As a young equestrian, Danielle Gersh became obsessed with how the weather affected her horses. Will the temperature dip low enough so that they’ll need blankets? Will the rain cause them to slip in a muddy riding ring?

“Time is the longest distance between two places.”
―Tennessee Williams

Where—or rather, WHEN—would you go if you could travel through time? This week’s word problem challenge is all about time travel!

As kids go through the various levels of math in school, there’s always one constant: Word problems. Whether students are learning addition and subtraction, fractions, algebra, or geometry, word problems always play a role.