Teams will be travelling to get to the Sweet Sixteen tournament locations. The UCLA Bruins will travel the furthest from Los Angeles to Memphis. The 2000 mile flight will take 5…
Read MoreHere’s a math problem for all grades 4 and up. The size of the university does not seem to be a factor in this year’s tournament. Ohio State is one…
Read MoreHere is a March Mathness problem for your students. In yesterday’s game Michigan State scored 93 points beating Delaware and advancing. During the 40 minutes of regulation play how many…
Read MoreAlready television and social media are abuzz with college basketball statistics. March Madness is here. Here are two fun math problems to share with students: Problem 1: NBA games have 4…
Read MoreEnjoy the Pi Day links below and share them with your math students.A brief history of Pi: http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/history_of_pi/index.html All things Pi: http://www.piday.org/ Pi Song: http://www.piday.org/2010/mathematical-pi-song/ Pi Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBqVvAU-gdg Pi Humor:…
Read MoreToday is Mardi Gras also known as Fat Tuesday, a day of celebration and parades before the coming of Lent. The very first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was…
Read MoreThe 2014 Academy Awards take place this Sunday. We thought you might enjoy sharing some fun math problems with your math intervention and math enrichment students, or maybe your entire…
Read MoreThe U.S. Men’s Hockey team is lining up for Gold. Here are some Hockey math problems for students in middle school and high school. Grade 5-6: This year the Olympics are…
Read MoreTry this problem on students grade 8 and up. U.S. Olympians Lauryn Williams and Elana Meyers are in position to take the Gold Medal in the Women’s Bobsled event at the…
Read MoreHere is an Olympic math problem appropriate for Grade 8 and up. A speed skater competes in the 1,000; 1,500; and 10,000 meter events and puts in 6 times as…
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