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How Many Ways: Multiply, Then Add to 22

How Many Ways: Multiply, Then Add to 22

Fill in the blanks so the expression equals exactly 22, using each digit only once. Then change 22 to 24 and watch most of the solutions disappear.

Broken Calculator: Multiplication Cross Product

Broken Calculator: Multiplication Cross Product

This calculator multiplies almost correctly. Students will find the one step it skips.

An Under-Appreciated Planet

An Under-Appreciated Planet

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Plexidemokinesis (Greek and Latin)

Plexidemokinesis (Greek and Latin)

What on earth is a Plexidemokinesis? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.

Greekymon Studies – Round 1

Greekymon Studies – Round 1

What might a creature named “Ursolunascope” be like?

Prefixes and Suffixes in Other Languages

Prefixes and Suffixes in Other Languages

Let’s go beyond merely memorizing word parts and instead analyze across languages. How do other languages make a word the opposite?

Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe

Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe

Four of the tiniest countries in Europe. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Not Like The Others: Stars

Not Like The Others: Stars

How is each of these stars not like the others?

Math Curiosity: The Coloring Problem

Math Curiosity: The Coloring Problem

No video gets me more email from students! How few colors can you use to color in any map so that no two, neighboring regions are the same color?

Common English Words From Other Languages

Common English Words From Other Languages

Bored with typical spelling studies? Let’s dig into the origins of common English words from other languages!