Leaves are what plants use to gather sunlight, necessary for plants to grow and thrive. This means that it is to a plant’s advantage if their leaves’ position is such that all leaves receive the most possible sunlight – minimizing overlaps and shadow wherever possible! Different plants use different strategies and arrangements to make this happen, though there are some common trends across many different species. By using a protractor to measure the angles between leaves, we can tease out some of these special patterns that appear all over nature! This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL 2115393. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
What’s My Question (Introduction)? Varied locations
What’s My Question? Exploring Geometric Shapes & Transformations at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
What’s My Question? Exploring Mathematical Patterns at the Dallas Zoo
What’s My Question? Exploring Estimation, Quantity, and Scale at St. Philip’s School and Community Center
The Dallas Zoo
Dallas Museum of Art: Bead-embroidered prestige hat (mpaan), 20th century. Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
The Playground at Voice of Hope Ministries
Flying Pancake Exhibit at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Bishop Boulevard at Southern Methodist University campus
The Incredible Edible Garden at the Dallas Arboretum
Girls Inc. Metropolitan of Dallas Campus
Gym, St. Philip’s School & Community Center
Learn how a micropipette works at UT Southwestern.
Simmons Hippo Outpost
Learn the ins and outs of a centrifuge at UT Southwestern.
Learn about ultraviolet light in the lab at UT Southwestern.
Dallas Museum of Art: Wall Drawing #398, 1983, drawn April 1985. Sol LeWitt (Color ink wash)
Dallas Museum of Art: Guitar and Pipe, 1913. Juan Gris (Oil and charcoal on canvas)
Dallas Museum of Art: Genesis, The Gift of Life, 1954. Miguel Covarrubias (Glass mosaic on concrete)
Dallas Museum of Art: Ceramic Bowl, 13th century (Iran, Asia). The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art
Garden, St. Philip’s School & Community Center
The Field at Voice of Hope Ministries
The Basketball Court at Voice of Hope Ministries
The Community Kitchen at Voice of Hope Ministries
A Snag at the Twelve Hills Nature Center
A Birdhouse at the Twelve Hills Nature Center
Cottonwood Tree at the Twelve Hills Nature Center
Yucca at the Twelve Hills Nature Center
Live Oak tree (or Cave Tree) at the Twelve Hills Nature Center
Hockaday School campus
Hall of State, Fair Park
Girls Inc. Metropolitan of Dallas Campus
The Magnolia Trees at the Dallas Arboretum
The All-American Trial Garden at the Dallas Arboretum
The Rhododendron Bushes at the Dallas Arboretum
The Mixed Species Area at the Dallas Zoo
The Diane and Hal Brierley Giraffe Ridge at the Dallas Zoo
The African Penguin Nesting Project at the Dallas Zoo
Abele Residential Quad, Duke University
Bryan Center Plaza, Duke University
The Design Pod, Duke University
Harrington Engineering Quad, Duke University
Cameron Indoor Stadium Basketball Court, Duke University
Dance workshop featuring Nycole Ray, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s, DBDT:Encore! Artistic Director;
Carmen Cage, Artist; Floyd McLean, Jr., Artist. Place: Marshall Performing Arts Center, Greenhill School
Dance workshop featuring Nycole Ray, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s, DBDT:Encore! Artistic Director; Carmen Cage, Artist; Floyd McLean, Jr., Artist. Place: Marshall Performing Arts Center, Greenhill School
Dance workshop featuring Nycole Ray, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s, DBDT:Encore! Artistic Director; Carmen Cage, Artist; Floyd McLean, Jr., Artist. Place: Marshall Performing Arts Center, Greenhill School
Dance workshop featuring Nycole Ray, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s, DBDT:Encore! Artistic Director; Carmen Cage, Artist; Floyd McLean, Jr., Artist. Place: Marshall Performing Arts Center, Greenhill School
Dance workshop featuring Nycole Ray, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s, DBDT:Encore! Artistic Director; Carmen Cage, Artist; Floyd McLean, Jr., Artist. Place: Marshall Performing Arts Center, Greenhill School
Parkland Hospital
Movement scientist looks at the phenomenon of walking, with a focus on angles.
