EXPLORING
MATH KANGAROO
TARGET AGES 6-8
GRADES 1 and 2
- Students with limited or no math competition experience are invited to join the Exploring course.
- In this course, students will be introduced to 2D and 3D visualization as well as the problem-solving strategies of Draw a Picture, Find a Pattern, Make an Organized List, Build a Table, Work Backwards, and Guess and Check through a mixture of games and plentiful exposure to Level 1-2 Kangaroo problems.
- Homework for this course will be problems very similar to those seen in class to reinforce the use of the strategies taught each week.
- The course will culminate in working through the entire 2012 Level 1-2 contest together as a group.
- This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
- The class size:12 students
Lesson Topics:
- Patterns
- Draw it out
- Work backwards
- Calendar and time
- Make an organized list
- Make a table
- Guess and check
- 2D visualization
- 3D visualization
- The 4-step method and MK2012
NAVIGATING
MATH KANGAROO
TARGET AGES 9-10
GRADES 3 and 4
- Students with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Navigating Course.
- This course draws on problems from the Level 3-4 competitions, and assumes students have some familiarity with problem solving strategies.
- This course is intense and fast-paced, and the required homework each week will be an entire Math Kangaroo exam to build the students’ persistence and stamina for the actual competition.
- The course will culminate in a math project that the students present.
- This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
- The class size: 12 students
Lesson Topics:
- Introduction
- Draw a picture or diagram
- Make an organized list
- Make a table
- Find a pattern and solve a simpler related problem
- Guess and check
- Experiment and act out
- Work backwards
- Logic reasoning
- Genius Hour Presentation
DISCOVERING
MATH KANGAROO
TARGET AGES 11-12
GRADES 5 and 6
- Students in grades 5-6 with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Discovering Course.
- This course draws on problems from the Level 5-6 competitions, and assumes students have familiarity with problem solving strategies.
- This course is intense but fun at the same time.
- At the end of the class the students will design their own problem.
- This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
- The class size: 12 students
Lesson Topics:
- Introduction
- Patterns
- Algebraic thinking
- Ratios and proportions
- Factors and Multiples
- Time, clocks, and calendar
- 2D geometry
- 3D geometry
- Hands-on
- Genius Hour Presentation
INVESTIGATING
MATH KANGAROO
TARGET AGES 12-14
GRADES 7 and 8
- Students in grades 7-8 with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Investigating Course.
- In this course, students will work with rational numbers, algebra, multiples/factors, 2D and 3D Geometry, spatial and logical reasoning, combinatorics, clocks, calendars and percentages.
- The class will include Genius Hour Project where students will create their own MK-style problems.
- Homework for this course will be problems very similar to those seen in class to reinforce the use of the strategies taught each week.
- This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hours each.
- The class size: 12 students
Lesson Topics:
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- Rational Numbers
- Multiples and Factors
- Algebraic Thinking
- Percent
- 2D Geometry
- 3D Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
- Clocks and Calendar
- Combinatorics
- Logic
- Genius Hour Project.