Month:
Waterfall
- July 30
What determines the shape of a waterfall? And how we use talkSTEM resources to figure it out?... CONTINUE READING
walkSTEM with the talkSTEM Board
- July 30
The talkSTEM board is walking the neighborhood and asking STEM questions about what we see on the road. How many questions can we ask?... CONTINUE READING
What questions can we ask about this pizza-making robot?
- July 30
Robots can do quite a lot nowadays - including making pizza! But how is the robot able to do so? And what other questions can we ask? Let's use some MathFinder guidelines to figure it out!... CONTINUE READING
Bois D’arc Tree at Twelve Hills Nature Science Center
- February 24
Estimation and measurements help us understand aspects of measuring space between thorns on the Dois D'arc tree. We asked the question at the Twelve Hills Nature Science Center to show different ways to estimate and measure. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL 2115393. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of... CONTINUE READING
How to Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk
- September 9
Join Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics, walkSTEM and Mathfinder advisor, walks us through his strategy when it comes to designing a math walk.... CONTINUE READING
Can Math Help Grass Grow?
- September 9
Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, rapidly brainstorms a series of questions about the grasses he notices in the planters outside a building on a busy street. He illustrates for us that the math and STEM-related questions we can ask about everyday objects are almost endless and that it’s a lot of fun to ask these questions in our everyday lives!... CONTINUE READING
What is the shape of the traffic bollard?
- September 9
Dr. Glen Whitney, founder of the National Museum of Mathematics in New York and walkSTEM advisor, rapidly brainstorms a series of questions about the traffic bollards on an urban street. He illustrates for us that the math and STEM-related questions we can ask about everyday objects are almost endless and that it's a lot of fun to ask these questions in our everyday lives!... CONTINUE READING
What’s My Question (Introduction)
- September 9
Viewing the world through a mathematical lens is a great and easy tool to practice in our daily lives. We organize various math walks and video tours to help grow wonderful mindset. Here, we outline some of the steps we take to interact with math in the world around us and to create place-based, math learning opportunities. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL 2115393. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in... CONTINUE READING