Welcome, Math Adventurers! In this course, we will explore math concepts and develop mathematical thinking skills through fun projects and enjoyable activities incorporating art, literature, music, and movement. Using graphing activities and geometric art projects, we will investigate the relationships between math and our everyday lives. Also, we will develop pre-algebraic thinking skills by predicting, extending, and creating patterns with shapes, numbers, movements, and more. Working in cooperative groups and as a class, we will put on our problem-solving hats and use our critical thinking skills to solve logic problems. In order to deepen our understanding of more traditional math, we won’t be doing typical pencil-and-paper problems but instead will learn by having fun with math!

In this course, students will explore how plants and animals in California’s tide pools depend on each other to live. We will study different tidal pool relationships using methods of investigation in both earth and life sciences. Using the scientific methods of observation, hypothesis testing, experimentation, and conclusion, we will further our learning in such subjects as water chemistry and animal anatomy. The inner and outer workings of the tide pool plants and animals will be brought to life with different projects in drama, arts and crafts, and daily journals. Other activities include a squid dissection and a marine touch-tank presentation.