Math and International Travel

Math and International Travel

Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by .

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International travelers have to use multiplication and division all the time when budgeting, shopping and getting around by car, to convert local units to more familiar units.

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Where is Zero on the Earth?

Where is Zero on the Earth?

Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by .

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Where do we start measuring time and place from? Greenwich, London, is the site of the Prime Meridian and the time zone from which all others are measured.

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Boy Doing Math

Ignorance of Number Facts “No Barrier to Success”?

Posted on 13. Sep, 2011 by .

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Does recent research really prove that knowing number facts isn’t important? Big media says it does.

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Math in the Cemetery

Math in the Cemetery

Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by .

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What can students learn in a cemetery? History, social studies, and MATH!

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Teaching Mathematics from a Museum

Teaching Mathematics from a Museum

Posted on 24. Jul, 2011 by .

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How much mathematics is involved in military communication? You’d be surprised.

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Math & Secret Codes

Math & Secret Codes

Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by .

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Link secret codes, spy mysteries, the Enigma machine and mathematics.

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Teach Roman Math

Teach Roman Math

Posted on 10. Jul, 2011 by .

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What can the Ancient Romans teach us about mathematics?

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Math at Stonehenge & Cardiff Castle

Math at Stonehenge & Cardiff Castle

Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by .

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Integrating history, science and technology with mathematics from Stonehenge and Cardiff Castle.

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Teaching Slope in the Mountains of Switzerland

Teaching Slope in the Mountains of Switzerland

Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by .

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Thinking about geometry in Switzerland, where engineers have mastered steep slopes.

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What is REALLY Important in Teaching Math?

What is REALLY Important in Teaching Math?

Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by .

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You are a math teacher; you know what works and what doesn’t in your classroom. Can we chat?

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