Common Core Math-Aligned Curriculum
Hands-on engineering curricula aligned to Math Standards encourages students to hone their abstract, spatial, reasoning and critical thinking skills through exploring real-world challenges
Hands-on, Mathematics-Aligned Engineering Curriculum
The Teach Engineering mathematics-aligned activities featured here, by grade, support the Common Core Standards for Mathematics.
Grades K-2 Math Curriculum
Standards for Mathematical Practice (Grades K - 12)
- Zooming In and Out with Scale and Systems Thinking (Activity)
- Soil from Spoiled: Engineering a Compost Habitat for Worms (Activity)
- How High Can a Super Ball Bounce? (Activity)
- Be “Cool” with Popsicle Engineering (Activity)
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Grades K - 5)
- How High Can a Super Ball Bounce? (Activity)
- Light Plants and Dark Plants, Wet Plants and Dry Ones (Activity)
- The Benefits of Inclined Planes: Heave Ho! (Activity)
Number and Operations in Base Ten (Grades K - 5)
- Naturally Organized (Activity)
- How High Can a Super Ball Bounce? (Activity)
Measurement and Data (Grades K - 5)
- The Benefits of Inclined Planes: Heave Ho! (Activity)
- Be “Cool” with Popsicle Engineering (Activity)
- Straw Towers to the Moon (Activity)
- Light Plants and Dark Plants, Wet Plants and Dry Ones (Activity)
Geometry (Grades K - 8)
- Straw Towers to the Moon (Activity)
- Simple Snow Load Roof Model Demo: Which Roof Is Tops? (Activity)
Counting and Cardinality (Grade K)
- Be “Cool” with Popsicle Engineering (Activity)
- Straw Towers to the Moon (Activity)
- Measuring and Graphing: How Tall Are We? (Lesson)
Teach Engineering provides lesson plans and activities with math-focused worksheets and assessments to promote mathematical proficiency essential to K-12 youth. Our curriculum stresses the importance of understanding problems, using models and mathematical concepts to solve problems, and developing feasible arguments based on data. We hope you find these math-aligned engineering lessons and activities useful in your classroom!