The Houston House of Math co-created by MathHappens Foundation and Math to the Point is open to the public on the weekends and scheduling field trips during the week. We have a great team and a beautiful space — these pictures say it all! Team photo: Lauren Siegel, Benjamin Duong, Tristan Krysos, Stefany Espinoza, Georgia Thomsen and Silvia Aldana.
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2022/2023 Projects, Sponsorships and Collaborations
This list is both incomplete and growing, but we’ll continue to add and share. We are interested in helping any organization interested in sponsoring programs, installations and events that bring mathematics to the public conversation, increase access to learning and provide more pathways to positive engagement and success in mathematics and STEM. This is a busy table runner! And it represents
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Event Report: Summer Intern Riley Hendricks’ Activity Table at Explora New Mexico
Riley is participating in the MathHappens Foundation 2022 remote internship program. Internships are posted with Parker Dewey where students from all over the United States can access a range of micro-internships. Our remote internship program (Program Sequence here) includes a maker kit, making several MathHappens Projects and completing an outreach assignment. Work is very independent so initiative, persistence and adaptation
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Cedar Creek Elementary STEAM Event!
We don’t normally go into schools for regular programming, but this was a special event and almost like an in school field trip with lots of rotations. We brought activities for 2nd graders, 3rd graders and 4th graders. 3rd graders explored designing with mirror books, 2nd graders worked with Koch fractals and Golden Ratio tiles and the 4th graders
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An Interactive Cross Disciplinary Mathematics Museum for Austin!
Let’s continue the tradition of service to education, support our students and learners of all ages in mathematics by offering free learning resources to the Austin community, support cross disciplinary programs, create and use hands on interactive models. A great opportunity is on the table. The Pease School opened in 1876 and served Austin as an elementary school for 144
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Resource List for Museum Next
Options for Adding Mathematics connections: Labels on exhibits * Live demonstrations* Make and Take activities * Field Trip programs * Family Activity Area ideas * sculptures and installations. Resource List for Web and in person Mathematics Web and in person: Some organizations who work with museums and in public arenas to provide Mathematics Performances, Events and Experiences. Email addresses will
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New audience. Old artifacts.
If you are a fan of museums, then you have seen something like this object before… probably dozens of times. This impressive artifact is a nocturnal from La Belle and it can be used to tell time at night by the positions of the stars. As historic artifacts and symbols of exploration and discovery, navigation tools like this one spark
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Spring 2020 Newsletter
Spring 2020 Newsletter Upcoming events, general information, and more MathHappens in Nature We are excited to announce the start of a new program in partnership with the Austin Nature and Science Center. This new weekly program will be every Saturday from 10am-2pm. Check out our Facebook page for more event information. Hot Science Cool Talks Come check out MathHappens
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MathHappens in Nature – Another great day!
Nina and I met little people and big people, families and even a Boy Scout Troup on what turned out to be a math field trip from Houston. They designed with tiles, created polygons and pizzas with hinged mirrors, and explored fractal patterns at the magnet board and by drawing and designing. It was a great Saturday!
2020 Real Places Conference!
Elizabeth Lay, our math in history expert anchored our exhibit table and Claire Steffens, Director of Experience for Pioneer Farms co-presented with MathHappens Foundation Director Lauren Siegel. Go Team! We had a great time. Some links and information: We learned to use laser cutters at Austins own laser coop: MakeATX For a short and informative explanation of Golden Calipers
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