Circles, triangles and squares. One of the first things we learn as children are basic geometric shapes. And they stay with us throughout our lives. Maybe it’s that sense of familiarity that makes ...
Some animals carry patterns so precise and mathematically exact that scientists struggle to explain how nature produced them ...
Nature Created These Animal Patterns and They Look Almost Too Perfect to Believe ...
Try these five simple pipe cleaner activities to practice classification, shape identification, counting, patterns, and ...
This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...
An object that's intrinsically flat, say a piece of paper, can be shaped into a cylinder without stretching or tearing it. The same isn't true, however, for something intrinsically curved like a ...
A few minutes into a 2018 talk at the University of Michigan, Ian Tobasco picked up a large piece of paper and crumpled it into a seemingly disordered ball of chaos. He held it up for the audience to ...
From counting sheep to cows jumping over the moon, bedtime is full of math traditions and opportunities to use math talk. Try ...