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Zero is a powerful number with a complex history and surprising significance in mathematics. Learn about how the brain interprets zero and the history of the number, along with ideas on how to start conversations about zero in the classroom.
This three-part, hands-on lesson uses baking to teach students how to understand, compare, and work with fractions. Students measure ingredients, double and triple recipes to practice adding and multiplying fractions, and identify and compare fractions in their own recipes.
Fractions are one of the most challenging topics in math. We’ve focused our latest research and game development on helping students build strong, intuitive fraction knowledge through play. Try out two of our new free lesson plans & learn how our extracurricular program for children is making fractions more accessible and engaging.
A three-part lesson exploring how sound works and how we perceive it. Through classroom experiments—such as testing how sound travels through different materials and environments—and neighbourhood sound walks, students will fine-tune their listening skills and develop an appreciation for the subtleties in their surroundings.
In collaboration with YAAACE, The Robertson Program set out to develop a series of engaging activities aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of probability and statistics among a fifth-grade competitive basketball team.
Quilts are holders of stories about community, culture, tradition, celebration – and even math! Picture books focused on quilts can help students build skills, such as spatial sense skills by thinking about patterns, shapes, angles, symmetry and much more.