Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Math Meet, Pi, Pizza, and finally Pies —A Great Renewed way to Celebrate a Transcendental Number

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 Saturday March 14 was Pi Day (3.14).  What better excuse is there to have a celebration of math with middle schoolers than π?     On the Mo...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Time to apply for Scholarships for the next school year

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What are YOUR answers to these 3 easy questions: 1. Are you a senior in high school? 2. Do you live in Somerville MA? 3. Are you a good stud...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Have a Great Idea on How to Teach Math? These Teachers Do!

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Many teachers have great ideas on how to make their classrooms a better place for their  students to learn math.  The teachers’ ideas freque...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Time for Somerville MA Teachers to get their Applications for Math Grants Together

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  Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas t...
Monday, October 27, 2025

Video Link for Scrapheap Showdown 2025, "Ready, Aim, Flier"

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 The Scrapheap Showdown 2025, Ready Aim Flier,  was video taped by Bill Trudell.  Read the blog post .   Enjoy the video of Scrapheap Showdo...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Scrapheap Showdown: "Ready, Aim, Flier!"

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  Scrapheap Showdown : Ready, Aim, Flier! by Erica Dakin Voolich On October 19th, 16 high school students on six teams gathered in the Breed...
Friday, September 5, 2025

Scrapheap Showdown is Coming!

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Scrapheap Showdown is Coming ... time to get your teams together.  Get two more friends and register your team.  Choose a crazy name for the...