Mathalicious: Real World Math for Real World Teaching


WINNER: Best Instructional App – Second Place

  Mathalicious is a fresh way to teach math. We create lessons that help teachers teach the Common Core Standards through real-world topics, and engage their students to think critically about the world. For instance:  

  • How long would it take to burn off a Big Mac, and what would happen if McDonald's rewrote its menu in terms of exercise? (Equations & Expressions)
  • Does Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt have an unfair height advantage, and should athletes run distances based on their heights? (Proportions)
  • How have video game consoles changed over time, and will they ever be so realistic that you could choose to live inside of them? (Exponential Growth)

  On a survey of teachers who use Mathalicious, 95% said that their students enjoy the lessons, and 97% said they the lessons help their students become better problem solvers. Not only that, but almost three-fourths of teachers said that they enjoy their jobs more when they incorporate Mathalicious into their instruction.   Too many students think of math as a bunch of random steps to memorize and regurgitate, and ask, "When will I ever use this?" Mathalicious answers this. It's a great complement to any core curriculum, and is helping teachers across the country redefine what it means to teach math.

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