Month:
How Can We Design Games at the Cameron Indoor Stadium’s Basketball Court?
- September 9
Humans have being playing sports and games for thousands of years - but what actually goes in to the design of a game? Duke University engineering student, Katie takes us on a tour of the Cameron Indoor Stadium to discuss just that! Read her blog post about creating this design-themed tour here: https://talkstem.org/designing-... CONTINUE READING
How many people can fit in the gym?
- September 9
St. Philip's Academy teachers use math to verify or refute the claim that 300 billion people attended a recent basketball game. This video was supported by City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. Thanks to our partnership with Mathigon, you can enjoy this walkSTEM stop using learning extensions in the Polypad interactive virtual whiteboard. You can visit this stop's Polypad here: Polypad #1: How many r... CONTINUE READING
How to Estimate the Capacity of the Football Stadium?
- September 9
Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor estimates how many people could potentially fit in the arena for an event.... CONTINUE READING