Math Investigations and Mini-Lessons

Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Investigation
Student will construct and measure binocular and monocular vision angles for one species of animal, while constructing a model for apparent vision.
Grades: 7, 8
Mini-lesson
Students will construct proportional rectangular prisms in OpenSCAD and have other student calculate the scaling factor.
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Mini-lesson
Students will create a function for astronomical data to determine how many years it takes for the mystery Planet X to orbit around the sun.
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Mini-lesson
Students will develop strategies for creating products from numbers.
Grades: 7, 8, 9
Mini-lesson
Students will learn how to find rates with different base times.
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Mini-lesson
Students will learn about inverse relationship between frequency and wavelength while learning how to construct a pan flute.

Math Investigations: Our math investigations are designed on the project-based learning model (PBL). PBL is a student-centered pedagogy that involves a dynamic classroom approach in which students acquire a knowledge through active exploration of real-world challenges. Students team up and learn about applied math topics by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question or problem. Disco Math's math investigations were initially tested with Renton Prep's 7th through 10th grade students. The math investigations listed are intended to be student-facing PBL instructional prompts. A generic rubric is available for the investigations.

Investigations

Mini-Lessons: Listing include links to activities created through Desmos Activites teacher's portal. Mini-lessons are intended to be one-off, 30 to 50-minute lessons.

Mini-lessons

Math Tools: Browse a database of interactive graphs which allow deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. These have mostly been developed using the Desmos calculator and geometry tools.

Math Tools

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