FOOTBALL × MATHEMATICS
Who wins: numerator or denominator?
What happens when two quantities grow together? A mathematical question meets the language of football.
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MATHS DAILY · with Gil Sher
Small moment.
Big idea.
Mathematics begins when something makes us curious. Short stories, surprising questions, and that wonderful feeling of “Oh, now I get it.”
Start with one question ↙No grades. No pressure. Just room to think.
A LITTLE DAILY WONDER01 / TRY IT YOURSELF
Wait, how did it get bigger?3−(−2)=?
We subtracted. Why is it bigger?
Before the explanation, what do you think the answer is?
Pick an answer. Discover another way to think about subtraction.
A good question ✳ A fresh perspective ✳ An aha moment ✳ Something to take with you
A TASTE OF WHAT’S COMING
There’s a story here.
From the pitch, the screen, and questions in a lesson.
Three stories we’re developing.
NUMBERS × PERSPECTIVE
The calculator didn’t say ten.
Sometimes a tiny detail on a screen changes the whole answer. What do we see, and what did we almost miss?
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EVERYDAY LIFE × THINKING
Everyone counted. Too many people.
How can we count everyone and still get it wrong? Two circles help reveal who we counted twice.
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These previews introduce stories in development, based on ideas from Gil’s teaching.
NOTICE. QUESTION. DISCOVER.
Even confusion can be
the start of a good story.
A student’s question. An unexpected guess. A drawing that suddenly changes the picture. Maths Daily grows from the small moments when a mathematical idea begins to make sense.
We’ll take one idea at a time, look at it from a fresh angle, and leave room for the next question.
Gil Sher · Creator of FundamaticsKEEP YOUR CURIOSITY GOING
Ready to go a little further?
Explore teaching ideas, articles, and interactive apps at Fundamatics, and discover mathematics for yourself.