Showing posts with label Benjamin Franklin. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares


Benjamin Franklin was a kid once. Apparently, he amused himself by constructing "magic squares"; these special grids house one numeral per square, and total the same sum whether you're adding vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. This Step Into Reading + Math text creatively integrates mathematics with reading and social studies.