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This post features behind-the-scenes content about the 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event "What's the Big Idea? A Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians", created and hosted by The Young People's Project. How did the audience vote on the mathematical presentations? Here's what we asked them via Kahoot (an online quiz website): Question 1 Math Content: Was the...

This post features behind-the-scenes content about the 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event "What's the Big Idea? A Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians", created and hosted by The Young People's Project. Student Judges (MS, HS, and College Level) were each asked to research a mathematician of their choice, finding one thing they liked about the person and being able...

This post features behind-the-scenes content about the 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event "What's the Big Idea? A Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians", created and hosted by The Young People's Project. The mathematicians presenting in the NMF Live Game Show came from settings as diverse as Educational Testing Service (Jessica Andrews-Todd), data scientist for the...

This post features behind-the-scenes content about the 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event "What's the Big Idea? A Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians", created and hosted by The Young People's Project. The NMF Live Game Show was planned over about four months by a group of CMLWs (College Math Literacy Workers), MLWs (High School Math Literacy Workers), and...

This post features behind-the-scenes content about the 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event "What's the Big Idea? A Game Show Featuring Students and Mathematicians", created and hosted by The Young People's Project. The MC of the NMF Live Game Show was Shawn Bernier, a student at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts studying business and economics and minoring in computer science...

Did you miss our live game show event on February 16? The event recording is now available! This live event, hosted and planned by youth math literacy workers from The Young People's Project, is aimed at middle school through university students and adults, although younger students are welcome to watch as well. Six mathematicians take center stage with the single objective of presenting...

You can now view the January 27, 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event featuring a pre-recorded performance of the play Witches of Agnesi followed by a panel of four women mathematicians, including playwright Dr. Susan Gerofsky. Check it out below, along with free resources shared by our panelists! Witches of Agnesi Play Performance and Panel (2021 National Math Festival) from...

Did you miss our January 12, 2021 NMF Live Performance Series event featuring math rap concerts by the Music Notes and Professor Lyrical? You can now view the video recording of this family-friendly event! Math Rap Double Feature (2021 National Math Festival) from MSRI / National Math Festival. Math Concert with the Music Notes (Starting at 01:41) Math + Rap = Fun for...

Looking for something new? Following our recent list of relaxing, joyful math resources for all ages, we invite you to explore these collections of math resources made by many partners and friends of the National Math Festival. From Our Friends Partners DREME Family Math If you fold laundry, read children’s books, or follow recipes, math is part of your daily life,...

As the school year draws to a close, we invite you to escape into some of our favorite math activities for all ages, inspired by our More Math! Resources collection and tips from our partner organizations! Indulge your creative side Play with virtual pattern blocks Pattern blocks are a math manipulative toy consisting of a set of six shapes. As children play with them, they...