Idaho Jobs Explained
Thought you'd never use math again once you've graduated high school? You'd be surprised at how many industries incorporate math in a variety of ways.
Math at Work is a series of videos designed to help high school students connect their math coursework to real-world applications in Idaho industries. In collaboration with the Idaho Department of Education, these videos will showcase how math is used across different career paths, directly linking industry skills to high school content standards.
Math in Mining
Ever wonder how math shows up in the real world?
In Idaho’s mining industry, geometry isn’t just something you learn in school, it’s how companies decide where to dig.
In this episode of Math at Work, we explore how geologists and engineers use the distance formula to predict what’s underground. With help from Idaho’s mining professionals, we’ll see how math helps them make smarter, safer, and more efficient decisions every day.
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Math in Forestry
You might think forestry is all about trees... but guess what? Foresters use math every day, from measuring timber to modeling wildfire data and planning forest growth sustainably.
In this episode of Math at Work, we get surprising insights from forestry professionals, explore how math shapes their work, and see why the forest is full of secret numbers, even if the workers didn’t expect it.