The goal of this curriculum unit is to teach mathematical concepts through Social Studies. The unit will incorporate reading, writing and research in teaching math. This method of teaching reading and writing across the curriculum is very much endorsed by the district. Our students are required to do research and write in all classes.
This unit is designed to be taught over a ten-week period. This does not necessarily mean a marking period. The unit can be presented in parts designed to coincide with ethnic celebrations such as Puerto Rican Pride week or Black History month. The unit can also be broken down to coincide with the teaching of math concepts such as creating graphs, teaching fractions, decimals and percents while showing the relationship of the minority population to the total population.