Mathematics
Grades 3-5
Clue to Clue
Students assume the role of international detectives who are problem-solving around the globe in search of an answer to a mystery: Who painted the White House green?
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Monopoly and More
Students explore probability through games.
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Matheletes United
This is a unit about challenging students to use previously learned and/or new math skills to answer questions in order to earn points.
Block by Block
Students study the basic concept of systems within the economic structure of a city, plan a building based on research, draw a map using the basic skills of cartography, and build a Lego structure based on the concept of scale and proportion.
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Quilty as Charged
Students explore expression in quilt patterns though the perspectives of history, culture and quilters.
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Tiny House, Big Space!
Students examine how math and science play a role in understanding that, "Sustainability Impacts Environment".
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Game On! An Investigation into Board Games
Students examine board games to determine elements game designers consider.
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Design It! Where Creativity Happens
This unit uses a Cricut Machine to help students explore elements of design and marketing.
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Escape!
Students analyze and decipher various puzzles associated with escape rooms.
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Bonkers for Board Games
During this unit students explore probability through playing and analyzing board games.
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City of Durham: Tiny Homes
Students examine urban housing problems through the design of tiny homes.
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Gaming Gurus
Students become game designers for the gaming industry and investigate game strategy.
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Grades 6-8
Risky Business​
This unit helps students come to understand the role greed
plays in the stock market, why people take risks, and what provokes some of the decisions people decide to make with their money.
Mathletes United
This unit brings like-minded young mathematicians together for some friendly competition!
Up, Up, and Away
Students solve real-world mathematical problems involving three-dimensional objects.
Trigonometry Tested
Students explore the Pythagorean Theorem, Sine, Cosine, and Tangent ratios.
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Encryption
Students refine their skills of observing and classifying patterns used in simple encryption techniques.
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Basketball Bracketology
In this unit, students will learn the basics of basketball statistics.
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Tessel What?
This unit explores the intersect between math and art.
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Economics Experts
This unit delves into economics during the Great Depression era.
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Have You Ever Been Puzzled?
Students use problem-solving skills to examine various types of puzzles.
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Busting the Brackets: A Guide to Conquering the Madness that is March
Students analyze ACC basketball statistics in this simulation focused on probability.
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Let's Play
In this unit, students calculate probability of outcomes through games of chance.
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Can You Escape?
Students strategize to solve puzzles and decipher codes to conquer escape rooms.
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The Mystery of Patterns
In this unit, students explore the predictability of patterns and fractals.
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