The 2022 NMF @ NCSciFest is free and open to the public, with activities designed for all ages, from very young children to teens and adults.

We invite you to celebrate the fun, beauty, and power of math through games, puzzles, uplifting and intriguing talks, book readings, and hands-on activities, taking place online via Zoom.

All are welcome to register for these events, with residents of North Carolina particularly encouraged to celebrate with us!

Click here for complete details and registration.

Saturday, April 23, 2022 Schedule of Events

All events take place in US Eastern Time and will be held live online.

Event Accessibility Information: All events will feature live closed captioning and moderated chat enabled. For additional questions, contact us at mathfestival@msri.org.

10-11:30 am ET on Zoom: Natural Math: Snowflakes & Fractals: Fun for PreK and Beyond

Ages 2-7. Young children are warmly invited to make… snowflakes in April? Yes, they’re fractals. Come have fun with this paper-cutting activity with your new friends from Natural Math.

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED: Paper, safety scissors.

SOLD OUT: 1-2:15 pm on Zoom: Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival Presents: Prime Cubes

Ages 8-13. Armed with only your understanding of prime numbers, play against your friends to to find the best way to fill in our colorful cube. Sign up to play Prime Cubes, a fun brain teaser puzzle, with groups of fellow kids to match your wits together in team-based, cooperative creative problem-solving! ** This event has limited seating and tickets have now sold out.

On event day, come early to get a "seat" — and plan to stay the whole time. Attendance is limited for better group facilitation.

** Attendees can only hold a place in one JRMF event, not both, as they take place at the same time. Duplicate registrations will be asked to choose which event they are registering for.

1-2:15 pm on Zoom: Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival Presents: River Crossings

Ages 8-13. What do a goat, a cabbage, and a wolf have in common? Hint: if you are playing River Crossings, you cannot leave them alone in pairs on the riverbank, or… what might happen? Sign up to play River Crossings with groups of fellow kids to match your wits together in team-based, cooperative creative problem-solving!

On event day, come early to get a "seat" — and plan to stay the whole time. Attendance is limited for better group facilitation.

** Attendees can only hold a place in one JRMF event, not both, as they take place at the same time. Duplicate registrations will be asked to choose which event they are registering for.

2:30-3:30 pm on Zoom: Mathical Live Author Reading: Shelley Pearsall, ALL OF THE ABOVE

Ages 8-13. Bring your tetrahedron-building supplies… and join us live for a reading from this multiple award-winning middle-grade novel about a group of kids who set out to break the world’s tetrahedron-building record! Based on a true story.

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED: To make a tetrahedron, bring paper, scissors, scotch tape, colored pencils, and print a few of the tetrahedron shapes that we'll share with you before the event day.

4-5 pm on Zoom: Happy Numbers — with Dr. Pamela E. Harris (Williams College)

Ages 14 through adults. When she was a child, Dr. Pamela E. Harris used to ride city buses in Mexico. Whenever you ride a bus and pay the fare, you get a small paper ticket. The tickets have a serial number on them. As a kid she would add the digits together. This was the start of her interest in a deep mathematical subject — happy numbers. Join her as she brings us up to date in her math research on this (happy) subject!

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED: Paper, pencil, calculator.