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Geometiles in a Children’s Museum in Minnesota

As an educator passionate about fostering mathematical curiosity and discovery, I cherish moments when learning becomes a vibrant, interactive journey. Recently, that moment unfolded at the Southern Minnesota Children’s Museum in partnership with MathHappens, an organization which made math a regular, and exciting, part of weekend programming. Featured on KEYC News, the weekend event showcased…
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Geometiles on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Kids Edition

We are thrilled to see how Bridges to Science’s learners are engaging with Geometiles to explore math, as showcased in this report on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: Kids Edition. In the first image, the ball-like object in front of the boys is a rhombicosidodecahedron. It is one of the Archimedean Solids, built with…
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Modeling the Newly Discovered Aperiodic Monotile with Geometiles

The world of tilings has recently had a breakthrough discovery: for the first time a single shape has been found that can cover the plane only in aperiodic patterns. That means that, unlike many patterns you see on wallpapers, buildings, or floors, the patterns created by these new tiles do NOT repeat themselves. This is…
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The Geometiles Klein Bottle

Delighting mathematicians, artists, and children alike, the Klein Bottle is a whimsical and perplexing surface that was discovered by the German mathematician Felix Klein in late 19th century. While it is most frequently seen visiting our three dimensional world in the form below, its true home is 4 dimensional space; there it fits comfortably, without…
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