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This article was co-authored by Scott Pattison, Institute for Learning Innovation, and Andee Rubin and Tracey Wright, TERC. Mathematics is foundational to all fields of science, technology, and engineering (NCTM, 2000; NRC, 2012) and has been shown repeatedly to be a gatekeeper for long-term engagement with STEM topics and careers (e.g., Dika & D’Amico, 2016; ...
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DATE: March 3rd, 2017
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With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Mathematics in Zoos and Aquariums project worked with zoo and aquarium staff members to integrate mathematical concepts into the...
DATE: July 27th, 2012
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This project is a funded as a component of the joint NSF/DoE Public Understanding and Engagement Initiative for middle grade mathematics. NCTM, Widmeyer-Baker and NACME are partnering to launch and...
DATES: November 1st, 1998 - October 31st, 2002
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One day, as I was working with a student after school on a problem involving division with decimals, I told him which number goes in the “division house.” Suddenly the...
DATE: March 1st, 2016
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The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) is implementing a new, 41-month phase and augmentation of a national public service advertising campaign that was launched in 1995. The...
DATES: June 1st, 1998 - May 31st, 2002
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Math off the Shelf (MotS) was designed to help those who work in public libraries put math into what they do with grades K-6 children and their families. Public libraries...
DATES: August 15th, 2007 - August 15th, 2007
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This project will develop an interactive application for spherical displays developed by NOAA called Science on a Sphere. The spheres are animated globes that can show dynamic, animated images of...
DATES: November 1st, 2011 - October 31st, 2013
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Poster on NSF grant DRL-1114388 (""Math on a Sphere: An Interactive Exploration of 3D Surfaces for Public Audiences"") from the 2012 ISE PI Meeting....
DATE: March 15th, 2012
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This dissertation study investigates late-elementary and early-middle school field trips to a mathematics exhibition called Math Moves!. Developed by and currently installed at four science museums across the United States,...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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"Math Packs for Families" is a three-year project which will enable a broad spectrum of parents throughout the country to do interesting, fun, and enriching mathematical activities with their children...
DATES: July 1st, 1999 - June 30th, 2004
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This document was shared in the session “Math Phobia and Science Centers: Some International Perspectives” at the 2004 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference in San Jose, California. It explores...
DATE: September 18th, 2004
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Community Television of Southern California (KCET/Los Angeles) proposes to create a national television series supported by outreach activities designed to motivate parents to participate in and support children's learning and...
DATES: October 10th, 1992 - December 31st, 1995
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The project is based upon the established Math, Science, and Beyond (MSB) program which consists of a series of evening family science workshops (with curriculum materials developed for classroom settings)...
DATES: September 1st, 1996 - August 31st, 2001
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Teaching mathematics in informal settings is a relatively new phenomenon, but it has gained more attention due to the recent changes in the society. The aim of the present quantitative...
DATE: December 15th, 2015
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Ever since Galileo's time, scientists have been interested in how to create a perfect language capable of supporting communication at a horizontal level i.e. within the scientific community, and at...
DATE: March 21st, 2002
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The Franklin Institute Science Museum, a major American Science Center serving more than 700,000 individuals annually, proposes to create a 3,700 square foot permanent exhibition that will promote public interest...
DATES: February 1st, 1987 - January 31st, 1990
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The Association for Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) will gather data and develop a report to the field on mathematics activities in science museums. The purpose of the Small Grant for Exploratory...
DATES: September 15th, 1999 - May 31st, 2001
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There is growing understanding that learning develops across time and settings. This paper describes a particular case in which a fourth grade boy’s mathematics learning is shaped by experiences both...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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Digital image processing offers several possible new approaches to the teaching of a variety of mathematical concepts at the middle-school and high-school levels. There is reason to believe that this...
DATES: June 15th, 1992 - May 31st, 1997
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Research on mathematical reasoning and learning has long been a central part of the classroom and formal education literature (e.g., National Research Council, 2001, 2005). However, much less attention has...
DATE: March 6th, 2016
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Mathematizing, Visualizing, and Power (MVP): Appalachian Youth Becoming Data Artists for Community Learning is a three-year Advancing Informal STEM Learning, Innovations and Development, project that focuses on community-centered data exploration...
DATES: August 1st, 2022 - July 31st, 2025
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The Science Center of Connecticut will develop, evaluate, and install 57 mathematical exhibit activities in its new 160,000 sq. ft. exhibit facility. These activities will engage visitors in learning how...
DATES: September 1st, 1994 - August 31st, 1998
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The authors present a quantitative content analysis to assess the use of mathematical information in the news of five generalist Portuguese newspapers during a three-month period. Misuses of mathematics were...
DATE: June 7th, 2016
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Mathematics plays a significant role in understanding and participating in science, technology, and engineering (STEM). Research shows that early mathematics experiences in everyday life are critical to the development of...
DATES: September 1st, 2018 - February 29th, 2020
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The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement (NCSCE) will conduct a Collaborative Planning project to maximize the collective impact of two well-established national STEM learning networks, National Informal STEM...
DATES: September 15th, 2016 - August 31st, 2017