A transition from mental math fluency to algebraic modeling, focusing on integer arithmetic and solving linear equations with visual tools.
A hands-on geometry unit where students apply area formulas for various polygons and circles to design real-world spaces, including custom bedrooms and mini-golf holes.
A comprehensive 8-day financial algebra project where 8th-grade students navigate adulthood, managing salaries, housing, transportation, and debt using linear and exponential models.
A two-lesson unit for 6th-grade students focusing on whole number place value relationships from ones to millions, emphasizing the base-ten structure through hands-on detective-themed activities.
A 7-day math project where 6th-grade students use statistics and proportions to analyze school-based environmental issues and propose data-driven solutions to create change.
A 4-lesson economics sequence for Special Education students. Lessons progress from solving for market equilibrium algebraically, to using data tables, to graphing intersections, and finally interpreting the real-world meaning of surplus, shortage, and the 'sweet spot'.
A math project where students design their own grocery store catalog to master unit rates. Students select items, set prices, and calculate the cost per unit for a variety of food categories.
A month-long architectural design and statistical analysis project for high school students, focusing on precision decimal operations through real-world urban planning, budgeting, and data synthesis.
A series of 8th and 9th grade Algebra lessons focused on linear relationships and systems of equations, with a focus on SPED/IEP support.
A comprehensive multi-day Algebra 2 unit on simplifying radical expressions. Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (including rationalizing denominators) with an architectural blueprint theme.
A 3-day introductory unit on statistics and probability themed around Johnny Bravo. Students learn mean, median, mode, range, and basic probability through data related to laboratory disruptions and button frequencies.
A 3-day introduction to statistics and probability themed around Dexter's Laboratory. Students analyze DeeDee's disruptions, beaker volumes, and control panel button frequencies to master mean, median, mode, and basic probability.
A culinary-themed unit on 5th-grade fractions covering division as fractions, multiplication of fractions, and division with unit fractions. Students step into the role of bakery and pizzeria owners to solve real-world mathematical problems.
A unit on statistics for freshman students themed around Tom and Jerry, covering central tendency, data visualization, and probability.
A comprehensive journey from basic arithmetic to algebraic reasoning, bridging the gap between elementary calculations and middle school expressions.