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Tag: fun math problem

31 Aug 2015

Do the Labor Day Math to see that more school pays!

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedannual earning high school degree, fun math problem, Labor Day

Share these math problems with your math class this Labor Day week. The facts below come by way of the Economic Policy Institute through Forbes. $28,659: Median annual earning of…

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6 Apr 2015

National Championship “Big Scoring” Math

Sabine KoernerUncategorizedFrank Kaminsky, fun math problem, Jahil Okafer, National Champioship

March Mathness wraps up tonight.  The National Championship game between Wisconsin and Duke will match two big scorers, Frank Kaminsky and Jahil Okafer. In Wisconsin’s win over Kentucky Saturday, Kaminsky…

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30 Mar 2015

Spartan Math

Renata PalmsUncategorizedfun math problem, Michigan State, NCAA basketball tournament

The 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…

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11 Sep 2014

Happy Blogversary: Top Ten Blog Posts of the Year!

Kevin BrileyUncategorized8th grade math, BYOD, common core, ELL, fun math problem, math intervention, math skill gaps, special education, special education math

It was one year ago that we launched the Ascend Math blog. In that time, we’ve provided nearly 100 posts covering important topics like the latest research on BYOD, common core,…

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22 Aug 2014

How fast is Mo’Ne’s fastball? Do the math!

Renata PalmsUncategorizedFastball, fun math problem, Little League World Series, Mo'ne Davis

Pennsylvania’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…

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23 Jun 2014

Use math to catch more fish

Renata PalmsUncategorizeddistance rate and time, division, fishing problem, fun math problem

It can take a lot of patience to catch fish.  Sometimes you have to put the bait right in front of them.  Figure this problem out. The fish are 21…

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17 Jun 2014

STEM Garden Riddle

Renata PalmsUncategorizedfun math problem, inscects and arachnids, STEM

Here is a math and science problem combined: In my garden I found 2 spiders, 3 honeybees and 1 earthworm. How many legs were there in all? For help, you may…

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6 Jun 2014

Baseball diamond math

Renata PalmsUncategorizedbaseball, fun math problem, math intervention

During the summer months we will be running a series of fun math problems to help students stay sharp, including those on grade level and those in need of math intervention.…

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22 Apr 2014

More math for Earth Day

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedEarth Day, fun math problem

20 million people across the U.S. were estimated to have participated in the first Earth Day. More than a billion people in 180 countries around the world now celebrate Earth…

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21 Apr 2014

Create more jobs using this recycling math problem!

Kevin BrileyUncategorizedfun math problem, job creation, recycling

This problem was submitted anonymously to our blog.  Enjoy The National Recycling Coalition reports that recycling has created 1.1 million jobs and $37 billion in annual payroll.  If we increased…

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