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What Can Batting Averages Tell Us?
It’s the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, bases loaded in the 7th game of the World Series. On the mound is the opposing team’s left-handed pitcher trying to close out the game. As the Head Coach you have a...
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Newest Issue of Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle Highlights the Science of...
Scientists recording data on Sperry Glacier. Photo courtesy of glaciernps, Flickr. The just-published issue of the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle gives K-5 school teachers a...
View ArticleThink Globally and Locally, Mathematically
Student Explorations in Mathematics, formerly known as Student Math Notes, is an official publication of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and is intended as a resource for grades...
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When Did the Grand Canyon Begin to Form?
South Rim, Grand Canyon. Image courtesy of Kimberly Lightle. This blog post draws from several news sources — washingtonpost.com, The New York Times, and Science Friday. All these sources have stories...
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Why are Manhole Covers Round?
Have you ever noticed that every manhole cover you see is round? Have you ever wondered how engineers came to this decision? Did you realize that the reasoning comes down to the geometry of shapes?...
View ArticleCitizen Science Projects
I came across this post – 12 Days of Christmasy Citizen Science Projects – and thought I would share some of my favorite Citizen Science Projects. One thing to remember – just because the word...
View ArticleAll A Twitter About Math
Keeping up professionally takes time and effort and sometimes seems overwhelming. Following a few well-chosen educators or organizations can really help lighten the load. I am a big fan of Twitter. I...
View ArticleMarch Mathness
There are more than nine quintillion (9 x 1018) ways to fill out a 64-team March Madness bracket — and almost 150 quintillion permutations for the 68 college basketball teams in this year’s men’s...
View ArticleBoggs’ Favorite Middle School Math Activities
The latest Math Forum Newsletter contained information about Rex Boggs, an international math middle level math educator. He has made accessible his all-time favorite middle school math activities —...
View ArticleBridge Disasters, Math and Literacy, and Will Christmas Cost More This Year!
[December 2012 MSP2 Newsletter] Happy December! Thank you all for being members of MSP2. We want to encourage everyone to become an active member of the community and share your expertise and...
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