Where is Zero on the Earth?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by Peter Price.
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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Ignorance of Number Facts “No Barrier to Success”?
Posted on 13. Sep, 2011 by Peter Price.
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
Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by Peter Price.
What can students learn in a cemetery? History, social studies, and MATH!
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Teaching Mathematics from a Museum
Posted on 24. Jul, 2011 by Peter Price.
How much mathematics is involved in military communication? You’d be surprised.
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Math & Secret Codes
Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by Peter Price.
Link secret codes, spy mysteries, the Enigma machine and mathematics.
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Teach Roman Math
Posted on 10. Jul, 2011 by Peter Price.
What can the Ancient Romans teach us about mathematics?
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Math at Stonehenge & Cardiff Castle
Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by Peter Price.
Integrating history, science and technology with mathematics from Stonehenge and Cardiff Castle.
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Teaching Slope in the Mountains of Switzerland
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by Peter Price.
Thinking about geometry in Switzerland, where engineers have mastered steep slopes.
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What is REALLY Important in Teaching Math?
Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by Peter Price.
You are a math teacher; you know what works and what doesn’t in your classroom. Can we chat?
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Teaching Symmetry in Paris
Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by Peter Price.
Video footage from Paris, France, demonstrating both reflective and rotational symmetry. You can do this in any city!
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Teach Symmetry Down Town
Posted on 28. May, 2011 by Peter Price.
La Grande Arche in Paris illustrates opportunities that public buildings offer for many math topics.
