Cycle 1
Algebraic Outbreak
A strange illness is spreading fast, and doctors are stumped! As top medical detectives, it’s up to you to crack the case. You’ll analyze patient data, track how the disease spreads, and calculate the perfect cure—using math as your most powerful tool. From solving equations to predicting outbreaks and calculating life-saving treatments, every discovery brings you closer to stopping the crisis.
The world is counting on you—can you solve The Algebraic Outbreak before it’s too late?
Connect to real-world epidemiology—the study of how diseases spread—public health, and how scientists work to control outbreaks. Explore the math behind tracking infections, analyzing data, and developing treatments.
By engaging in this project, you’ll step into the role of real-world scientists, applying math to life-saving medical mysteries and global health challenges.
Create a crisis response plan that includes calculations, treatment plans, and recommendations for stopping the outbreak.
Cycle 2
Build a Digital World
You have inherited a big plot of land! It’s up to you and your peers to bring it back to life!
This math cycle will guide students through the process of designing and programming a virtual world using geometry and computer science principles. Each part will introduce new geometry concepts and computational thinking skills, culminating in a final interactive digital environment.
Across three parts of this cycle, you’ll use geometry skills to plot out a town with your team, apply transformations to create building layouts, and calculate 3D volume to design specific areas of your choice. By the end, you’ll have created a full-color blueprint and 3D model of a section of the town that you will then integrate with your class.
Along with a complete plan—featuring calculations and written explanations that show your mathematical thinking—you will build your own digital world!
Cycle 3
My Life in Numbers
Have you ever wondered what your daily life and dreams would look like through the lens of math?
Math meets SEL. As pre-algebra students get ready to move forward in their education, they will reflect on their personal experiences, future goals, and daily life using mathematical representations. They'll write and solve expressions, equations, and inequalities related to their identity, relationships, routines, and goals.
The project culminates in a digital or physical “Math About Me” one-pager.
