The Mysterious Mobius Strip

The mysterious Mobius Strip is named after German mathematician August Ferdinand Mobius. (You might sometimes see it spelled Moebius Strip.) It is curious because it is a surface with only one side and one boundary.

After further exploration in class and checking out these helpful videos, please leave a post about something you learned or know about the mysterous Mobius Strip. You can ask a question or state a confusion that you have as well!

If an ant were to crawl along the length of this strip, it would return to its starting point having travelled every part of the strip, on both sides of the original paper, without ever crossing an edge. How weird is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMVNrxDQ5ZA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BVz_9IK_aM

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/math/mobius.html

Provincial Election 2011

Here is the link to the site that we found so helpful on Wednesday afternoon. There is lots of information on the upcoming election and direct links to Party websites.

http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/ontario/

ELECTION 2011

Provincial Election is Serious Business for 8 year old Penelope Plessas

Meet Penelope as she campaigns her way around the province speaking passionately about clean drinking water, renewable energy and Greenbelt protection.

The tag line for her campaign is: "You can't really vote for a kid, but you can vote for her future."

Take time to follow the links. Jot down the important things that you learned and then leave a comment. You could organize your comment by listing:

• 4 facts about Penelope's campaign worth sharing
• 3 things you know about the upcoming election
• 2 things that you found surprising or confusing
• 1 important question that you have

http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/guelph/young-environmentalist-makes-campaign-stop-in-guelph-area

http://www.penelope4ontario.ca/the-latest?page=2

http://www.thespec.com/print/article/598155

Another Fiendishly Fierce Fermi!

WARNING: This Fiendishly Fierce Fermi Question Should Only be Attempted by the Bravest of the Brave !

Ignoring oceans, mountains and impossible conditions,

how long would it take to walk entirely around the world?

Let's Take a Crack at a Fermi Style Question

How long would it take you drive to the moon (if you could)?

Start asking questions:

Links to Learning

Use this link to take you to math related games. Please use the activities under the heading Place Values and Number Sense.

This link will take you to a wide variety of learning games. Please check some out. Kindly leave a comment recommending which games led you to the best learning dicoveries. You can also list the stinkers that are nothing more than soda pop for the brain!

This site promises, a huge assortment of science games and puzzles. Please check it out and let me know what you think of it as a learning tool.

This site contains online activities that teach biology. What did you find most interesting on it?