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Imagine a Rubik's Cube that actually makes you smarter; an Erector Set that never stops erecting; a Hula Hoop you don't look ridiculous playing with; Silly Putty that isn't silly; cram it all in a jar, turn the fun up to 11, and you've got BuckyBalls!

Each set contains 216 powerful rare earth magnets that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in UNLIMITED WAYS. Make sculptures, puzzles, patterns, shapes, stick stuff to the fridge, invent a new game-trying to find something more useful is useless.


BuckyBalls are not a toy. They are not suitable for small children and should not be used around electronics.

Edwin Abbot's story comes alive in this animated half-hour of drama, action, and geometry when two-dimensional Arthur Square (Martin Sheen) and his curious granddaughter Hex (Kristen Bell), are challenged by Spherius (Michael York) to imagine a more multidimensional world. Includes interviews with the stars, subtitles in multiple languages and dubbing in Spanish, an interview with Professor Thomas Banchoff discussing the fourth dimension and Flatland, and teaching notes, as well as the complete text of the original novel in DVD-ROM mode.

By Edwin A. Abbott, with Thomas Banchoff and the Filmmakers of Flatland

Based on a book written in 1884, this charming story of A. Square and his granddaughter, Hex, was made into a film in 2007. This edition of the book includes the full text and illustrations from the original Flatland as well as the movie script with commentary about the movie's creation. The original Flatland is a cleverly crafted satire of Victorian mores and restraints, but the inherent message about the necessity of being open to new ideas is a timeless one, and the clever mathematical metaphors will delight any reader who knows a square from a circle.

Hardbound, 168 pages.

Can you Flip, Slide, and Turn?

Two Reptangles can fit together in more than 100 ways!

Seven kinds of Reptangles puzzles challenge your brain to flip, slide, turn, and build in three dimensions. Puzzles range from easy to expert.

Two Reptangles can snap together in more than 100 amazing ways to build countless designs! Flips, slides, and turns are known as "geometric transformations," an essential part of our National Math Standards.

Each set of 24 Reptangles comes with a full-color bonus activity book that features more than 50 puzzles to encourage young minds to explore the world of geometry, design and construction. Build simple to complex polyhedra by repeating the same connection over and over. These colorful turtles will engage for hours.

Ages 6 and up.

Area and volume are just two aspects of geometry that are brought to life with this 16-piece set of 3"-tall clear plastic casings and colorful folding shapes. Two-dimensional T-shapes can be folded into three-dimenstional cubes or rectangular prisms while two circles attached to a strip become a cylinder. Ideal for playing around with concepts about symmetry, perimeter, surface area, and volume.

Ages 7 and up.

Make relational volume comparisons with these View-Thru Geometric Solids!

The transparent shapes are relational in size, as the smaller shapes are half the size of the larger shapes. Each shape has a removable base with a stopper for use with any dry fill. Activity Guide includes intervention strategies.

By Joshua P. Gutwill and Sue Allen

Juicy Question is an innovative activity designed to help science museum professionals enhance group inquiry at exhibits, thus deepening the learning generated among families and school groups. Juicy Question emphasizes two key skills: asking questions that lead to fruitful inquiry and articulating subsequent discoveries.

Both research report and how-to manual, this book outlines the development and evaluation of the Juicy Question activity, demonstrating how it affects behavior in musum visitors, and at the same time teaches valuable inquiry skills useful in a variety of informal education settings.

Have you had the chance to check out Geometry Playground yet? It's our newest exhibit, featuring tons of new ways to experience geometric concepts that you might not think about in your daily life. This T-shirt is the perfect way to commemorate the special exhibit. The stellated rhombic dodecahedrons on the front of the shirt are the same iconic forms that visitors to the exhibit can either climb all over or use to build their own creations.