Free Math Activities and Worksheets: Math Explorer Magazine
Each issue of Math Explorer contains fun math activities and worksheets. These are designed for the middle school grades (6th, 7th, and 8th grades). There are fun math challenges and puzzles in each issue! These math worksheets are free for use by students, parents, and teachers. Download any issue below and use it with your students! The PDF files are printable and easy to use.
Note: Math Explorer is no longer in publication.
| Date | Issue topic | Feature article | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEnov98 1(1) | Moon shot | The Proof is in the Picture | Anne Sung |
| MEjan99 1(2) | Stamps | The Pythagorean Theorem | Anne Sung |
| MEfeb99 1(3) | Gaudi | Prime Numbers | Janet Chen |
| MEmar99 1(4)` | Notre Dame | Pascal’s Triangle | Janet Chen & Terry McCabe |
| MEapr99 1(5) | Chess board | Making Choices | Janet Chen & Max Warshauer |
| MEsum99 1(6) | Map coloring | Coloring Maps | Terry McCabe |
| MEoct99 2(1) | Math & Nature | Natural Connections | Hiroko K. Warshauer |
| MEnov99 2(2) | Math & Architecture | The Pantheon Shape | Hiroko K. Warshauer |
| MEdec99 2(3) | Math & Astronomy | Modeling the Earth’s Neighbors | Kevin Jones |
| MEjan00 2(4) | Math & Geography | Texas Connections | Terry McCabe |
| MEfeb00 2(5) | Math & Art? | Drawing Stars | Daniel Shapiro |
| MEmar00 2(6) | Math & Science | A Science Experiment for Pi | Eugene Curtin |
| MEapr00 2(7) | Math & Sports | The Geometry of Playing Pool | Terry McCabe |
| MEsum00 2(8) | Math & Music | Mathematics and Music in Harmony | Joel Becktell & Hiroko Warshauer |
| MEfall00 3(1) | Math & Computer Science | How does a Vending Machine Work | Carol Hazlewood |
| MEwin00 3(2) | Math & Topology | Torus Trek | Dan Shapiro |
| MEspr01 3(3) | Math & Games | Matrix Games | Greg Passty |
| MEsum01 3(4) | Math & Art | Beauty of Art & Mathematics | Joyce Fischer |
| MEfall01 4(1) | Fractal Math | Fractals: A Picture of Chaos | Joyce Fischer |
| MEwin01 4(2) | Math Cycles | Time Will Tell: Clock Arithmetic | Hiroko Warshauer |
| MEspr02 4(3) | Math & Chemistry | The Importance of Percents in Chemistry | Carol Lipsey Hersh |
| MEsum02 4(4) | Math & Measuring | Problems with Measuring | Dan Shapiro |
| MEfall02 5(1) | Math & Decision Making | Mathematics of Voting | Kevin Jones |
| Mewin02 5(2) | Math & the Sphere | The Skies Down Under | Hisako Shiraishi |
| MESpr03 5(3) | Mathematics & Area | Pick’s Theorem | Eugene Curtin |
| MESum03 5(4) | Mathematics & Tiling | The Tiling Challenge | Daniel Shapiro |
| MEFall03 6(1) | Mathematics & Government | The Mathematical President | Jean Davis |
| MEwin03 6(2) | Mathematics & Circles | Circles Everywhere | David Snyder |
| MEspr04 6(3) | Mathematics & Logic | Why Think Logically? | Joyce Fischer |
| MEsum04 6(4) | Mathematics & Measurement | Walking the Dog | Daniel Shapiro |
| MEFall2004 7(1) | Mathematics & Infinity | Infinity | Christopher Johnson |
| MEWinter2004 7(2) | Measurement & Mathematics | Angles, Triangles and Ears | Max Warshauer |
| MESpring05 7(3) | Mathematics & Graph Theory | Euler’s Formula | Eugene Curtin |
| MESummer05 7(4) | Mathematics & Games | Four Numbers | Daniel Shapiro |
| MEFall05 8(1) | Mathematics & Juggling | Juggling Mathematics | Bill Finkenkeller |
| MEWinter05 8(2) | Mathematics & Decision Making | How Worried Should you be? | Max Warshauer |
| MESpring06 8(3) | Mathematics & Quilting | Quilting Mathematics | Shelly Harkness |
| MESummer06 8(4) | Mathematics & Nonstandard Digits | Nonstandard Digits | Daniel Shapiro |
1998
MEnov98
(PDF, 3.55MB)
1999
MEjan99
(PDF, 3.45MB)
MEfeb99
(PDF, 3.42MB)
MEmar99
(PDF, 3.11MB)
MEapr99
(PDF, 3.22MB)
MEsum99
(PDF, 2.92MB)
MEoct99
(PDF, 2.96MB)
MEnov99
(PDF, 2.69MB)
MEdec99
(PDF, 3.52MB)
2000
MEjan00
(PDF, 2.85MB)
MEfeb00
(PDF, 2.62MB)
MEmar00
(PDF, 3.35MB)
MEapr00
(PDF, 6.15MB)
MEsum00
(PDF, 3.04MB)
MEfall00
(PDF, 2.94MB)
MEwin00
(PDF, 2.51MB)
2001
MEspr01
(PDF, 3.02MB)
MEsum01
(PDF, 3.38MB)
MEfall01
(PDF, 3.06MB)
MEwin01
(PDF, 3.23MB)
2002
MEspr02
(PDF, 2.89MB)
MEsum02
(PDF, 2.95MB)
MEfall02
(PDF, 3.13MB)
MEwin02
(PDF, 2.72MB)
2003
MESpr03
(PDF, 482KB)
MESum03
(PDF, 455KB)
MEFall03
(PDF, 566KB)
MEwin03
(PDF, 619KB)
2004
MEspr04
(PDF, 345KB)
MEsum04
(PDF, 298KB)
ME-Fall-2004
(PDF, 9.84MB)
ME-Winter-2004
(PDF, 8.66MB)
2005
MESpring05
(PDF, 5.75MB)
ME-Summer-05
(PDF, 21.4MB)
MEFall05
(PDF, 10.5MB)
MEWinter05
(PDF, 8MB)
2006
MESpring06
(PDF, 30.7MB)
MESummer06
(PDF, 25.4MB)