Math Education

Estimating is a smart way of guessing the number of something. Discover tips and tricks to help you guess the number of jelly beans and other fun estimating challenges.

Likely or unlikely? Possible or impossible? Probability is how likely something is. Will it be rainy or sunny for the party? Where will the spinner land? Listen and find out!

The numbers on the clock are tired of counting time. They want to have an adventure! They meet new friends as they explore the house. Together, they spend the night together having fun and doing math! Will they ever return to their clock and start counting time again?

Go on an adventure with Polly as she learns how to use special names to categorize shapes! Any closed, flat shape with at least three straight sides is called a polygon. Did you know a quadrilateral—or a shape with four straight sides—can have several names? You can call one a parallelogram, a rhombus, a trapezoid, or even a square! What shapes can you recognize?

Join us as we go on a journey into the world of symmetry! Learn about the wonders of line symmetry—or reflection—as you create mirror images and watch how rotational symmetry works in this brief peek into this area of geometry.

Probability and odds are calculated by counting all the times something might happen and then how many times one particular outcome does happen.

If your class has 23 or more students, there's more than a 50% chance that two or more students share a birthday. How is this possible? Learn about probability with this simple exercise.

Two coins are face-up side by side. What will happen if you roll one coin around the top of the other? Will the head be right-side up? Or upside-down?

From rectangular ladders to circular rings and hexagonal picnic tables, the park is full of shapes! Fun rhyming text will engage young children as they learn.

A counting book that follows the construction of a building, from one plan to twelve stories.

Pea pods, cucumbers, and strawberries provide plenty of opportunities for counting in the garden! Follow Dad, Grandma, and other family members as they pick and count.

Do you need help learning addition? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Learning doesn’t need to be boring, so we took the boring out and threw the fun in it! Learn addition the fun way with Level 1 of Math Funland with Addition where you will learn addition facts with sums 0-10! And when you’re ready for more, check out Levels 2 and 3 of Math Funland with Addition!

In 1952, April is seven years old and adores her big sister, Annabel. But Annabel is failing her math class and desperately needs help with a tough math problem. April decides to write to Albert Einstein, asking him to give a hand.

Poker math is a vitally important aspect to no-limit hold 'em poker, but it is often overlooked or simply not used because many poker players fear it is too difficult to learn. I'm here to tell you it is not. In fact, fundamental poker math is very easy to learn. More importantly, it can yield you a lot more profits at the poker table. Without using simple math at the poker table, you are simply playing a guessing game. I will teach you how to use simple arithmetic at the poker table to gain a huge skill advantage over your opponents that will allow you to win more and lose less.

Baseball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at mathematics in the same way again.

Basketball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at math the same way again!

Have you ever wondered about all the shapes it takes to design and build structures like buildings or bridges? Different shapes like squares, triangle and rectangles are used in construction, but which shape forms the strongest? Follow the activity using straws and string to find out which shape is the strongest, sturdiest construction?

Will you pay more for a $19.99 shirt with a 20 percent discount or a $24.99 shirt with a 30 percent discount? The truth is, most of the math you find yourself doing on a day to day basis it's usually done in your head, that's why improving your mental math skills is always useful. If you’ve grown up hating math, that’s probably because you’ve been taught with the wrong approach. Math can help you calculate a discount on the fly, easily multiply big numbers, or quickly figure out how much dough packs you’ll need to make 50 cookies if one pack will be enough for 20.

Nicole M. Joseph investigates factors that contribute to the glaring underrepresentation of Black female students in mathematics. Joseph's account calls attention to educational structures and practices that contribute to race- and gender-based stratification in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In her assessment of the intersectional difficulties facing this marginalized group, Joseph offers a critical view of the existing mathematics education research, practice, and policies that have neglected Black girls and women; and then provides suggestions for reform.

Did you know that music is all about math? Every good composer knows their scales, along with the repetition, frequencies, and vibration that go into making harmonies and melodies that are pleasing to hear.