Mathemagic

The biggest number

What’s the very biggest number there is? Is it a million? That’s one followed by six zeros—1,000,000. No, one million isn’t the biggest number. There can be many millions. For example, the earth…

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Nursery Rhymes

Goosey, Goosey Gander

Goosey, goosey gander, Whither shall I wander? Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber. There I met an old man Who would not say his prayers. I took him by the left leg And threw him…

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How Things Work

A force that pushes and pulls

Magnets can do strange things—that’s what makes them such fun to play with. They can stick to each other. They can make nails or pins hang on to each other, like people holding hands. They can even…

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