An Excursion is a sequence of related classroom activities that encourage students to apply the mathematics they are learning to the contexts of their own and others’ lives and communities. Each Excursion has been field tested, and is designed to provide each student the opportunity to:
- uncover their own unique mathematical strengths, experience, ideas, and interests
- apply the mathematics they are learning to a new context
- generate and pursue mathematical questions that interest them
- engage in new learning about aspects of mathematics in the world
- learn about people of diverse backgrounds and identities who use mathematics within a variety of fields
![A graph showing data about endangered languages, from a 3rd grade math excursion.](https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2023/09/Excursions_Gr3Langs.png)
![Paper quilts, made up of triangles and squares, made by first graders during a 1st grade excursion.](https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2023/09/Excursions_gr.1quiltpattern.png)
![The buildings of a city, made by a 2nd grade class, during a math excursion.](https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2023/09/Excursions_Gr2Mat.png)
![The Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, who 5th grade students learn about during a math excursion about extreme temperatures.](https://www.terc.edu/mathequityforum/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2023/12/Matthew_Henson_1910-2-scaled.jpg)
Look for Excursions at grades 2, 3, and 5 coming in 2024.
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