When stores list the size of TVs in inches, they are referring to the diagonal measurement of the tv. Comparing prices of different sized TVs and using the Pythagorean theorem, students can work to ...

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Students from all over northeastern and central Pennsylvania are putting their brains to work. More than 250 students filled a room at Bloomsburg University, laying their cards on ...

The term "computer" used to be applied to humans that performed calculations by hand. It's still important for today's kids to still know how to, say, multiply without using their calculators (or ...

EUGENE, Ore. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Studies suggest early math skills are a better predictor of academic success than early reading skills. However, in a typical five-hour preschool day, only 58 ...

Did you know kids’ tabletop games don’t have to be dismally tedious choices like Chutes & Ladders or Candy Land? (Just thinking about Candy Land makes my eyelids feel heavy.) And, you might find this ...

The best way to help young kids understand math concepts isn’t by standing in front of a white board and rattling off multiplication facts. Rather, it’s by letting them see math in action. Board games ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

Nicole is baking 100 cookies for the school bake sale. While decorating, she gets bored and decides to vary the decorations. She places a cherry on every third cookie, the icing on every fourth cookie ...