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

Valentine's Day Math To Get the Heart Racing Jan 24, 2008

Measuring blood pressure, there is fun math for middle & high school on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Math Problem # 1 Jan 22, 2008

A simple tale can intrigue and pique the interest of almost anyone. Here is the classic tale of 3 men renting a $30 room

Part II: Adverbs 'Dumb Down' College Applications Jan 15, 2008

Part II of recent response for pointers on college application essays

In College Application Essays, Avoid Adverbs Jan 13, 2008

The use of adverbs often reveals a lazy and/or unskilled writer