Using STEM-Focused Application Tasks in Imagine MyPath Math

STEM-Focused Application Tasks are rigorous project-based learning opportunities linked to specific lessons in the program. These printable resources are available in the Assignment Builder for grades 3–8 and are aligned to STEM and College and Career Readiness standards. Teachers can use STEM-Focused Application Tasks during whole-group or small-group instruction to foster collaboration, meaningful discourse, and cross-disciplinary connections.

Each STEM-Focused Application Task includes:

• An essential question
• Background information to activate prior knowledge
• A rich problem situation grounded in a real-world context
• Academic vocabulary
• Opportunities to use multiple problem-solving strategies
• Multi-disciplinary connections
• Prompts to explain and justify thinking
• Extension activities
• Teacher lesson plans in English
• Answer keys in English and Spanish
• Student materials in English and Spanish

To find and download STEM-Focused Application Tasks:

1. Log in to Imagine Learning and click the MyPath Math tile.
2. Click Assignment Builder in the left panel. If you have access to multiple schools, you will be prompted to select a school before proceeding.
   
3. In the Lesson Explorer, select Math as the Subject and a Student Grade from 3–8, then click Search.
   

4. Identify the lesson that has your desired Application Task. Refer to the list below to find the corresponding lesson name.

   Click here to view the full list of STEM-Focused Application Tasks and lesson names.

   Application Task	Lesson Name
   Develop a Bird-Counting Plan	Relate Multiplication and Division
   Weigh a Box with a Pan Balance	Visual Models of Equivalent Fractions
   Find Math Facts in Petroglyphs	Division as an Unknown-Factor Problem
   Plan a Holiday Celebration	Multiplication and Division Equations
   Find Dinner for a Bat	Multiply by Multiples of Ten
   Build Your Own Museum	Recognize Area as Additive
   Measure Areas of Craters on the Moon	Area of Basic Composite Figures
   Design a Dinosaur Bone Exhibit	Equivalent Fractions on Number Lines
   Design an Insect Exoskeleton	Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers
   Analyze a Science Experiment	Compare Fractions and Decimals
   Compare Manganese Levels in Water	Fraction and Decimal Equivalents
   Manage a Database of Costumes	Generate Equivalent Fractions
   Describe Hurricane Winds	Multiplicative Comparison
   Use Sonar for Deep Sea Exploration	Multiply Whole Numbers
   Plan a Volunteer Schedule	Word Problems: Multiplication
   Prepare for a Wagon Train Rest Stop	Add and Subtract Fractions in Context
   Measure Beach Erosion	Add/Subtract Mixed Numbers: Like
   Create Your Own Toothpaste Flavor	Divide Whole Numbers by Unit Fractions
   Design a Constellation Mural	Multiply with Fractions/Mixed Numbers
   Prepare a Magic Trick	Volume of Rectangular Prisms I
   Distribute Supplies to Space Expeditions	Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers II
   Write Your Own Tall Tales	Multiply by Powers of Ten
   Analyze a Swimming Competition	Add/Subtract Decimals: Word Problems
   Build a Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse	Volume of Rectangular Prisms II
   Optimize High-Speed Rail Travel	Write and Solve One-Step Equations
   Understand the Mathematics of a Piano	Solve Problems with Unit Rates
   Measure Gravitational Waves	Calculations with Percent
   Create 3-D Mythology Figurines	Use Ratios to Solve Problems
   Compare Costs of Gas-Only and Hybrid Cars	Read Expressions with Real Numbers
   Design a Mural of the Mayflower	Distance on the Coordinate Plane II
   Plan a Boat Trip on the Nile River	Proportional Relationships in Tables and Equations
   See a White Alligator in New Orleans	Generate and Understand Expressions and Equations
   Analyze Aloe Vera Growth and Gel Production	Model, Evaluate, and Graph Two-Step Inequalities in One Variable
   Explore Animal Life at Different Ocean Depths	Use Proportions to Solve Problems
   Make Adjustments for Australia's Movement	Solve and Model Two-Step Problems
   Analyze Data About Deer Populations	Proportions in Scale Drawings
   Design Your Own Skyscraper	Composition of Transformations
   Apply Moore's Law	Understand Properties of Integer Exponents
   Calculate Spaceship Trajectories	Equation for a Line in Slope-Intercept Form
   Investigate DNA Exonerations	Point-Slope Form
   Create a Roller Coaster Ride	Introduction to Sketching Graphs of Real-World Situations
   Cross the Darien Gap	Solve a System of Linear Equations: Applications

5. In the search field, type the lesson name from the list (e.g., "Relate Multiplication and Division").
   

    Tip

   Check the Lesson Grade Level column to confirm the lesson matches your students' grade or ability level.

6. Click the lesson name to open the lesson details.
   
7. Under Resources, download the Teacher Lesson Plan and Student Master files (both available in English and Spanish).
   
8. Follow the directions in the Teacher Lesson Plan to implement the lesson with your students.