December 1st, 2021 | RESEARCH
Making experiences and activities are rich with opportunities for mathematical reasoning that often go unrecognized by both participants and educators. Since 2015, we have been exploring this potential through the Math in the Making initiative. The work focuses particularly on children’s museums and science centers, many of which have developed maker spaces and programs over the last decade. In this article, we share insights from our most recent round of research. To begin, we consider the fundamental question of what it means to authentically integrate mathematics with making.
Document
MitM-2.0-Hands-On-Article-2021_0.pdf
Team Members
Andee Rubin, Author, TERC Inc.Scott Pattison, Author, TERC Inc.
Citation
Publication: Hands On! Magazine
Volume: Fall
Page(s): 6-12
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number: 1811395
Funding Amount: $299,768
Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number: 1514726
Related URLs
Authentically Integrating Mathematics into Making Experiences
Framing Research on Activities as Mathematical Experiences (FRAME)
CIMBLE: Conference on Integrating Math into Informal Building Learning Environments (Math in the Making)
Tags
Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Families | Learning Researchers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Mathematics
Resource Type: Research | Research Case Study
Environment Type: Making and Tinkering Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs