21st Century Math Projects are immersive real world experiences where students build toward a final product or real world simulation. Each 21st Century Math Project is a little different, but are designed to captivate and enrich all learners. The crown jewel of Clark Creative Math, 21st Century Math Projects ratchet critical thinking and problem solving […]
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Business Valuation for Sharks — Shark Tank Inspired Financial Literacy Project
Bringing the Entrepreneurial Spirit to your Classroom! I might only watch one TV show. So what? It’s the coolest show on the planet — Shark Tank! This 21st Century Math Project takes students on an entrepreneurial journey that will help them understand some of the basics of small business finance. It was also the landslide winner in […]
Zombie Apocalypse — Life Saving STEM Project / Safety Plan
It’s inevitable. One day Zombies will take over Earth. If you are not preparing your students, you are being irresponsible. If you want to turn your “dead” exponential and logarithm unit into an “undead” one, this 21st Century Math Project might work for you. Forget the bird flu, are you prepared for this? Name: Zombie Apocalypse Suggested Grade […]
Design a Zoo — Integrated Geometry Area & Perimeter Project
While your Justin Beiber lovers may not be willing to admit it… they like doing assignments with ostriches on them. It’s just a fact. In this 21st Century Math Project, students will plan and accommodate animals from all around the world. Turn your 7th period into a zoo. Studies show increased engagement in math when ostriches are […]
The Game of Life — Financial Literacy — Real World Math Project
A pure real world 21st Century Math Project that can work for a lot of different ages! Real world math projects are one of the most sought after resources. In my opinion, most everything I do is a real world math projects, but when most teachers want a REAL WORLD MATH PROJECT they are looking for something […]
Carbon Footprint — Environment Focused STEM Project
Bring an authentic environment-based 21st Century Math Project to your Algebra classroom with Multi-step inequalities! Help student understand why we are still getting blizzards in the spring! Paint your classroom green! Figuritively. Don’t literally paint anything Name: Carbon Footprint Suggested Grade Level: 7-12 (Algebra 1, skills) Math Concepts: Multi-step Inequalities, Unit Conversion, Multiple Representations Interdisciplinary Connections: Travel, Local Food, Carbon Emissions, […]
Correlation All-Star — Integrated Sports Project
Bring an authentic sports-based 21st Century Math Project to your Algebra, Algebra 2 or PreCalculus classroom with Lines of Best Fit and Correlations! In my opinion, correlations are the most under taught skill in all of high school math! I mean for a student to function in the real world, tell my 5 topics that are more […]
Solar Oven — International STEM Project
Lunch the 21st Century Math Project way If you are trying to integrate an international flair into your science and math curriculum, this 21st Century Math Project is a great place to start. Students will design, build, test, and present a solar oven design with the objective of heating a hot dog the hottest. This […]
Superhero Transformations — Hands-On STEM Project
Mathematical Swagg Power Up! The first-ever 21st Century Math Project Blog poll winner is now an official 21st Century Math Project. Turn your Geometry, Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus classroom into Superhero City while teaching the useful skills of tranformations. Specifically focusing on translations and reflections, heroes paired with a specific mathematics function family, have to zap enemies all over […]
Oscar Winner — Inquiry Project
And the winner of greatest blog visitor is… Glitz, glamor and a 21st Century Math Project. These three things go together like peas, carrots and bubble yum. Utilize twenty years of Oscar winners (from 1990-2010) as a data set to guide your students through creating box and whisker plots, histograms, and exploring mean, median, and […]
