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We urge the importance of getting to know your students and learning about who they are as people and not just students before implementing any of these lessons. Without thinking critically about your student population these lessons will not fully convey the meaning and value they intend. In the teacher guides you will see that each lesson provides suggestions and options for engaging students. Make decisions for which resources to use that best serve your students. Each lesson follows the following structure:
- Hook – How can you begin to spark interest in your students and engage them for the rest of the lesson?
- Mathematical Exploration – How can students explore, research, experiment and experience the math content?
- Relevance Explored – How can students see the connection between identity and mathematics? How is this math relevant in history, origin, location, culture, religion, etc? What about this ties to or can be applied to the present? What ethical issues have surfaced?
- Discussion — How can you have students debrief and talk with one another about the mathematical relevance they have learned? How can students share any of their own personal connections?
- Extensions – What are options for you to extend lessons to meet your students interests beyond what the lesson covered?
Our Most Recent Lesson
Modular Arithmetic in Mancala
Mathematical Topics: Modular Arithmetic Relevance: Ancient East Africa Suggested Age: 9thLesson Summary: This lesson explores modular arithmetic and how to apply it to the game of mancala. Not only does it explore mods but encourages students to think about problem...