Walk stops from the Earth X Math Walk at Dallas Fair Park
In collaboration with talkSTEM, to take part in the upcoming Earth X conference at Dallas Fair Park, I designed a “mini” math tour of four stops at some of the highlights of the lovely architecture found there. Hopefully you can come to Earth X and take part yourself in seeing some of the beautiful buildings created […]
Perhaps the most eye-catching feature of Dallas Fair Park is the gold-leaf wrapped Tower Building. Yes, that is real gold! Because of the allure and attraction of gold, our first math walk stop in Fair Park will be to ask, “How much is all of that gold on the Tower Building worth?” Before we go […]
The facade of the Hall of State at Dallas Fair Park is awash in small blue tiles. As such, it provides an excellent opportunity for a fun element of almost any math walk: A Really Big Number. In this case, how many tiles are there on the facade? To get a handle on this, we […]
Perhaps your stroll around Dallas Fair Park brings you to the Esplanade, a stately reflecting pool between Centennial Hall and the Automotive Building. The designers of the Esplanade for the 1936 World’s Fair had a difficulty, however: one end of the Esplanade is five to ten feet higher than the other, and of course water […]
It’s hard to escape noticing the Texas Star Ferris Wheel towering over the landscape at the Dallas Fair park: After all, it’s the largest Ferris wheel in the United States. As you’re watching it turn, there are lots of things you might wonder about, but if you’re like me, one of the first that comes […]