Syllabus (tentative)

Overview:
This course develops creative problem solving skills for upper elementary school students. For instance, consider the following math problems:
(i) How many different arrangements of the letters in the word ACADEMY are possible if the two A's must be next to each other? For example, AACDEMY and MYDEAAC are counted, but ACADEMY is not. (Source: Beast Academy)
(ii) A bag contains 10 marbles: 5 red and 5 black. Ali draws all ten marbles out, one at a time. What is the probability that the tenth marble he pulls out matches the color of the first marble? (Source: Beast Academy)
(iii) One bell rings every 4 hours, a second bell rings every 6 hours, and a third bell rings every 10 hours. If all three bells just rang together, how many times in the next 100 hours will exactly two bells ring together (including the 100th hour)? (Source: Beast Academy)

In this course, students will practice solving challenging problems such as the ones listed above.

Location, Dates, Time:
MCCGP 233 Seaman Ln, Monroeville, PA 15146
Jan 8, 2017 to May 14, 2017
Sunday 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Tentative Schedule (may change based on student needs):

A	8-Jan	ADMISSIONS TEST	Test will be based on the content we covered during Fall 2016 from Beast Academy Practice Book 4C and 4D: factors, integers, fractions, and decimals
1	15-Jan	Counting (4B)
2	22-Jan	Counting (4B)
3	29-Jan	Logic (4B)
4	5-Feb	Logic (4B)
5	12-Feb	Probability (4D)
6	19-Feb	Probability (4D)
7	26-Feb	Probability (4D)
B	5-Mar	MID-TERM COMPETITION
8	12-Mar	3D Solids (5A)
9	19-Mar	3D Solids (5A)
10	26-Mar	Integers (5A)
11	2-Apr	Integers (5A)
12	9-Apr	Expressions and Equations (5A)
	16-Apr	NO CLASSES	SPRING BREAK @ FR, Upper St Clair, Plum
13	23-Apr	Expressions and Equations (5A)
14	30-Apr	Factors and Multiples (5B)
15	7-May	Factors and Multiples (5B)
C	14-May	FINAL COMPETITION	AKCMP Spring Term Ends
	21-May	REVIEW / AWARDS	MCCGP End of Term