FSU Panama City Math Fun Day 2017
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Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:00-4:00pm
Holley Building, 4750 Collegiate Drive, FSU Panama City, Panama City, FL 32405
Click here for Pre-Registration Information
Information about FSU Panama City Math Fun Day 2017
Do you want your children and families to experience mathematics in a fun and engaging way? Come to FSU Panama City Math Fun Day! For the first time faculty and student volunteers from the FSU Department of Mathematics are going to FSU Panama City to engage with the community in that region to demonstrate that MATH is FUN!
FSU Department of Mathematics in conjuction with FSU Panama City will hold FSU Math Fun Day in Panama City on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:00-4:00 pm. The event will take place in the Holley Building on the FSU Panama City Campus. There will be presentations, exhibits, and activities for the general public, including students and teachers. Activities are available for all ages in grades K-12, but students in kindergarten and grade 1 will need extra parental help. The purpose of Math Fun Day is to celebrate the importance, ubiquity, beauty and fun of mathematics.
FSU Math Fun Day has been running at the FSU Main Campus in Tallahassee for 5 years and has become a recognized event on the Tallahassee Fall calendar with hundreds of people participating every year. For the first time, FSU Math Fun Day is going on the road to Panama City. We hope you will join us in Panama City!
From 1:00-4:00pm there will be rooms set up with various activities, including workshops and demonstrations.
Hear more about Math Fun Day from a FSU Headlines Radio broadcast.
Come join us! Please check back often for event updates.
The pre-registration site has now closed. Registration and waiver forms
will be available on site.
You
can still help speed up the registration process by bringing signed
waiver and registration forms with you.
Activity rooms are an open house style event, where people can come and go. Activity
rooms will be open from 1:00-3:45pm, at which time they will begin to complete activities
with existing guests.
Dr. Monica K. Hurdal, Event Director and Professor in the Department of Mathematics
Email: MathFunDay@math.fsu.edu or mhurdal@math.fsu.edu
Phone: (850) 644-2202 (Department of Mathematics Main Office) or (850)-644-7183 (direct)
Pre-Registration and Waiver Forms
FSU Math Fun Day is a free public event.
As this event involves children, FSU policy is that participation and
photo release forms need to be signed by all participants and
minors must have their waivers signed by a parent/guardian.
1) Download and fill out FSU-PC Participation Photo release forms and bring them with you to Math Fun Day
Activity Rooms: 1:00-4:00pm
with last
entrance at 3:45pm
Presented by Matthew Mauntel, FSU Mathematics Education Graduate
Student
Come solve a series of mathematical puzzles using clues and strategies to
solve the mystery of Dracula's castle. A number of escape sessions will be held
during Math Fun
Day and participants will be give a set time limit to solve the mystery.
Multiple escape sessions will be run throughout the afternoon, but each session
is limited to 5 kids per session. Be sure to sign-up for a session outside
the room!
Recommended for Grades 5 and above.
Fractals are infinitely repeating patterns that are similar at every scale and
occur in science and nature. Learn what fractals are, and come create your own in 2D and 3D using geometry or a computer!
Recommended for all ages, and a computer activity recommended for
Grades 2 and up.
Fun, short videos on mathematics, including Fibonacci Numbers and plants, he
xaflexagons,
juggling, and more! There are lots of amazing videos!
Also a great place to sit and relax.
Recommended for all ages.
Try your hand at 3D tic-tac-toe and other games. Learn some of the mathematical strategies
for playing various games and use mathematics to improve your playing style!
Mathematical games for all ages, with some games recommended for ages 8 and up.
Explore geometries (rigid geometries and curved surfaces) through easy to make models.
Find hidden symmetries by folding your own hexaflexagons and origami shapes. Color and
investigate the golden mean spiral. Learn about the Fibonacci Sequence! Try our challenges and puzzles, geared toward all ages and levels.
Recommended for Grades K-12 with mathematical challenges at all levels.
Build polyhedra and other shapes with mathematical construction tools, such as Zome.
Discover the natural symmetries that govern 3-dimensional space.
Recommended for all ages.
Maps and Parking
Free parking is available at the FSU Panama City Campus on weekends. The Holley Building (Holley Academic Center) is building #9 on the FSU Panama City campus map.FSU Panama City Campus Map
Financial Support
FSU Math Fun Day is made possible through the generous financial support of
- The College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University,
- The Department of Mathematics at Florida State University,
- The Brennan Professorship of Mathematics,
- Friends of FSU Math.
- FSU Panama City
Support FSU Math Fun Day
If you would like to support FSU Math Fun Day, and other outreach activities
provided by the Department of Mathematics at FSU, please become a
Friend of
FSU Math.
Your donations to FSU Mathematics help support alumni networking, community outreach, research activities, and guest speakers.
Contact Us
If you would like to support FSU Math Fun Day, and other outreach activities
Event Director: Professor Monica K. Hurdal, Department of Mathematics
Email: MathFunDay@math.fsu.edu
Phone: (850) 644-2202 (Department of Mathematics Main Office) or (850) 644-7183 (Direct)
Information on this site will be updated periodically.