Math Moves! Experiencing Ratio and Proportion seeks to stimulate the mathematical imaginations and build the mathematical abilities, interest, confidence and skills of children and their caregivers who regularly visit museums. The experience is designed to make it easier for these children to succeed in middle school and high school mathematics. Math Moves! will test the thesis that science centers can best help children prepare for algebra by providing rich, engaging, long-term environments and experiences that 1) encourage children to acquire deep understanding of math concepts, 2) make the practice of math skills surprisingly enjoyable, and 3) help children identify success with math as personally relevant and rewarding. Specifically, the partner museums—the Science Museum of Minnesota in Saint Paul, the Museum of Science in Boston, the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham, and Explora in Albuquerque—collaborating with the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education at San Diego State University and TERC in Cambridge, MA, will develop, create and evaluate long-term math environments that children can interact with over multiple visits and over several years.

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Math Moves! is funded by the National Science Foundation.
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