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Curriculum Units – Level 4
 At the Mall with Algebra: Working with Variables and Equations
When we hear the word algebra, we generally think about high school curriculum. In the early grades, the emphasis is on developing algebraic reasoning and that is what this unit emphasizes. Students represent and analyze mathematical situations using algebraic symbols and in doing so they come to understand the basic notion of equality and equivalent expressions. They learn how variables are used to represent change in quantities and also to represent a specific unknown in an equation.
Analyze This! Representing and Interpreting Data
In this unit, students learn what categorical data are and how to represent and analyze categorical data using new, more sophisticated ways including Venn diagrams and pie graphs. They also work with continuous data as they learn to construct and analyze line graphs. As they work through this unit students develop a deeper understanding of data analysis.
Factors, Multiples and Leftovers: Linking Multiplication and Division
This unit focuses on the development of students’ multiplicative reasoning power. With an emphasis a deeper understanding of multiplication and division, students encounter a range of different problem situations and representations, learn about the relationship between multiplication and division and the properties associated with these operations.
Getting Into Shapes
In this unit, students explore 2- and 3-dimensional shapes with a focus on their properties, relationships among them and spatial visualization. The reasoning skills that they build upon in this unit help them to develop an understanding of more complex geometric concepts.
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