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The Friday Fave loves words.

The best words are the ones that mean exactly what you want to say.

And Polygraph is one of the best tools the Fave knows for helping students develop things that they want to say about mathematical objects such as parabolas, functions, and hexagons.

This week, Twitter gave us glimpses into two classrooms where students were developing things to say that they’ll soon have words to express. Press “Play” to witness the sights and joyful sounds of the early stages of math vocabulary development.

Working on our mathematical discourse with @Desmos pic.twitter.com/TuKtFgELjp

— Pam Liu (@APSpamliu) February 12, 2019

A little Polygraph (aka Math Guess Who) from @Desmos to get our math mode fired up! #sparklearning @CamelsHumpMS pic.twitter.com/5eTTxFKrsl

— Team Spark (@Team_Spark_CHMS) February 13, 2019

Polygraph comes in many flavors, including algebra, geometry, and even numbers. In each case, Polygraph builds a context for powerful mathematical words, which is what makes it this week’s Friday Fave.

The Fave is in grin-and-bear-it mode vis à vis the winter weather, and so is turning its attention to summer—July, in particular. Which is when Cohort 4 of the Desmos Fellowship will convene in sunny San Francisco.

Recently, we asked current Fellows this question:

Your colleague is considering applying for Cohort 4 of the Desmos Fellowship. What do you tell them to help them make the decision?

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Here’s a question we get asked a lot at Desmos:

Hey Desmos! Love your calculator! When will it do stats?

Finally, the answer is now.

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