It's Hamza's birthday, and cones are the life of the party! Conical birthday hats and ice cream cones are only the beginning. Hamza realizes that a cone is like a spinning right triangle and sends the Investigators out on a quest to find things that are cone-shaped. Along the way, we meet a wizard, hunt for treasure, and even do a chicken dance!

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4 segments include: INVESTIGATION/HANDS-ON: Han Ru and Stefano find oodles of cone shapes in their neighbourhood, and learn a cool math trick from our expert, math and science student Phoenix. How many cones’ worth of popcorn will fill a cylinder the same height and diameter? The answer is always three, no matter how huge or tiny the cone and cylinder are. CHALLENGE: Can you whisper instructions to someone all the way across a soccer field? With a megaphone you can. Teams use megaphones at Hamza’s birthday picnic to get scavenger-hunt clues to a big prize: Hamza’s birthday cake! BRAIN BENDER: How many two-scoop ice cream cone combinations can you make with 5 different ice cream flavours? Amaze your friends with the simple trick that gives you the answer. EDUCATIONAL TAKE AWAY: A cone is a spinning right triangle. It’s useful for concentrating sound (both megaphones and ears are conical) and for funneling matter. Three cones' worth of any material will fill a cylinder the same height and radius.