Exploring concepts such as observation and measurement in the fresh air can give students a new and playful perspective on ...

In Dan Goldfield’s high school math class, students don’t learn about large numbers by staring at a whiteboard and copying zeros. They go to a beach and count grains of sand. “Some of them start by ...

Kids often see math as an isolated activity. They might think of math as just counting, or adding, or something they do for 40 minutes a day at school. The truth is, math is important to so many ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American COVID-19 has turned our usual routines on ...

Teachers who come up with unique ways for students to learn about science and math outside of school now have the opportunity to receive funding for their projects and a $5,000 reward for their ...

Second and third grade teachers assist students recently in measuring the soccer field at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico. The outdoor math lessons are part of a pilot project by elementary ...