me when Easter was. He’s looking forward to the camping and the chocolate, no doubt! Your kids (if you have kids) may soon be asking you the same question.
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Every night I brush my son’s teeth. The dentist said we need to keep doing this until he’s at least 8 or 9.
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One of my 7 year old son’s science books suggested this experiment.
I got a block of wood, and hammered two nails onto it. He strung an elastic band between them, so he could use the block as a little projectile launcher.
Continue reading Using an elastic band to fling cars away FOR SCIENCE!
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We got solar panels installed about 6 months ago. I did the math, and figured they’d pay themselves off within 5-6 years. Your results may vary.
I’ve been tracking very carefully how much they generate. Watching the numbers tick over produces some strange ideas in me sometimes. For example, I started wondering – if all the energy from the panels were converted into saffron, how much saffron rice could I make?
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Have you done all your Christmas shopping?
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The ancient Greeks told a story about Icarus, who wanted to fly. He glued feathers to his arms with wax, and flew – but flew too close to the sun. The wax melted, the feathers dropped, and Icarus fell to his death.
Six months ago, we were told about a coming “Comet of the Century”, comet ISON. If things had played out differently, it might have been brighter than the full moon in the dawn skies around now.
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Christmas is around the corner!
If you have young kids at home, try setting up an Advent Calendar.
Continue reading Do Your Kids Understand When You Say It’s Not Christmas Yet?
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Last week, I emailed you a way to solve a simple math puzzle – how do you find a rectangle whose area equals its perimeter?
I took the puzzle, mixed in a little bit of algebra, and voila! A puzzle solution factory popped out, letting you generate rectangles from pythagorean triplets.