Upon entering high school, students will find that they have studied many of the subject areas taught. Second, our students will gain confidence for math that they will carry into the new opportunities awaiting them in high school. And Simulations events. Students sharpen their intuition and correct misconceptions about such concepts as randomness and luck. Designing Spaces Students use geometry to analyze buildings from around the February world, design and build their own house models, create plans for their designs, and build from each other s plans.
Students begin the unit building with cubes and later build with geometric shapes.
Students investigate multiple representations of rates, March Rates, Ratios, and fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, and per quantities . Percents They compare the magnitude of rates, calculate, and explore the reasonableness of them. This algebra unit is based upon a collection of patterns. April and Shapes Students will find patterns originating from numbers, patterns, and shapes. The patterns appear in a wide range of contexts and locations, from a rod-planting factory to a shepherd s field, from a calendar to an old man s will.