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Authentically Integrating Mathematics into Making Experiences

December 1, 2021 | Public Programs

Making experiences and activities are rich with opportunities for mathematical reasoning that often go unrecognized by both participants and educators. Since 2015, we have been exploring this potential through the Math in the Making initiative. The work focuses particularly on children’s museums and science centers, many of which have developed maker spaces and programs over the last decade. In this article, we share insights from our most recent round of research. To begin, we consider the fundamental question of what it means to authentically integrate mathematics with making.

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  • Citation

    Publication Name: Hands On! Magazine
    Volume: Fall
    Page Number: 6-12

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
    Award Number: 1811395
    Funding Amount: $299,768
    NSF
    Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
    Award Number: 1514726
    Resource Type: Research
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Mathematics
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Families | Museum/ISE Professionals | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs

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