Science News for Kids » math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A mind for math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17077 A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/feed/ 0 Engineering: The route to problem-solving http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/engineering-the-route-to-problem-solving/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/engineering-the-route-to-problem-solving/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:24:46 +0000 Helen Fields http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15550 Teams of young researchers brainstormed ways to protect a raw egg — sometimes using bubble wrap — so that it could be dropped from various heights without breaking at a major competition in Washington, D.C., last fall. Students from around the country came together to work on engineering challenges. Credit: iStockphoto

Young researchers learn how math and science are used in the real world, from protecting eggs to delivering tap water]]> Teams of young researchers brainstormed ways to protect a raw egg — sometimes using bubble wrap — so that it could be dropped from various heights without breaking at a major competition in Washington, D.C., last fall. Students from around the country came together to work on engineering challenges. Credit: iStockphoto

Young researchers learn how math and science are used in the real world, from protecting eggs to delivering tap water]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/engineering-the-route-to-problem-solving/feed/ 0 Pathways to research: Young scientists tackle abstract problems http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/young-scientists-tackle-abstract-problems/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/young-scientists-tackle-abstract-problems/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:11:41 +0000 Alison Pearce Stevens http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14470 NT_droplet_feature

Students’ independent, theoretical investigations produce real-world results]]> NT_droplet_feature

Students’ independent, theoretical investigations produce real-world results]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/young-scientists-tackle-abstract-problems/feed/ 0 Car-crazy kid wins Broadcom competition http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:33:49 +0000 Laura Sanders http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14312 Raymond Gilmartin just won top honors – and a $25,000 educational award – at the Broadcom MASTERS competition for middle-school scientists and engineers. Credit: Broadcom MASTERS, IML Photography

First place at middle-school MASTERS event goes to an eighth grader who studied automotive spoilers]]> Raymond Gilmartin just won top honors – and a $25,000 educational award – at the Broadcom MASTERS competition for middle-school scientists and engineers. Credit: Broadcom MASTERS, IML Photography

First place at middle-school MASTERS event goes to an eighth grader who studied automotive spoilers]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/feed/ 0 Math for hungry birds http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/math-for-hungry-birds/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/math-for-hungry-birds/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:00:35 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12666 Scientists have found that when albatrosses forage for food, their flight path looks like a mathematical pattern called a fractal. Credit: Coedekoven/SWFSC/NOAA

Seabird traces patterns while searching for food]]> Scientists have found that when albatrosses forage for food, their flight path looks like a mathematical pattern called a fractal. Credit: Coedekoven/SWFSC/NOAA

Seabird traces patterns while searching for food]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/math-for-hungry-birds/feed/ 0 Competing with math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:20:06 +0000 Daniel Strain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12405 math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/feed/ 0