Math is more than just numbers. From shopping to scheduling,
we integrate math with our activities everyday. In fact, mixing math
and culture is a fun way to teach children about geography, language and arithmetic.
April is National Math Education Month. Here are some
on-line activities to integrate math and culture that you might want to try at home and in the
classroom:
1. Weather
around the world:
From Epals.com, you can get an interactive map to get
weather conditions and a 5-day forecast of more than 78,000 cities around
the world. Select several countries from different regions of the world.
Make a chart of the daily temperature for each country. Graph the data.
Don't stop there, take some time to learn more about each country. What else
can you find out about each country?
2. Recipes
around the world:
Eat what you learn! Cooking is always a fun way to learn how
to measure. Why not try some recipes from other parts of the world.
Courtesy of Whirlpool, some recipes
from Kids
' Multicultural Cookbook by Deanna Cook are available on line.
3. Holidays
around the world:
From Scholastic.com's
Math Hunt, you'll learn some interesting information about different
holidays and test your math skills at the same time. Have fun.
4. Currencies
around the world
Pretend that you are traveling to other parts of the world.
How valuable is your American dollar in other countries? Use Bloomberg's
currency converter to find out.
Do you have other ideas for math and culture learning
activities? Let us know and we
will share them with others.
