Numbers are a part of every human’s life. Telling time, the date on the calendar, and dialing the phone all require human numeracy. But where did all of these concepts come from in the first place?

Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students with a classic head-scratcher on the first day of class: Sum up the digits from 1 to 100, without counting. But first, he ...

The Children's Museum's newest permanent exhibit uses literacy to improve math skills. Go Figure! was a traveling exhibit produced by the Minnesota Children's Museum. Now part of the permanent ...