Math Club at Rock Island Main Library

This summer the math club is dubbed "Monster Math" to coincide with the RIPL's summer reading program's theme "Scare Up a Good Book." Nothing too monstrous about what I have in store for the children, though. Here's a rundown of what to expect:


June 8: We will read What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? to start exploring Pythagorean's Theorem. Hands-on activities will include measuring with rulers in both metric and U.S. customary units, using graph paper, and exploring the irrationality of .


June 15: We will read Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi. We will discuss and measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects. We hope to discover pi for ourselves.


June 23: We will read Blockhead : the Life of Fibonacci and Growing Patterns : Fibonacci Numbers in Nature. We will explore the Fibonacci sequence in natural objects.


June 30: We will read Mummy Math: an Adventure in Geometry. We will discuss solids, edges, vertices, and faces. We will explore Platonic solids using gumdrops, marshmallows, and toothpicks.