See the Math and STEM Embedded in the Real World

Our videos reflect years of work developing programs that use place-based education to inspire youth interest in Math and STEM. Take a virtual Math, STEM, or STEAM (the “A” is for Arts) walk using our open-access video library, anywhere you are. Use the filters to explore and find the videos that match your curiosity or your curricular topic. These videos are suited for classrooms, out of school learning programs, families and children at home, or on the go using your mobile device. All our videos are inquiry-based and we hope that watching them inspires children to see the math and STEM that is alive all around them and to pose their own questions about their environments.

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Do animals all walk with the same pattern, or are there different walk patterns?

The Dallas Zoo

What is Mathematical about a Tree?

Bishop Boulevard at Southern Methodist University campus

Recipe Ratios: Which recipe uses more chiles?

The Incredible Edible Garden at the Dallas Arboretum

How quickly do hippos grow?

Simmons Hippo Outpost

How do we find the volume of water saved?

Garden, St. Philip’s School & Community Center

Which types of birds can use a birdhouse of these dimensions?

A Birdhouse at the Twelve Hills Nature Center

How can we estimate the amount of produce in a garden?

The All-American Trial Garden at the Dallas Arboretum

Is it possible to measure an animal’s behavior?

The Mixed Species Area at the Dallas Zoo

Is there a mathematical pattern to the way that penguins use their nests in South Africa?

The African Penguin Nesting Project at the Dallas Zoo

How do the Hammering Men move?

Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man – steel and motor 1984-1985, by the Neiman Marcus of the Northpark Center

How do gears create movement?

Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man – steel and motor 1984-1985, by the Neiman Marcus of the Northpark Center

What’s the Scale Factor used in the Blueprint for the Welcome Center?

St. Philip’s School & Community Center

How many students fit in the chapel while observing social distancing regulations?

Chapel, St. Philip’s School & Community Center

How to best control temperature when cooking?

Starbucks Community Cafe

What’s the difference between Starbucks nitro brew and a carbonated soda?

Starbucks Community Cafe

What effect does temperature have on brewed Starbucks coffee?

Starbucks Community Cafe

How tall could the tower be?

Greenhill School campus

What is the ideal four square fraction?

Greenhill School campus

Who has the best seat in the house?

Greenhill School campus

What is the Really Big Number Here?

Flora Street Sidewalk in Dallas Arts District

What is a Mathematical Fossil Hunt?

Hall Texas Sculpture Walk in Dallas Arts District

How Fast Can You Go?

Texas Star, Fair Park

What’s the Scale?

Dixie Friend Gay, North Texas Sunrise – mosaic 2013, Main Lobby Wall at the Dallas Love Field Airport

What’s the farthest distance between 2 points on the map?

NorthPark Center

What’s the biggest store?

NorthPark Center

How Many Cells Does It Take to Cross the Road?

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

How Tall is this Imaginary Person?

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

How Many Circles Make Up this Pattern?

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

How does Gravity Affect Flowing Water?

Cooper Centennial Fountain at Southern Methodist University campus

Why is There a Gap in the Building’s Facade?

Dee and Charles Wyly Theater at AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District

How Many Different Ways Can You Count?

One Arts Plaza in the Dallas Arts District

What Size is the Sports Field?

Staubach Sports Field, Girl Scouts STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars

What Materials Did the Wright Brothers use to Build the Flyer-and Why?

Wright Brothers’ Flyer at the Frontiers of Flight Museum