Have you ever considered the math and science involved in something as artistic as dance? In this video we take a metaphorical walk through the amazing dance moves demonstrated to us by members of the Dallas Black Dance Theater. Physics especially contributes to dance, and you can learn more about the following properties in this video: Angles, Horizontal and Vertical Momentum... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop she explores the golden ratio that she sees in the dance studio on campus.... CONTINUE READING
Hear from the panelists briefly share their perspectives on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics – or STEAM.... CONTINUE READING
Join Sam Baker of KERA Public Radio as he moderates a panel with creative and technical professionals from across the Dallas Arts District and discovers how STEM is part of their work. Curators, dance choreographers, and other professionals who shape the offerings of key institutions in the Dallas Arts District share their perspectives on the math and science embedded in the work that they do. Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade levels are freel... CONTINUE READING
Join Sam Baker of KERA Public Radio as he moderates a panel with creative and technical professionals from across the Dallas Arts District and discovers how STEM is part of their work. Curators, dance choreographers, and other professionals who shape the offerings of key institutions in the Dallas Arts District share their perspectives on the math and science embedded in the work that they do. Supplementary Activity Guides for this video to extend student learning for K-12 grade levels are freel... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop, she invites us to consider the slope of the outdoor amphitheater on the campus.... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop, she wonders why the traffic bollard is the shape it is.... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop, she stops at a tall sculpture that contains glass shapes created by Hockaday students and invites us to estimate the height of the sculpture and also to estimate the total number of glass shapes on the sculpture using some math detective work!... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop, she looks at the beautifully statue of Hypatia, an ancient Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who died 415 AD. Here she notices the circle surrounding the sections and asks us to do some math to figure out the number of sections within this circle.... CONTINUE READING
A high school student at Hockaday School created a campus STEM walk for elementary students to enjoy. In this walk stop, she comes up with a strategy for estimating the total number of tiles making up a walkway on campus.... CONTINUE READING