This is a three-credit course which covers topics that enhance the students’ problem solving abilities, knowledge of the basic principles of probability/statistics, and guides students to master critical thinking/logic skills, geometric principles, personal finance skills. This course requires that students apply their knowledge to real-world problems. A TI-84 or comparable calculator is required. The course has four main units: Thinking Algebraically, Thinking Logically and Geometrically, Thinking Statistically, and Making Connections. This course is paired with a course in MyOpenMath which contains the instructor materials (including answer keys) and online homework system with immediate feedback. All course materials are licensed by CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

These activities are included as a way to help your students explore/build their mindset and metacognitive awareness. Also included are documents explaining how to access the accompanying MyOpenMath course.

In this project, students will have the opportunity to explore how to calculate biomass for trees through a real-life outdoor activity. To find the project, go to this website. ​​​​​​​

In this project, students will have the opportunity to reflect on culturally responsive education practices. Note that this project may require very little math (depending on what adaptations are necessary to the OER), but will help students evaluate their roles in contributing to OER materials and furthering DEI practices. There are two parts to this project: 1) evaluating the current level of cultural responsiveness of an OER or the curriculum and 2) adapting an OER to be more culturally responsive. You can have students evaluate one OER (well suited if students are working individually) or the entire curriculum (well suited if students are working in teams). Regardless of whether students are working individually or as a team, they are likely to only have time to adapt one OER.

In this project, students will have the opportunity to explore how math is used to solve real-world problems. In this case, students will examine how linear equations may be used to predict the size of megalodon based on the size and position of a fossilized tooth. You may have students work individually or as part of a team (3-4 would be ideal).

In this project, students will have the opportunity to explore regression in more detail. Specifically, they will be looking at how Covid-19 Stimulus money was distributed to each state in the country.

The project is designed to help students better understand budgeting. They will also learn about the real-life options and challenges to managing money. Students will learn about gross and net salaries, renting and buying a home, credit scores, savings, loans, and time value of money. 

Basic Algebra Operations Notes:Place Value and RoundingIntegers and DecimalsFractions, Decimals, and PercentsFractionsProportionsExponentsAlgebraic Expressions

Topics List for this Lesson: One Step EquationsTwo Step EquationsMulti-Step EquationsSolving Formulas with VariablesWriting Algebraic EquationsSolving Word Problems

Topics List for this Lesson: Percents, Sales Tax, and DiscountsIncome TaxSimple and Compound InterestAnnuities, Methods of Saving, and InvestingHome Ownership

Topics List for this Lesson: Points, Lines, Planes, and AnglesTriangles Plus Similarity and ProportionsPerimeter, Area, and CircumferenceVolume and Surface Area

This sections has two activities, a 2D and 3D activity. Students will explore area in a real-life situation in the 2D project. They will also learn how to calculate a prospective budget proposal for a paint project, and how to write up a formal proposal email. Students will explore surface area and volume in the 3D project. They will be able to create a 3D object in TinkerCad and determine the amount of material needed to create that object.

Topics List for this Lesson: Inductive and Deductive ReasoningSet ConceptsSubsetsVenn Diagrams and Set OperationsStatements, Negation, Compound StatementsBasic Truth TablesBasic Graph Theory

Topics List for this Lesson: Fundamental Counting PrincipleFundamentals of ProbabilityNOT and OR EventsAND Events