Checking the surface area of a sphere
Did you ever have to wrap a basketball as a present? To see how the surface area of a sphere is really 4πr2, find a ball to wrap (a basketball works well). Cut some [...]
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07, 2017
Painting bilateral symmetry project
A painting with bilateral symmetry - made using mirroring in a paint program To see what bilateral symmetry is, paint a picture. Take a sheet of paper and fold it [...]
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07, 2017
Number plane project – Battleship
A game of Battleship A fun way to practice plotting points on the number plane is to play Battleship. You will need two pieces of graph paper, two pencils, and two kids. Each kid [...]
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07, 2017
Sundial project – How to make a sundial
Making a sundial in your yard How to make a sundial You'll need to do this project on a sunny day. Get a wooden stick, about a meter long, and [...]
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07, 2017
Rangoli – Colored patterns – Hinduism project
A woman creates a pattern with colored sand for Diwali All over India, women use colored rice flour or wheat flour, or colored sand, to make patterns on the ground to celebrate holidays like Diwali. People [...]
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07, 2017
Hinduism project – India religions
Airavetesavara temple to Shiva in southern India (1100s AD) For a great project on Hinduism, and to learn the important vocabulary of this religion, write words related to Hinduism on pieces of [...]
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Caste project – ancient India
Put the slips of paper in a jar To see how caste worked in ancient India, try dividing your class or your family into castes. Take a box or a [...]
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07, 2017
Indians and Greeks project
Greek style Buddha from about 100 AD When Alexander the Great brought his army to India, Greek people learned a lot of new things from the people they met in India. We don't know [...]
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07, 2017
How to prove the Pythagorean Theorem
Diagram for proving the Pythagorean Theorem You can prove the Pythagorean Theorem for yourself, using the proof described on the Pythagorean Theorem page. Just get a square piece of paper, and [...]
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07, 2017
Achilles debate – Greek literature activity
Achilles debate: this is Achilles, on a Greek black-figure vase from around 530 BC Would Achilles choose life? Achilles, the hero of Homer's Iliad, learned that he had a choice. He [...]
