During the summer months we will be sharing fun math problems and activities for students of all ages. Here’s a challenging counting song from comic, Heywood Banks that can make a…
Read MoreValerie Strauss of the Washington Post recently reported on the vast divide in funding for elementary and post secondary schools (the big winners in Federal funding) and middle and high schools. Given the…
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Day with these fun math problems. We’ve included problems of varying difficulty to challenge both your math intervention and enrichment students. Included are the best of those submitted…
Read MoreThe number seven seeded Michigan State Spartans beat the Louisville Cardinals 76 to 70. They now join an elite group of three number one seeds in the Final Four. This…
Read MoreA study released in the this month’s issue of Sports Illustrated magazine reveals that colleges with “bird” mascots have done better than those with animals, fantasy figures, or humans for…
Read MoreAmy Boyd accepted the 2014 Ascend Math Gold Medal on behalf of Holabird STEM program at a ceremony that took place during the NCTM Regional Conference in Richmond, VA. Thirty two…
Read MoreToday, is the first day of autumn (the autumnal equinox) – the time at which the Earth reaches a point in its orbit known as the equinox, where the sun…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Taney Dragons are one win away from the U.S. Little League Championship game in Williamsport. Their star pitcher is 13-year-old phenom Mo’Ne Davis who threw 43 pitches in her…
Read MoreWe just received some homemade maple syrup from our neighbors. Did you know it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup? Here in Michigan we produced…
Read MoreThis problem suggested by one of our friends in Wisconsin. Roberto and his friends built a five story castle in the sand complete with moat. Each story of the castle…
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