Overview of the Lessons

Get the Math is designed to help students understand real-world applications of Algebra I.  A series of interrelated video segments and interactive tools support student learning of algebra concepts related to music, fashion, and videogames.  Teacher resources include videos of a New Jersey teacher using Get the Math materials in his classroom, as well as lesson plans with student handouts.

This 6-minute intro video provides an overview of how the Get the Math videos and interactives can support algebra learning in the classroom.

Click here to see the 30-minute video showing how teacher John Pallino uses the Math in Music materials with his Algebra I students.

The lesson plans on this site include:

• Math in Music: After learning how the hip-hop duo DobleFlo uses math in music production, students are challenged to match different music samples by calculating their tempos in terms of beats per minute. Algebra concepts explored include: rates, ratios, and proportions; linear relationships; algebraic and numeric expressions and equations.
• Math in Fashion: Following a profile of fashion designer and Project Runway winner Chloe Dao, students are prompted to alter garment designs, using their sense of style combined with their math skills to hit target price points. Algebra concepts explored include: linear relationships; rates (percents), ratios, and proportions; using multiple representations; algebraic and numeric expressions, equations, and inequalities.
• Math in Videogames: After viewing a video about Julia Detar, who uses algebra to develop online games, students must use algebraic reasoning to complete videogame challenges involving spaceships and submarines. Algebra concepts explored include: linear relationships; rate of change and slope; algebraic and numeric expressions and equations; graphing transformations.