Units of Study

Units of Study

Third Grade

Figure it out Math challenges students to use mathematical reasoning and logic as they solve intricate problems.

Shakin' Up Shakespeare helps students answer the question: "How does good literature stand the test of time?" It introduces students to Shakespeare's life, language, times, and plays through research, technology, and hands-on activities. This unit will "shake up" Shakespeare and show students that he is as relative today as he ever was.

Hands-On Equations is a program designed to help elementary students master the basic concepts of algebra by using manipulatives. This program will help students have an easier transition from elementary math to middle school algebraic concepts.

Fourth Grade

All year:

Exploration is an interdisciplinary unit of travel, geography and a study of U.S. bridges. Students research multiple topics and face varied challenges as they plot their routes from bridge to bridge across the U.S. A structural component requires students to design, build and test bridges.

Figure It Out-challenges students to use mathematical reasoning and logic as they solve intricate problems.

Second semester:

Rube Goldberg A study of Rube Goldberg and his work requires students to identify cause and effect within a sequence of visual events and utilize creative thinking and concepts in physics to design a contraption.

Fifth Grade

All year: Viewpoints

Figure It Out-challenges students to use mathematical reasoning and logic as they solve intricate problems.