As Rio 2016 is winding down, the games still offer the perfect opportunity to incorporate current events into the mathematics classroom. Check out this week’s free activity packet for K-12 mathematics students. Ideas and suggestions are listed by topics with activities across the grade bands. Let's keep the Olympic spirit going! Be sure to check out the official Olympic … [Read more...]
Intermediate Mathematics and Rio 2016
Rio 2016 offers for those who are beginning school now the perfect opportunity to incorporate current events into their mathematics classroom. Check out this week’s free activity for intermediate students, and middle school students. Medal counts, fractions, and writing are all included in this week's FREE activity packet. Be sure to check out the official Olympic … [Read more...]
Secondary Mathematics and the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio 2016 offers for those who are beginning school now the perfect opportunity to incorporate current events into their mathematics classroom. Check out this week’s free activity for secondary students, and older intermediate students. A look at the Olympic circles in light of the 4 Color Theorem, a map of the world and tracking the path of the torch are but a couple of the offerings suggested in … [Read more...]
Mathematics and the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio 2016 offers for those who are beginning school now the perfect opportunity to incorporate current events into their mathematics classroom. Check out this week’s free activity for primary students, and younger intermediate students. A look at the Olympic torch, a map of the world, and writing about positional are but a few of the offerings suggested in this short activity packet. Be sure to … [Read more...]
Christmas in June!
So did I just say Christmas in June? Yes, I just came upon this wonderful video on wrapping Christmas presents. So where's the math? Everywhere! Just think of all the questions that can be generated from this simple lesson in wrapping different shaped presents. And don't forget to include, "Why does this work?" as one of the questions of … [Read more...]
