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In Erin Bryan’s 5th grade math classroom, TGIF takes on a whole new meaning. Fridays don’t just herald the coming weekend. They’re also game days. “They all come in here on Fridays pumped,” said Bryan ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

It’s easy for kids to 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. If we want kids to think like ...

Math Playground came out in 2002, and has since provided kids of all ages an excellent way to learn new math concepts using fun games. However, some parents may not want their kids to look at a ...

In 1974, a geneticist named Marsha Jean Falco devised an ingenious research tool to help determine whether epilepsy in dogs was an inherited trait. She drew a series of symbols on index cards, where ...