Lit2Go
The Hare and the Tortoise
Does slow and steady really win the race? Class members listen to an audio version of "The Tortoise and the Hare" before completing a math activity, which prompts them to calculate distance, rate, and time. A writing assignment prompts...
Lit2Go
Avaricious and Envious
Wishing harm on your neighbors is never the best way to better your own situation. Two neighbors learn this lesson the hard way in Aesop's "Avaricious and Envious," which reinforces the connection between vices and punishment. Pupils...
Storynory
Jason and Medea Part Two: The Voyage to Colchis
The second part of Jason and the Argonauts’ journey to Colchis features a boxing match with King Amycus and the defeat of Amycus's army. But what happens when the Argonauts encounter Phineas the seer? Listen to an audio retelling of the...
Storynory
Jason and Medea Part One: The Voyage Begins
Join Jason on his voyage across the sea to Colchis as he rounds up a group of laborers to bring back the Golden Fleece. An audio resource provides a written story and audio accompaniment to engage pupils in Jason's exciting adventures.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Math and the Mona Lisa
Did Leonardo da Vinci use math to create his famous portrait of the Mona Lisa? Open an audio file and listen to an interview with two scientists who have uncovered the mystery behind the Mona Lisa's smile.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Kiss My Math
Ira talks with actress and math advocate Danica McKellar about her new book 'Kiss My Math:Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Math
An interview with Laura Overdeck, founder of a program called Bedtime Math. She talks about how it is helping children to enjoy Math and to maintain their skills during school breaks. Aired Jun. 21, 2013 [6:39 min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Keeping Up With Math
Ira talks with actress and math author Danica McKellar about keeping students' math skills sharp over the coming summer months.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Top Jobs for the Math and Science Savvy
It's a tough time to be in the job market. We'll talk about the top-rated jobs for people with math and science knowledge.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Are Math Skills Built in to the Human Brain?
Amazonian villagers with no schooling understand basic geometry as well as math-schooled adults.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Steven Strogatz: The Joy of X
A discussion with Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity. Strogatz makes concepts such as infinity understandable in an entertaining way. Aired Oct. 5, 2012 [28:53 min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Grammy in Math
Joe talks with Kevin Short, a mathematician at the University of New Hampshire who shared in a Grammy award for work in restoring an historic recording of Woody Guthrie.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Women, Girls, and Math
In this episode of Science Friday, they take a look at the progress American girls are making in mathematics.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Danica Mc Kellar, Girls, and Math
Actress and author Danica McKellar joins us to talk about getting young girls fired up about mathematics.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Steven Strogatz Talks Math
What are the odds? How are we connected? And does it all add up? Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics, joins us to run the numbers.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Manjul Bhargava: An Artist of Music and Math
Twenty-eight-year-old Manjul Bhargava has found a way to fuse his two loves (number theory and playing the tabla): he claims that there are dozens of hidden rhythms in Indian music that correspond to complex number theories. Check out...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Actress Danica Mc Kellar Helps "Girls Get Curves"
Listen as actress and math education advocate Danica McKellar discusses her latest book that tackles geometry. The book focuses on making math relate to what teenage girls are interested in studying. [12 min, 8 secs]
Curated OER
Math Science Nucleus: Constellation Animation (You Tube)
This animation, through song, lists the constellations to a catchy tune and provides series of pictures and maps of the stars.
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Satellite Animation
This animation discusses the purpose of satellites and their path around the earth through a song. The song is accompanied by animations of various satellites.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Do Simple Arithmetic
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects doing simple math problems. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Greg Tang
Greg Tang was born in Ithaca, New York, where his father taught electrical engineering at Cornell University and his mother taught math at Ithaca College. Greg grew up playing games with his two sisters, such as cards and chess, that...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Calculus Diaries
Sure, the math teacher said this stuff was important -- but why?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: e.o. Wilson's Advice for Future Scientists
Math might not matter, and other musings on the makings of a great scientist. [23 mins. 3 secs.]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Phil Mickelson Takes a Swing at Science
Mickelson, an advocate for math and science education, says science sharpens his golf game, too.
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