Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch: Curricular Modules for the Middle Grades

Funded by National Science Foundation, Computer Science Integrated with Mathematics in Middle Schools (CSIMMS) (DRL-1640039), brought middle-school mathematics teachers together with university computer science (CS) faculty and STEM education faculty to design, develop, and test curriculum modules that integrated CS into instruction for middle-school general-mathematics. The project developed integrated math/CS curriculum modules to guide classroom usage. Sixteen teachers from four middle schools (urban and suburban; students from a range of demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds) participated as members of the design team and testers. All modules underwent multiple years of testing and refinement. Approximately 50-100 middle-school students participated in the classes of those who taught each year. The modules in this volume feature a range of models for integrating mathematics and computer science. All modules foreground the teaching of grade-level mathematics content, with computer science functioning to motivate and/or reinforce these ideas. Table of Contents: • Module #1: An interactive Introduction to Computer Science through Scratch Grades 6-8. Authors Xin Yuan, David Whalley, Ashley Gannon, Yasser Atiya, Victor Brunell. • Module #2: Factor Pairs & Programming Robots Grade 6. Authors: Megan Crombie, Ashley Gannon, Xin Yuan, Christine Andrews-Larson, Muhammad Qadeer Haider. • Module #3: Unit Rates: A Need for Speed Grade 6. Authors: Matthew Mauntel, Christine Andrews-Larson, Ashley Gannon, Megan Crombie, Jessica L. Smith. • Module 4: Combining Like Terms: Perimeter Prowess Grade 6. Authors: Megan Crombie, Xin Yuan, Christine Andrews-Larson, Jessica L. Smith, Matthew Mauntel. • Module #5: Mean: Sharing Equally and Points Per Game Grade 6. Authors Amber McNair, Matthew Mauntel, Ashley Gannon, Jessica L. Smith, Serita Jackson. • Module #6: Integer Addition: Catch that Fruit! Grade 7. Authors: Christine Andrews-Larson, Muhammad Qadeer Haider, Thomeca H. Glover, Md Shafayat Rahman. • Module #7: Integer Subtraction: Catch that Cake! Grade 7. Authors: Authors: Jessica L. Smith, Matthew Mauntel, Jenise Russell, Christine Andrews-Larson, Muhammad Qadeer Haider. • Module #8: Ratios and Proportions: Rollercoasters and Ramps Grade 7. Authors: Christine Andrews-Larson, Matthew Mauntel, David Whalley, Jessica L. Smith, Wendi Davis. Free, digital book: https://manifold.lib.fsu.edu/projects/mathematics-integrated-with-computer-science-through-scratch