Not only is the Building Math program uniquely appropriate for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) initiatives, it's also great fun!

Students will use algebraic thinking, data analysis and the engineering design process to solve problems in real-world settings.

In Amazon Mission students help a native village surmount malaria, and confront the environmental hazards of gold-mining. Students will conduct mathematics investigations including...
•  Ccalculating and interpreting the slope of a line
•  Graphing a compound inequality
•  Producing and analyzing a line graph that relates two variables
•  Distinguishing between independent and dependent variables
•  Drawing a three-dimensional object and its net
•  Finding the surface area of a three-dimensional object
•  Writing a compound inequality statement
•  Identifying and extending exponential patterns
•  Calculating compound probabilities

Science investigations include...
•   Conducting two controlled experiments collecting experimental data in a table
•  Graphing simulation data and describing trends
•  Using a computer model

Building Math was developed through a partnership with the Boston Museum of Science and Tufts University, and successfully piloted in Boston-area schools. Each book includes a poster illustrating the engineering design process and a DVD with classroom implementation samples.

•  Addresses Common Core State Standards and ITEA standards for technological literacy
•  Spiral-bound for easy reproducing and classroom use