What Is Infinity? Numbers for Kids
Follow a search for the biggest number and discover why infinity is not a number we can eventually reach.
Explore never-ending numbers, repeating patterns, the vastness of space and the curious idea that some things may have no end.
Infinity is not simply an enormous number. It is an idea that helps us think about counting without a final number, patterns that keep unfolding and questions too large to settle easily.
Choose the stories, videos and activities that spark the most wonder, and let the conversation travel as far as it wants to go.
Begin with numbers, then look out towards the extraordinary scale of the universe.
Follow a search for the biggest number and discover why infinity is not a number we can eventually reach.
Travel from stars and galaxies to the observable universe, then consider how much may lie beyond what we can see.
Share a thoughtful story that makes a vast mathematical idea feel personal and approachable.
Kate Hosford and Gabi Swiatkowska follow Uma as she asks friends and family how they imagine infinity—and finds an answer through love.
Explore endless counting and repeating natural patterns through an article and a simple noticing activity.
Discover why infinity is not a very large number, why counting never reaches a final number and how different infinities can appear.
Look closely at a fern, pine cone, snowflake or romanesco broccoli and notice how similar shapes repeat at smaller and smaller scales.
Move beyond mathematics and wonder whether everything meaningful can be counted or measured.
Infinity and Me compares love with infinity. Can love be counted, measured or used up—or do we need a different way to understand it?
Can something be endless even if we cannot count or measure it?
Take this topic further with our beautifully illustrated printable lesson, made for exploring together at home.
Follow numbers, stars and repeating patterns towards an idea with no final ending.
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Every Sunday we release a new wonder-led lesson: one big question for your family to explore together at home. Here’s this week’s.
Follow the wonder of moving pictures, meet early cinema pioneers and begin a small film story of your own.
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