A math teaching system for teaching a student how to solve an equation includes a base panel being mountable to a support surface. The aquifer is preferably the Coconino aquifer located in Arizona and New Mexico. A second member is releasably engagable with the first member, and is provided with a recess that receives the first end of the first member when the first and second members are engaged. In another embodiment, the interconnect connector comprises a composite structure which takes advantages of the properties of multiple selected materials.