The mathematical mystery of turbulence lies at the heart of a $1 million Millennium Prize Problem, one of math’s greatest challenges ... a new way to approach these problems,” he said. In real-life ...

In middle and high school courses, it’s really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd. Students plug away at tough ...

When elementary students begin to see the links between math and everyday life, the subject becomes more meaningful—and much more engaging. By incorporating hands-on projects that mirror real-world ...

manipulating the environment to understand math in real-life applications; recreating historical activities; and writing across all these disciplines. Captain Planet Foundation, derived from the ...

At Doodles and Digits, we use storytelling and humor to help students in grades 3–5 discover how math is woven into everyday life. ‘How It’s Math ... on paper — it’s something you use in the real ...

A scene from the television show ‘The Americans,’ which dramatized the real-life Russian spy operation that saw operatives embed themselves throughout American communities. FX In June 2010 ...

“He talked about seeing math in real life and that had an impact on me even, because you don’t really get to see that,” Oyler said. “You learn those things in the classroom, and then if ...

Water Street Mission does life-changing work ... If we want to preserve what matters most, we must solve the real math problem before it’s too late. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker represents ...

"We want students to explore money—not just in a sense of adding and subtracting—but to understand how math applies in real life, like when shopping."The program is funded in part by the ...

Many lesson models, inquiry-based investigations, hands-on explorations and activities, and simulations also help students connect abstract concepts and real-life scenarios. PhET sims, for example, ...

In real life, Baumgartner has parlayed playing Kevin into a podcast and a few book deals. Autographed photos of Adriana Caselotti (Courtesy of Darrell Rooney)According to Richard Hollis and Brian ...