Relax with STEM Article by Tina Manzer, Editorial Director of EdPlay Magazine: Stress-reducing fidget toys, STEM, and Fractiles
Will the Real STEM Toys Please Stand Up Article by Mark Carson, President and Co-Founder of Fat Brain Toys. Fractiles is at the top of the list of Carson's favorite toys "contributing to STEM-related pursuits."
Fractiles,
Inc. is a Colorado
Corporation formed in 1998 by geometry fans Marc
Pelletier and Beverly Johnson of Boulder,
Colorado. Geometry is one of the Seven Medieval
Arts intended to liberate us from a mundane life.
Marc and Beverly's mission in developing Fractiles
is to help bring the beauty of geometry into the
mainstream.
Beverly Johnson, President and co-founder of Fractiles
loves to promote and develop Fractiles. She especially
enjoys discovering the different ways that Fractiles
can be of benefit to all kinds of people ranging
from Altzheimers patients to gifted children.
Beverly says "The more I play with Fractiles,
the easier it becomes to view life from different
points of view. Playing with Fractiles facilitates
lateral thinking, improves my ability to recognize
patterns, to solve problems in everyday life,
and to look more deeply. I love Fractiles!"
Marc
Pelletier is the co-founder of Fractiles.
Marc's passion for mathematical models began at
13, when he began building his own paper models.
Beverly and Marc have turned these ideas into
Fractiles. Marc has worked with some of the biggest
names in geometry, researching, publishing, and
collaborating in the field of 'hyperdimensional
geometry'. As a founder
of Zometool http://www.zometool.com/ mathematical construction kit, Marc is experienced
in designing for fascination and learning value.
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