Check out the length of your ring and index fingers! In a study (Brit­ish Jour­nal of Psy­chol­o­gy), re­search­ers com­pared the fin­ger lengths of 75 seven-year-old chil­dren with stand­ard­ized test ... Read More

Learners regardless of age don't learn merely by lecture or by watching. Instead, learners need to be engaged in a hands on fashion. That's just common sense. Young learners, to ... Read More

If you're a math teacher or have responsibilities for teaching math this year, start collecting fun and unusual math problems now. Have a problem of the week or problem of ... Read More

Apparently our innate sense of numbers is logarithmic as opposed to linear according to Scientific American Mind. I always though that my own mind worked much more like a number ... Read More

Whether you're a homeschooler, parent or educator, ordinal numbers should be taught during the learning of counting concepts. Ordinal numbers refer to a specific position and children should be able ... Read More

If you're taking the SATs this October 4th '08, the deadline to register is September 9th (and August 26th if you're an international student). 2008 dates are, October 4th, November ... Read More

Spice your lesson up with a movie or two! Math and the Movies from Mathbits.com provides you with a list of movies containing a math concept or two. You'll ... Read More

For parents and students stocking up on back-to-school gear, Texas Instruments latest graphing calculator is one purchase that is a must for the math student. "The TI-Nspire graphing calculator has proven ... Read More

Coordinate grid or graph paper that is! It always seems that when I need some grid/graph paper of some form, it's never that easy to put your hands on. Sometimes ... Read More

I was sharing the fact with a friend a while back that mistakes often lead to powerful learning experiences, she retorted, "Uh, huh, I was once married!" Not quite what ... Read More

I feel like I'm blogging a 'believe it or not' blog! I've always been a fan of integrating math with other subject areas across the curriculum, but struggled somewhat to ... Read More

If you're a math major and want to do a little research to determine which college to attend with a focus on math, College Finder is for you. This online ... Read More