We held our graduate class in the UBC Orchard Garden teaching and learning garden and experimented with aspects of mathematical thinking with labyrinth design:
- We tried out different 'seeds' for classical labyrinths, experimenting with keeping some things invariant and varying others, and predicting the resulting labyrinths.
- We tried creating asymmetrical seeds, with even or odd numbers of attachment points; joining attachment points more and less symmetrically; trying to create new star-shaped seeds, and more.
- We tried out our first set of striped tiles to create a Roman meander-type labyrinth, with interesting results! (The edges were tricky and might need some triangles...)
- We accomplished the exciting Gardner's Double Appleton Labyrinth Dance on our sidewalk chalk labyrinth. (Follow link to video)
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