A Mathematics Podcast For Kids
What do you get when you combine right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles with puns, jokes, game shows, and books? A ray of mathematical sunshine radiating through all the sound waves of episode 8. Come on a math adventure with us as we tour this exciting world of degrees and vertices with some seriously straight talk!
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep8: Straight Talk Transcript
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Follow Along Resource
Standards Addressed:
VA SOL 5.13 A
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.G.A.1
Attention! Circles aren’t scary! Come to our Circle Boot Camp and get the full 360 of why circles deserve a round of applause for being so awesome! Learn how to not only identify a circle’s diameter, radius, circumference, and chord, but also how to better understand their relationships. Forward roll!
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep7: Circle Boot Camp Transcript
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Standards Addressed:
VA SOL 5.10
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.4
Rhyming and singing in maths? That’s right! Come along with us as we explore how to find factors and multiples. Tune in if you want to learn some elementary mathematical skills that will help you all the way through calculus!
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep6: Factor Factor Bo Bactor transcript
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Standards Addressed:
VA SOL 4.5
We are back and ready to convince you more than ever to give maths a chance! Whether you’re learning in a building or remotely, we want to invite you into our classroom. Come along with us as we fall in love with mathematics all over again, one episode at a time. Mic Drop Maths Season 2 is here!
Is there a mean side to maths? Listen to find out! In this episode students are introduced to statistics. Mean, median, and mode are explored as measures of center and range is investigated as a measure of spread. Tune in if you want to be a statistician as well as a mathematician!
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep5: The True Story Of Being Mean transcript
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Standards Addressed:
VA SOL 5.17
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.2
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5.C
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5.D
Kids want to know what’s really going on with the Coronavirus and we’re here to calm their fears with maths and science. In this episode we use research to empower us, take a closer look at line graphs, and step back in time to learn lessons from the past. Maths and science to the rescue!
Welcome to the third segment of Between Two Episodes! In between two full episodes, we release a special bonus feature. This feature is an interview between students and someone who has a unique perspective on maths. In this Between Two Episodes, students Logan and Mena interview Deputy Eric Lucas, a local police officer with our Sheriff’s Department. Find out what training police officers go through and if police officers ever use maths! Listen to find out why Deputy Lucas explains in 30 seconds why you should “Give Maths a Chance!”
This episode digs deeper into decimal place value and how to round decimal numbers. Do you know why the decimal point has been so irritated? Have you heard the decimal prequel to The Three Billy Goats Gruff? Listen to learn more about the world of decimal numbers!
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep 3: Dear Decimal Transcript
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Standards Addressed:
VA SOL 4.3 (a) (b)
VA SOL 5.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.3.A
Welcome to the second segment of Between Two Episodes! In between two full episodes, we release a special bonus feature. This feature is an interview between students and someone who has a unique perspective on maths. In this Between Two Episodes, students Brookelynn and Luke interview Dr. Tricia Stohr-Hunt, professor at the University of Richmond. Find out if everyone can learn math, if teachers ever make mistakes, why we learn the order of operations, and what animal she thinks she is most similar to! Plus, she’ll have 30 seconds to convince you to “Give Maths a Chance.”
This episode digs deeper into the how and why of the order of operations. Want to learn how to evaluate an expression with multiple operations? Have a listen!
See the transcript of the podcast: Transcript : Order's Up
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Welcome to the first segment of Between Two Episodes! In between two full episodes, we’ll release a special bonus feature. The feature will be an interview between students and someone who loves maths and uses maths in “real life.” In this first Between Two Episodes, students Ava and Grace interview Mr. Ian Shenk, mathematics specialist for our central Virginia school division. Find out if he says math or maths, why we take benchmark tests, and his secret hidden talent. Plus, he’ll have 30 seconds to convince you to “Give Maths a Chance.”
This episode reveals the ways that numbers are classified as even or odd; prime or composite.
See the transcript of the podcast: Ep 1: Wizard Of Odds Transcript
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Welcome to the home of Mic Drop Maths: A Mathematical Podcast for Kids! You can stream or download episodes from our website. You can also find them wherever you listen to podcasts (Apple iTunes, Stitcher, etc.).
For now, enjoy our intro! We’re sure you’ll be singing along in no time. You can follow us on social media via: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all at @micdropmaths. Leave a comment and let us know where you are listening from!
