Are you ready for March Madness, the annual NCAA Men’s basketball tournament? Math plays into this annual event in more ways than you might think. Some of the most popular posts of the past four years have been those celebrating March Mathness, the math behind the sport of basketball! Check this blog regularly for more…
Read MoreHere are a couple of Olympic Math Events to try in your classroom. Try introducing this concept to students working to understand that each circle is 360°.Two-time Gold Medal Olympian Shaun White landed the best halfpipe run of his career at the U.S. Grand Prix of Snowmass. On the first jump he performed a 1440,…
Read MoreWelcome to the Ascend Math Blog. This is the third year we’ve had the privilege of sharing the best Earth Day math problems sent to us by teachers and students. Please use these math problems to help your students better understand recycling and reuse. Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour! Most of them…
Read MoreThis week we will devote the blog to math problems celebrating Earth Day, Friday April 22. For starters, here are a couple of our favorites: If each person uses an average of 700 pounds of paper products per year, how many pounds of paper does your family use a year? Your class? Americans buy 29…
Read MoreThank you and congratulations to North Side Elementary! They won a $50 VISA gift certificate for their own Final Four party. Here are the remaining math problems their 4th grade students submitted to our March Mathness Contest. Michigan won 19 games and West Virginia won 28 games. How many more games did West Virginia win…
Read MoreOn the Ascend Math blog you’ll find themed math problems to share with your class from The Winter Olympics to the Academy Awards and Mardi Gras. Now, we challenge your classes to create math problems for March Madness. Math plays into this annual event in more ways than you might think. Not just scores, but…
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 class. Here are three. Problem 1: Grades 2-4 Two of this year’s Best Song nominees are from animated movies. There is a popular music video…
Read More