2019 Festival: Math, Ice Cores, and Planet Earth (12:45pm showing) | National Math Festival
Presenter and kids looking at an ice core sample

2019 Festival: Math, Ice Cores, and Planet Earth (12:45pm showing)

Saturday May 4, 2019 from 12:45pm - 1:30pm ET

Whatever your talents, and whatever your passions, you can use them to help our planet. This is especially true if you enjoy math. Come and see inside an ancient ice core, and find out about cool ways you can use math to understand our climate and to help keep Planet Earth healthy.

This presentation repeats the session taking place from 11:30am – 12:15pm.

ASL interpretation will be provided at this event from 12:45pm-1:30pm

Room 207b, Level 2, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Age Level

8-10
11-13
14-18
18+

PRESENTED BY:

Dr. Mary Lou Zeeman

Dr. Mary Lou Zeeman uses mathematics within cross-disciplinary research communities to help understand sustainability, climate change, and protecting the health of the planet. Zeeman is a co-director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network, a member of the executive council of the... Learn more