One weekend, lots of great math!
MathHappens at Williamson Museum Pioneer Day!
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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Math, Making, and Meeting Up at ACM Interactivity 2026
We had a great time at ACM Interactivity 2026 in San Diego! Throughout the conference, we hosted a booth in the ACM Marketplace, where we reconnected with so many people we met last year. It was especially meaningful to hear how the past year has gone for so many of you who have started Math Rooms or used our Open
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SUMM at Kent Station Pi Day Celebration
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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Math Happens at the Lauderdale Science Festival
On Saturday, March 7th, Mathhappens Foundation had the joy of participating in the Lauderdale Science Festival, hosted by the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The day was filled with exciting events, hands-on activities, and a vibrant mix of partners from across the community, all coming together to celebrate science, learning, and discovery. Staff at the event
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MathHappens at Gathering 4 Gardner 2026!
Attending the 16th Gathering for Gardner conference in San Francisco was a great experience for MathHappens! The event, held in honor of the life and spirit of Martin Gardner, brings together mathematicians, scientists, skeptics, artists, and puzzle enthusiasts who share a love for curiosity, creativity, and playful discovery. Martin Gardner was known not only for his contributions to recreational mathematics,
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Celebrating Black Student Excellence Through Math
On February 18, MathHappens was honored to participate in the “100 Years of Black History” celebration at the Center of Black Student Excellence in Long Beach, CA. Throughout the day, students from across Long Beach Unified School District rotated through stations celebrating history, culture, and achievement. Our station was the Benjamin Banneker Math Room, facilitated by me and Yana Mohanty,
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Take and Make: Lunar New Year at the Bullock
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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Tessellations, Tangrams, and Family Math at Laguna Gloria
On Saturday, January 10th, 2026, the MathHappens Foundation joined our friends from The Contemporary Austin for their Second Saturdays Are for Families (SSFF) event at Laguna Gloria. With help from local volunteers from the National Charity League, Manuel from MathHappens guided community members in collaboratively building a “Versatile Garden” – a tessellating collage of Versatile frames filled with 21st Century
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Teacher-Created Explorations with the Unit Circle
One of our favorite parts of sharing MathHappens tools is seeing what educators do with them in their own classrooms. Recently, Stacie Bender, a high school math teacher, reached out to let us know she used our mini unit circle model plans to create a full class set using her school’s laser cutter. From there, she designed two classroom explorations
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