News & Updates

2019 National Math Festival participants at dozens of science museums around the county experienced the fun of geometric bubble blowing using kits created by Zometool. What is Zometool? Zometool is a construction set that allow players to build beautiful and fascinating models from simple to profound. NASA has used Zometool for AIDS virus research in space and for a space...

To celebrate the 2019 National Math Festival, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invited NSF research grant recipients from around the U.S. to submit short videos to bring mathematics to life for Festival attendees. For those who may be curious about what it means to do advanced mathematics or conduct research in the mathematical sciences, these videos give fun and accessible...

Washington, DC: The National Alliance WE THE PEOPLE – MATH LITERACY FOR ALL is planning a Public Briefing on “Mathematics Literacy in the Age of the Knowledge Economy” on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning, July 18, 2019. The purpose of the Briefing is to call attention to the very large number of young people who lose the thread in their mathematical development early in...

2019 Festival presenter Dr. Jacob M. Ward of American University and the DC Math Circle shared the following guest post with us about a new math game that was created at the 2019 Festival. Try it at home this summer! We are excited to announce the creation of a new mathematical game at this year’s National Math Festival! The DC Math Circle featured some well-known...

Looking for math activities to try at home this summer? Many of the participating organizations at the 2019 Festival’s Make or Take Spiral have shared free resources which you can enjoy from anywhere in the world. The Game of Chomp (PDF): The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) invites you to play the game of Chomp, where a wrong move may lead you to...

The 2019 National Math Festival is proud to present the Math/Creativity Video Series. A collection of short form, behind the scenes clips produced by many of the 2019 Festival’s presenters, Math/Creativity aims to inspire and spark mathematical joy while celebrating the unity of math and the arts. Explore the videos below! BARKIN/SELISSEN Project – Math/Creativity Series:...

BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT presents Dance of the Diagram at the National Math Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Seats are first-come, first-served. You can register for this free performance on Eventbrite to let us know you are coming, and to receive reminders about the performance. Learn more in this blog post by Kyla Barkin. How a Dance Gets Built...

BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT presents Dance of the Diagram at the National Math Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Seats are first-come, first-served. You can register for this free performance on Eventbrite to let us know you are coming, and to receive reminders about the performance. Learn more in this blog post by Kyla Barkin. Dance of the...

The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival returns to the National Math Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Learn more about the activity presenters in this celebration of mathematics for ages 8 through adult! Explore Geometric Origami with Mary Chrestenson-Becker Students will make multiple units and assemble these units into geometric shapes. The...

Calling all 5th and 6th grade math teachers! Are you ready to put your students’ math skills to the test? Check out this great new math game developed by 2019 Festival presenter ThinkFun! The game, Final Target, is perfect for improving math fluency skills and is ideal for teaching order of operations. The object of the game is to use the scoring numbers given to...