Honey, I mis-calculated my math?

In this Honey, I Shrunk the Kids trailer (an amazing movie...) at 0:41 the littlest kid does some calculations. "We're a quarter of an inch tall and 64 feet from the house. That's the equivalent of 3.2 miles."



If his calculations are correct, how tall were the kids originally? Whose height was he using to make his calculations?

Other questions that might be relevant:
-How did he know "we're a quarter of an inch tall"?
-If all the kids are a quarter of an inch tall, did the shrink ray really work? Alternately, if all kids are not a quarter of an inch tall, did the shrink ray really work?
-What evidence is there in the video that the kid's calculations are off?

A Graph that Speaks to Teenagers' Souls

Integration Drawing Projects

So cool! Recreate a picture using integrals. Totally builds on the other work we had kids do making designs with functions in algebra I and pre-calc.

http://bowmandickson.com/2012/05/15/integration-drawing-projects-12/

Dragon Folding Patterns

http://bowmandickson.com/2012/07/14/math-circle-problem-folding-dragons/#more-1686

Cool pattern finding - not your usual pattern hunt. Plus I like the kinesthetic entry point--kids can think about the pattern in terms of how they're folding it, not just in terms of some of the "usual" pattern finding strategies.

The World as You've Never Seen It Before

http://www.worldmapper.org

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

How Many Stories?

The Storymatic claims to have six trillion stories in one box. For real?

http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?type=finalSale&productId=prod240087

From the description:

There are a million stories in the naked city, and even more in this little box. Ingeniously simple, this set of cards is designed to spark a tale, inspire a skit or just get the creative juices flowing. Each player draws 2 gold cards (occupations and character traits) and 1 or 2 copper cards (situations and objects), to set the story in motion. Where it goes next is up to you.

• A game, a teaching tool and a creative catalyst, all in one
• 540 cards (270 each of character traits/occupations and situations/objects) can be combined in endless ways
• Perfect for road trips, rainy days and impromptu improv nights

And should we talk about how the 540 cards can be combined in "endless" ways?