Houdini Time in Middle School Math Feb 24, 2008

Harry Houdini's birthday is in a few weeks, and it can provide opportunities for fun challenges

George Washington's Birthday Math, Continued Feb 22, 2008

Today is the anniversary of George Washington's birthday, so here is a continuation of math activities with a U.S. dollar

George Washington Math Feb 18, 2008

Friday is the anniversary of Washington's birthday, and a U.S. dollar can be used to practice estimation and other key concepts

Toothpick Math for Wednesday Feb 16, 2008

Toothpicks were around before recorded history, and today they can be used to clean teeth and practice math

Valentine's Day Math for 3rd - 5th Grade Romantics Feb 13, 2008

Using a simple 'code', students can have fun practicing the important basic operations

Valentine's Day Math Answers Feb 12, 2008

Two recently posted problem-solving brain twisters were presented, now they are solved for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, and the Capacity of Joy Feb 8, 2008

Using carefully selected packages, students can investigate the estimation of volume

Benjamin Franklin, Mathematician Feb 3, 2008

Founding Father and genius, Benjamin Franklin, was not only an inventor, writer, and statesman, but a mathematician as well

Golden Crime: Valentine's Day Math, High School Jan 27, 2008

In this problem, middle school and high school students problem-solve to catch a thief

Valentine's Day Math, High School: A Heart Graph Jan 25, 2008

There is a shape called a "cardoid", which is familiar to most as the heart-shape. Here is a simple way of having a class produce it