Bubble Tiles are inspiring some very interesting thinking with extensions in all directions! As we continue to use them with all ages in our Math Rooms and our partners use them as part of outreach programs, others are looking seriously at the mathematics, developing and documenting ideas for lesson plans, creating apps for the iphone, and making fine art and
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We were swarmed in the best of ways as we opened a new Math Room on August 1 in the ground floor rear atrium of the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! This museum has everything! Outdoor walking areas, sea creatures, an AI room, live snakes, giant whale sculptures, and more. On this day they were receiving
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We traveled to Philadelphia to be a part of the ICM Mathematics Festival. This amazing conference takes place every four years. Four new Fields Medalists were named with more prizes and talks in the program. Jordan Varat, Austin Bell and Lauren Siegel were the festival team. Many friends and colleagues from the MATRIX conference also attended. Our festival space gave
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We brought a Gunter Chain! The Gunter chain was invented in 1620 by the English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1626). It was designed to accurately survey plots of land by measuring distances, and with the standard chain being 66 feet (22 yards) long and consisting of 100 links its full of mathematical contraptions to make the measuring easier. Thursday April 30 and Friday
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Wow – Pi Day was a great day for Seattle’s SUMM! In addition to their outreach programs in libraries and with partners all over the region, they now have a permanent space at Kent Station from which they now offer open hours and programs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I got to celebrate with Jenny Quinn, Executive Director of SUMM
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Sponsored by HEB Grocers, this free day at the Texas State History Museum is always very well attended. With a theme of Lunar New Year, and a Full Moon on the day (Feb 1st) we brought an activity related to tracking the moon and some of our favorite Almanacs as well a perspective picture of the moon for fun photos
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Guest Post by Jeanette Shakalli, PhD, Executive Director of FUNDAPROMAT The Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) is a non-profit Foundation based in the Republic of Panama whose mission is to spread the joy of mathematics. We organize virtual and in-person math outreach events, which are free and open to the general public, which means that kids and
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What a great place to install our last math room of 2025! We have a great team in Terre Haute including Coordinator Nicki, Perla, Abigail and Xoey. We started out by bonding over some Square Donuts. The museum has 3 floors of activities with hands on exploration slides, and all kinds of interactive exhibits. The Math Room is in a
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Thank you to Dr. Yossi Elron and the Davidson Institute for a terrific visit and the opportunity to share MathHappens philosophy and methods with twenty teachers, administrators and young adults preparing to work with schools on mathematics. In addition to Geometiles, 21st Century Pattern Blocks, Blocks Jr. and Bubble Tiles we selected a variety of materials to leave with the
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