A recent report released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows a decrease in mathematical skills of American students – the first since 1990. While the reasoning behind the drop is ...

A mathematician and a STEM education researcher use 3-D printing to teach Calculus 3 and see how it may change students' attitudes towards math. The majority of students in Calculus 3—multivariable ...

Teachers have known for a long time that many kids learn math best if they can play with blocks and other tools they can touch. Educators call these toys and tools "manipulatives," and while effective ...

For many grade-schoolers, talk of mathematics and science invoke a nearly universal response: yuck! At Starbase Minnesota, a non-profit educational organization serving nearly 4000 students each year ...

Calculator hacks are fun and educational and an awesome way to show-off how 1337 your skills are. [Marcus Wu] is a maker who likes 3D printing and his Jumbo Curta Mechanical Calculator is a project ...

With 3D printed arms of fixed measurements, the depth reading from a set of digital calipers can be used to calculate the radius of a curve. Specialized tools that focus on one particular job tend to ...