CHICO — If the end of the world has not yet arrived by Saturday, Gateway Science Museum will host an education station that explores the Mayan number system. From 1-3 p.m., visitors may learn how they ...

Students working with teacher Bob Miller attempt to determine the rules that govern the way Maya numbers are written using some examples of Maya numbers that have been converted into Arabic numbers.

Doom-mongers across the world are already warming up as we approach another of those dates that harbinger the end of the world. Fuelled by the Hollywood blockbuster 2012, December 21 2012 is now down ...

Read the student handout to familiarize yourself with the calculations that students will make. Organize students in groups. Distribute copies of the "Calendar Count" student handout. Tell students ...