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Math Fun and FactsMath Fun and Facts

Much as with people, there are Much as with people, there are irrational, perfect and complex irrational, perfect and complex numbers.numbers.

Math Fun & FactsMath Fun & Facts

Math success is a process of Math success is a process of solving problems and applying solving problems and applying what you have learned to new what you have learned to new problems.problems.


All snowflakes have 6 sides. All snowflakes have 6 sides. They are hexagons.They are hexagons.


Playing games helps children Playing games helps children develop decision making and develop decision making and mental math skills.mental math skills.


It takes 10 days for your heart to It takes 10 days for your heart to beat one million beats and 27 beat one million beats and 27 years for it to beat one billion years for it to beat one billion beats.beats.


In a group of 23 people, at least In a group of 23 people, at least two have the same birthdaytwo have the same birthday


The US Debt is $8 ½ trillion.The US Debt is $8 ½ trillion.

8 ½ trillion one dollar bills laid side 8 ½ trillion one dollar bills laid side by side cover the circle around by side cover the circle around the earth 80 times.the earth 80 times.


If at first you don’t succeed, If at first you don’t succeed, you’re like everyone else who you’re like everyone else who went on to greatness.went on to greatness.

Patrick CombsPatrick Combs


Parents can encourage mastery in Parents can encourage mastery in math with the same pride and math with the same pride and enthusiasm we encourage mastery in enthusiasm we encourage mastery in sports.sports.


Lightning and thunder are created Lightning and thunder are created together, but light travels faster together, but light travels faster than sound.than sound.


If there are ten cats in a boat and If there are ten cats in a boat and one jumps out, how many are one jumps out, how many are left?left?

None, they are all copycats!None, they are all copycats!


When we help our child learn that When we help our child learn that math involves struggles, we’ll be math involves struggles, we’ll be teaching them the most fundamental teaching them the most fundamental piece:piece:

HOW TO LEARN.HOW TO LEARN.


A Good Math Attitude A Good Math Attitude ISIS Everything! Everything!

---willing to TRY and willing to stick with it ---willing to TRY and willing to stick with it


Math leads to many Math leads to many exciting exciting career opportunitiescareer opportunities. From . From scientists to computer scientists to computer programmers to store owners.programmers to store owners.

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