Mathemagic

Counting squares

Ahmose, chief builder for the king of Egypt, had a problem. He was building a new palace for the king and queen. The floor of the queen’s bedroom was to be made of blocks of a special white stone…

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Carnival games

Egg-Carton Bean Race Start with an egg carton. Write a number, from one to six, in each cup on one side of the egg carton. Write the numbers in order or mix them up. Write the same numbers in the…

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Quick hands, quick eyes

Ten quick fingers can crisscross a string into a cat’s cradle in seconds. It’s almost like magic. Most people play cat’s cradle for fun. But some people believe that a cat’s cradle has magic powers!…

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