MADI Museum of Geometric Art
MADI Museum of Geometric Art
MADI Museum of Geometric Art
MADI Museum of Geometric Art
Turtle Pond, NorthPark Center
Turtle Pond, NorthPark Center
Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man – steel and motor 1984-1985, by the Neiman Marcus of the Northpark Center
Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man – steel and motor 1984-1985, by the Neiman Marcus of the Northpark Center
Fountain, NorthPark Center
Leo Villareal, Buckyball – LEDs, aluminum, electronics 2015, Centerpark Garden, Northpark Center
Dallas City Hall Building
Henry Moore, The Dallas Piece – bronze 1978, Dallas City Hall Plaza
Reflecting Pool, Dallas City Hall Plaza
Marta Pan, Floating Sculpture – polyester and paint 1973, Dallas Museum of Art
Flagpoles, Dallas City Hall Plaza
Texas School Book Depository exterior
Dallas Holocaust Museum exterior
West End Historical District, arches
West End Historical District, arches
Dealey Plaza
Ronald Kirk Bridge
Ronald Kirk Bridge
Ronald Kirk Bridge
Ronald Kirk Bridge
St. Philip’s School & Community Center
St. Philip’s School & Community Center
Chapel, St. Philip’s School & Community Center
Garden, St. Philip’s School & Community Center
Starbucks Community Cafe
Starbucks Community Cafe
Starbucks Community Cafe
Starbucks Community Cafe
Starbucks Community Cafe
Greenhill School campus
Greenhill School campus
Greenhill School campus
Greenhill School campus
Greenhill School campus
Greenhill School campus
Solar Preparatory School for Girls, Dallas Independent School District
Girls Inc. Metropolitan of Dallas Campus
Girls Inc. Metropolitan of Dallas Campus
Girls Inc. Metropolitan of Dallas Campus
Hunt Oil Headquarters Building in the Dallas Arts District
Magnolia Trees on Harwood Street in Dallas Arts District
Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas Arts District
Flora Street Sidewalk in Dallas Arts District
Meyerson Symphony Center in the Dallas Arts District
Hall Texas Sculpture Walk in Dallas Arts District
Dee and Charles Wyly Theater at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District
Booker T Washington School, Dallas ISD in Dallas Arts District
Flora Street Sidewalk in Dallas Arts District
Flora Street Sidewalk in Dallas Arts District
Cathedral Guadalupe in Dallas Arts District
Playground, Mount Auburn STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD
Mount Auburn STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD
Playground, Mount Auburn STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD
Esplanade, Fair Park
Texas Star, Fair Park
Tower Building, Fair Park
Texas Star, Fair Park
Esplanade, Fair Park
Hockaday School campus
Crow Science Center, Hockaday School
Hockaday School campus
Hockaday School campus
The Hill Family Fitness Center, Hockaday School
Hockaday School campus
Hockaday School campus
Crow Amphitheater, Hockaday School
Dallas Love Field Airport Check-In Area
Alexander Liberman, Venture – steel 2019, at the Dallas Love Field Airport, Parking Garage C
Octavio Medellin, Campanile Window – stained glass 1960, reinstalled 2014 at the Dallas Love Field Airport Ticketing Hall
Octavio Medellin, Campanile Window – stained glass 1960, reinstalled 2014 at the Dallas Love Field Airport Ticketing Hall
Octavio Medellin, Campanile Window – stained glass 1960, reinstalled 2014 at the Dallas Love Field Airport Ticketing Hall
Lane Banks, Untitled (Love Field) – tile 2012, East Tunnel from Parking Garage into the Dallas Love Field Airport Check-in
Dixie Friend Gay, North Texas Sunrise – mosaic 2013, Main Lobby Wall at the Dallas Love Field Airport
Diana Goldberg & Julie Cohn, Luminaria – steel 2013, Entrance to the Dallas Love Field Airport
Diana Goldberg & Julie Cohn, Luminaria – steel 2013, Entrance to the Dallas Love Field Airport
Brower Hatcher & Marly Rogers, Sky – fiberglass 2013, Main Concourse of the Dallas Love Field Airport
Martin Donlin, Blueprint of Flight – ceramic enamel 2013, Pedestrian Walkway to the Main Concourse of Dallas Love Field Airport
Luighi “Tony” Flabiano of American Terrazzo, World Map – terrazzo 1959, Main Lobby of the Dallas Love Field Airport
Luggage Management Area of Dallas Love Field Airport
Convenient math tool to explore the places you go
Convenient math tool to explore the places you go
Convenient app-guided math and STEM walking tours are freely accessible using the Otocast app
Backyard
Panel Discussion at AT&T Performing Arts Center
Panel Discussion at AT&T Performing Arts Center
Perspectives from the Panelists who connect STEM to their work in the Dallas Arts District.
Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics and walkSTEM advisor, walks us through how he designs a math walk.
Mark Di Suvero, Ad Astra – steel 2005, Northcourt between Nordstrom and Macy’s, Northpark Center
Mark Di Suvero, Ad Astra – steel 2005, Northcourt between Nordstrom and Macy’s, Northpark Center
Pamela Nelson and Robert A. Wilson, Color Equations – aluminum and vinyl 2007, Nordstrom Court, Northpark Center
NorthPark Center
NorthPark Center
NorthPark Center
NorthPark Center
Iván Navarro, This Land is Your Land – Neon, wood, metal, mirror, and neon 2014, hall between Nieman Marcus and Nordstrom Court, Northpark Center
Iván Navarro, This Land is Your Land – Neon, wood, metal, mirror, and neon 2014, hall between Nieman Marcus and Nordstrom Court, Northpark Center
Iván Navarro, This Land is Your Land – Neon, wood, metal, mirror, and neon 2014, hall between Nieman Marcus and Nordstrom Court, Northpark Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Teen Spot
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Teen Spot
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Louise Kahn Pavilion
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Chalkboard
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Children’s Section
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Children’s Section
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Louise Kahn Pavilion
J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library – Louise Kahn Pavilion
Red Bird Mall
Red Bird Mall
Red Bird Mall
Red Bird Mall
Dallas Hall at Southern Methodist University campus
Hughes Trigg Student Center at Southern Methodist University campus
Blanton Student Services Building at Southern Methodist University campus
Blanton Student Services Building at Southern Methodist University campus
Cooper Centennial Fountain at Southern Methodist University campus
Gerald G. Ford Stadium at Southern Methodist University campus
Hillcrest Foundation Amphitheater at the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University campus
Calatrava Wave Sculpture outside Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University campus
Dallas Hall Rotunda at Southern Methodist University campus
Habito Labyrinth at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University campus
Welcome to Dallas Arts District
Children’s Playground at Klyde Warren Park in the Dallas Arts District
Sammons Park at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District
Nasher Sculpture Center in the Dallas Arts District
Dee and Charles Wyly Theater at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District
One Arts Plaza in the Dallas Arts District
Sammons Park at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District
Sammons Park at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District
Miguel Covarrubias, Genesis, The Gift of Life – glass mosaic c. 1954 at the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Panel Discussion at University of Texas at Dallas
Welcome to the Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Observation Deck, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Staircase leading to Observation Deck, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Ropes Course, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Staubach Sports Field, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Crystal Charity Ball Exploration Center, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Swimming Pool, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Outdoor Soundscape, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Texas Lodge, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Crystal Charity Ball Exploration Center, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Texas Lodge, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Lisa K. Simmons Amphitheater, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars
Welcome to the Frontiers of Flight Museum
737 Airplane Exhibit at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Wright Brothers’ Flyer at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Beal Rocket Model at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Command Module for Apollo VII mission at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Command Module for Apollo VII mission at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Blackbird Engine at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Blackbird Engine at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Amelia Earhart Exhibit at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Wright Brothers’ Flyer at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Spaceship One at the Frontiers of Flight Museum