(post originally made to makelearn.org) Where’s the joy? Creating something, and sharing it, is an exciting and motivating endeavour. With the new 2020 Ontario Mathematics
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Saving micro:bit sensor data
The BBC micro:bit contains various sensors for measuring temperature, light intensity, direction, movement, and so on. These sensors might be valuable in a project in
Solar System – Orbital Periods Project
Project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/154828886/ Ideas: Remix to improve the accuracy of the orbital periods of the three inner planets modeled in this project so far Remix and add
Base-2 Counter (binary)
Project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/160588454/ Ideas: Remix to show the base-10 (decimal) equivalent number of binary number being displayed (one way to do is done in the above example)
Number Project: Prime Hex Spiral
Project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/203251492/ Description: If you arrange the natural numbers in a hexagonal pattern, and colour in the prime numbers, they form a pattern where the prime numbers
Finding the value of pi
Project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/128253091/ Ideas: Think about discuss why you think the mean value of π never seems to get close to the expected value of 3.141593. Remix
Scratch Mathland 