This week has afforded the Herons a chance to try our hand at some geometry, logic, and network math. (See Cathy's great blog about the network exploration). We're beginning a unit on fractions as soon as we return from Wolf Ridge and Space. This will dovetail nicely with our work in probability but it's always great to explore more atypical "maths" alongside the topics in the traditional scope and sequence. It stretches kids' concepts of mathematics and gives them more opportunities to make connections among math strands.
Here are the Herons building their very own geodesic dome. It took a lot of teamwork, careful measurement and a lot of visualization ("Oh! I see, 5 longs come together to make a pentagon!") to make it happen:
The Rookery 
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