Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/test-yourself-math-april-30-2012/
This question is based on rapid population growth in African countries. How long will it take Nigeria’s population to quadruple?
My latest contribution to the New York Times Learning Network is a collection of activities for having some summer fun with math!
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/these-days-are-numbered-eight-summer-math-ideas/
I will definitely be enjoying the quantitative aspects of the Olympics this year, and I may just embark upon a personal data study like Stephen Wolfram did!
Any other ways to have fun with math over the summer?
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/test-yourself-math-april-25-2012/
This question is based on the increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting the United States each year. Just how much are they spending?
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/test-yourself-math-april-16-2012/
This question is based on the current oil-export capacity of Iran. How long would it take Iran to export a billion dollars’ worth of oil?
Here is a math lesson I put together for the New York Times Learning Network that is built around parsing income information and properly filling out tax forms.
This lesson supplies students with cost-of-living scenarios and mocked-up W2 and 1099-INT forms and challenges them to work their way through Federal Form 1040EZ.
A few older students might like to try this, too!