[seqfan] Re: Sequences K-12 project

[Neil Sloane]

Tom, Thanks for those comments! I added
them to the discussion page on Papeeria, and
asked Papeeria to let you have access to it.

(You have to accept the invitation, and
then you go to http://www.papeeria.com, and
go to the Banff-K12 Project and the document
is called Discussion.tex. Click "compile", then
move the vertical bar to the left so you can see the compiled version.)

Neil


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Tom Duff <td at pixar.com> wrote:

> Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Gordon Hamilton and I have been talking about the idea of getting some
>> integer sequences into the K-12 (Kindergarten-Grade 12) curriculum.
>>
>
> Do you know about the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals?
> I like their approach to K-12 math enrichment. Collaboration
> between them and OEIS could be profitable for both organizations.
>
> Here's their web site: http://juliarobinsonmathfestival.org/
>
> They put on events that promote mathematical thinking to K-12 students by
> having students tackle interesting sequences of problems that progress from
> simple puzzles to open-ended research questions. It's a very fun, very
> exciting way to get kids interested in real math.
>
> Here's a link to a large pile of their problem sets:
> http://juliarobinsonmathfestival.org/problems.html
>
> A friend (Nancy Blachman) organizes this, and my employer (Pixar) supports
> it. I spent a great Saturday a couple of months ago tackling one of their
> problem sets (Partner Puzzles on their problems page) with a succession
> of excited elementary and secondary school kids.
>
> --
> Tom Duff.  If this thing causes the universe to wink out of existence,
> it'll have been worth it.
>
>
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