What's the best way to figure out the number of windows on the Texas School Book Depository? Math, of course! Watch the video to see how we applied the concept of arrays to answer this question. This video was supported by City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.... CONTINUE READING
West End Historic District is marked by these beautiful brick arches and we wonder what is the tallest person that could walk under them? We used math to figure that out. This video was supported by City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.... CONTINUE READING
Over 7 million people visit the West End Historic District every year! What if they all stood in line to visit? What would that look like? We use math to help us understand this gargantuan number! This video was supported by City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.... CONTINUE READING
Ronald Kirk Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas, connecting downtown Dallas and West Dallas. It is over 2,000 feet long and 60 feet wide. What would happen if water froze on the middle of the Ron Kirk Bridge? Could we create an ice rink on this bridge? talkSTEM members explore this question and estimate how much weight an ice rink would add to the bridge.... CONTINUE READING
Students from St. Philip's School & Community Center on a math walk stop at the school chapel. They wonder what the maximum number of people is that could fit in this space given social distancing protocols during the Covid pandemic? They use the patterns on the carpet, and some simple estimation strategies to answer their question. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL 2115393. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations... CONTINUE READING
High school members of the Women in STEM club in Greenhill School stop at the playground on their math walk to share some math with the second graders. On the playground, we can see many different "tri-circles"! What is the easiest way to count how many of them there are? We try counting using different methods, such as counting in 2s, 3s, and 5s. This video content was contributed by community members from the Greenhill School - we invite all interested groups to reach out and find more informa... CONTINUE READING
High school members of the Women in STEM club in Greenhill School stop at the playground on their math walk to share some math with the second graders. We have found a really big number of bricks in our pathway. How can we estimate how many there are? If we created a tower out of the bricks in the pathway, how tall would it be? We use number arrays and multiplication to find out. This content was made by community members from the Greenhill School - we invite all interested groups to reach out a... CONTINUE READING
High school members of the Women in STEM club in Greenhill School stop at the playground on their math walk to share some math with the second graders. How many Lower Schoolers can fit on the benches in Founders place? How can we use measuring and multiplication to find out? This content was made by community members from the Greenhill School - we invite all interested groups to reach out and find more information on creating content of their own with us at... CONTINUE READING
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
In this video, Dr. Walkington, math education researcher and educator, walks us through how she would go about creating a math walk in her own backyard. This video was contributed by Dr. Walkington and SMU.... CONTINUE READING