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After the power of Google, the second most valuable company on the planet, and the origin of its name through the number googol, a 1 followed by 100 zeros, the next logical exploration was the size of data.

This lesson was all about the large number of Google. We started with looking at the valuation of the two largest companies in the world, Apple ($667.5 billion) and Google ($486.4 billion). We then discussed the concept of sales, expenses, and profits of Google ($13 billion in profits on $66 billion in sales).

The 2015 Doodle4Google contest opened on October 19, 2015 challenging students K-12 to create a Doodle that incorporates the letters G-o-o-g-l-e. The national winner will receive a $30,000 scholarship and your child’s school will receive a $50,000 grant.

The scientists at Los Alamos, New Mexico working on The Manhatan Project which created the weapon that would end World War II, had a lot of time on their hands in the evenings. They chose to spend their time creating math puzzles. My favorite on is The Chicken From Minsk. Here is a summary:

I hope you all are enjoying having your children find every cylinder in your home to see which is greater: circumference or height (is it taller than it is round?). They should record the results on pages 6-8 of the pdf.