Easter Math For Middle School and Beyond Mar 19, 2008

The mathematical concept of balancing applies well to problems with chocolate Easter bunnies

Houdini's Magic Changing Change Mar 19, 2008

Magician Harry Houdini's Birthday is soon celebrated and provides opportunities for interesting math challenges!

3.14 is "Pi Day" Mar 14, 2008

On the day 3/14 many schools celebrate & investigate the relationship of circumference of circles to their area and diameter

Answer to Easter Egg Color Combo Question Mar 12, 2008

A well-known and easy approach to certain types of combination problems is useful for problem-solving

Easter Egg Surface Area Answered Mar 11, 2008

By knowing the weight of one square inch of a substance, much can be derived in math class

Quadratic Mnemonics Mar 7, 2008

To memorize the quadratic formula, memory tricks can be a great help

Spheroids, Ellipsoids: Formulas for Scrambled Eggs Mar 4, 2008

Mathematically, an Easter egg is a 'scalene ellipsoid', not one of the oval spheroids

Easter Math and the Hatching of Ideas Feb 28, 2008

Using Easter eggs and color combinations, a range of mathematical concepts including permutations can be reviewed

The Mathematics of Leap Year Feb 27, 2008

We have Leap Year every 4 years because a day is really less than 24 hours

How to Draw the Two Kinds of Cubes Feb 24, 2008

Drawing 3-D cubes is fun with a little practice!