Students build computational skills and their confidence and ability to talk about math effectively with these games.

A classic puzzle conundrum goes like this: You’re in a room with two ropes and a box of matches. Each rope takes exactly an ...

But what role does math play in solving complex problems such as curing a disease? In my job as an applied mathematician , I ...

When students reach high school math, play typically disappears from the curriculum. But Kathy Sun is discovering new ways to bring play into high school math.. A student’s math identity is usually ...

Ultimately, Fisher feels that a playful approach makes math more memorable, the lessons more sticky. It teaches students to come up with strategies for performing math, he says. In his eyes, ...

Rolling dice, counting spaces and managing your play resources are big tasks for young children. Board games that incorporate those elements are often helpful in building math abilities, study shows.

Is it possible, though, that rather than being circular arguments or an argument that ultimately misses the point of what makes reality real, that we are challenged in grasping the idea that the ...

A fifth-grade bilingual class, with many newcomers to the U.S., completed the most First In Math modules. East Ramapo's grade 3-8 state assessment test scores are among the lowest in the state.

Applied mathematicians use math to model real-world situations. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images. In my job as an applied mathematician, I use mathematical tools to study and solve complex ...