🌟 Welcome, Math Detectives! You will be solving a different math mystery/puzzle each class. There will be games which will support you as you develop problem-solving strategies and practice mental math and flexible thinking.
 
👓 Learning goals include: processing, organizing and interpreting data; thinking critically; considering multiple perspectives; using visual diagrams; collaborating with others; applying skills and knowledge in familiar and unfamiliar situations.

⏰ This course follows the CAMP format which meets 3x/week over two weeks. Students can join in the first or second week of the cycle as each week stands alone. If you wish to enroll in Math Detectives which meets 1x/week, follow the link: https://outschool.com/classes/math-detectives-weekly-problem-solving-mission-grades-6-7-8-waldorf-inspired-hPmlGhXk#us7v3SRX3f

🔎 There will be a storyline interwoven throughout the lessons to help foster student interest and work with real life scenarios. Students will apply their problem-solving and critical thinking skills while reinforcing mathematical concepts and collaborating with their peers.


📅 SCHEDULE & TOPICS (After 2 weeks, we start the cycle with the first topic)

WEEK 1
12 Jul - Twosday! 🗓️ Palindromic number puzzles; Ambigrams
13 Jul - Fraud Detectives 🔍 Finding patterns in sequences; The Benford Distribution
14 Jul - Occam’s Cake 🍰 Shape and form; Surface area

WEEK 2
19 Jul - Nile Valley Explorers ⚒️ Math History; Operations
20 Jul - Spot the Pattern 🐑 Finding patterns in sequences; Working with tables
21 Jul - Puzzles 🎲 Visualization


🖐 PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 
Students should:
•	Have an interest in Mathematics
•	Have an interest in problem solving 
•	Be comfortable with their times tables up to the tens time table
•	Have a quiet learning space 
•	Be familiar with Zoom and Zoom breakout rooms


♣ CLASS STRUCTURE ♣
Warm up: riddles and logic puzzles
Access: prior knowledge
Mathematical concept of the week
Mission released
Breakout rooms
Sharing & closing