Number Sense Blog
It's a Mayan Math Game!
Jan 14, 2016
Image: "Detail of Codex Dresdensis drawn by Lacambalam" by Lacambalam - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Commons.
We admit—we were pretty excited when we found this awesome Mayan math game, courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum ...
Word Problem Wednesday: Probability and the Lottery!
Jan 13, 2016
It's another Word Problem Wednesday! Today's word problem explores probability as it relates to the lottery. Give it a shot—we'll update this article with the answer tomorrow!
For a certain lottery, there are 20 balls numbered 1 to 20. You sele...
Kepler: The (Broken) Space Telescope That Could
Jan 12, 2016
Between last December's epic SpaceX rocket launch and the recent unveiling of four new elements on the periodic table, the last couple of months have been huge for the world of STEM! Last week, the American Astronomical Society announced that the ...
STEM Career Spotlight: Lauren Sperber, Software Engineer
Jan 11, 2016
This January, we're all about dreaming big and setting goals, so we're shining the spotlight on inspiring professionals with solid careers in STEM fields! Software engineer Lauren Sperber once thought she'd be guiding college students as they stru...
Four New Elements Added to the Periodic Table!
Jan 8, 2016
As the world closed the books on 2015 and said hello to 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry dropped some big news for chemists/chemistry enthusiasts and the world of STEM in general! On December 30, they announced the addit...
