This week I’m going to share math projects based on items you can purchase from small businesses (in the US) who make amazing math-related products. The first project is based on the tiles from Cherry Arbor Design:
Please take a look at their site and their beautiful products.
My younger son chose to make a design using their Penrose tiles, which led to a great discussion:
My older son used their dragon tiles which let us talk about the symmetry he expected and then what he actually found:
Everything that Cherry Arbor Design makes is stunning. Check them out and consider supporting them if you can.
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