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Math & Manufacturing

Math & Manufacturing

Where math meets engineering, innovation, and workforce readiness.

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Bring math to life through the exciting world of manufacturing. In this collaborative STEM experience, students become production engineers as they design, build, test, and optimize a manufacturing process. Along the way, they'll apply grade-level math concepts to solve authentic challenges involving patterns, data, measurement, efficiency, and problem-solving.

Using MindLabs' interactive augmented reality experiences, hands-on activities, and integrated digital notebook, students explore how manufacturers use mathematics every day to make informed decisions, improve quality, and increase productivity. As they collect and analyze data, identify bottlenecks, and refine their processes, students develop both mathematical confidence and essential workplace skills like collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

Perfect for classrooms, makerspaces, after-school programs, and workforce development initiatives, Math & Manufacturing helps students see how math powers innovation and connects directly to real-world careers.

Grades: 3rd-6th
Content hours:12-20
NGSS and CCSS aligned

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  • Homeschool Subscription: 1 teacher login, 5 student logins
  • Class Subscription: 1 teacher login, 28 student logins
  • School Subscription: 10 teacher logins, 300 student logins
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Full Description

What if math wasn't just something students solved, but something they used to build, improve, and innovate?

In Math & Manufacturing, students join the MindLabs team as they step inside a modern manufacturing facility where every decision depends on mathematical thinking. Guided by a cast of engaging characters, students work alongside Anne, an Industrial Engineer who keeps the production line running smoothly, Spec, the meticulous Quality Engineer who insists every product meets exact specifications, Jolene, the expert Machinist who knows every machine inside and out, and the rest of the team as they solve real-world manufacturing challenges.

Using augmented reality, collaborative engineering activities, and hands-on problem solving, students collect data, identify patterns, analyze efficiency, and improve production processes. Along the way, they'll discover that manufacturing isn't just about building products. It's about using mathematics, logic, creativity, and teamwork to solve complex problems.

As students progress through the unit, they'll explore concepts including coordinate grids, measurement, graphing, data analysis, patterns, algorithms, optimization, and quality control while gaining insight into the careers that bring modern manufacturing to life.

Designed for grades 3-5, Math & Manufacturing blends immersive storytelling with standards-aligned instruction to create meaningful learning experiences that connect classroom mathematics to the real world.

Whether used in classrooms, makerspaces, after-school programs, museums, or workforce development initiatives, students leave with a deeper understanding of how mathematics powers the products they use every day and the careers they may one day pursue.

What's included

Hardware:

  • Homeschool set contains 1 card deck with access for 1 teacher/parent, and up to 5 students
  • Classroom set contains 7 card decks with access for 1 teacher and up to 28 students
  • School set contains 14 card decks with access for 10 teachers and up to 300 students

Software:
This product includes either a 1, 2, or 3-year license with access to the following:

LMS Platform that includes the following features:

  • Assign and manage student work
  • Create and save engineering design projects
  • Online Notebook for educator feedback and review
  • Synchronous class newsfeed
  • Collaborative class discussion and response
  • Visibility to student-entered self regulation and emotional control inputs
  • Visibility to student-entered collaboration feedback
  • Comment on student work
  • Professional development videos
  • Class slides and lesson plans

Scope & Sequence

Resources

Product Specs

Subscription Required - 1, 2 or 3 year subscription required to unlock the curriculum and teacher resources.
Compatible Devices - Requires an iPad or tablet with internet access for the AR experiences.
Grade Level - Designed for 3rd to 5th grade
Standards Alignment - NGSS and CCSS
Classroom Setup - ideal for 1:1 or small group learning.

Download the FREE App in the App Store (iPad) or Google Play Store (phone or tablet).

Anne

Meet Anne, Your Students' Guide to Manufacturing

Every great story needs a guide, and in Math & Manufacturing, that guide is Anne.

Anne is a robot Industrial Engineer who oversees a busy pixel art factory, where every product is created tile by tile, color by color, and coordinate by coordinate. As orders arrive, Anne relies on mathematics, engineering, and teamwork to keep the production line running smoothly.

Throughout the unit, students work alongside Anne as they solve manufacturing challenges, explore how production lines operate, and discover that every machine has an important role to play. Along the way, they'll meet the rest of Anne's team, each representing a different career in modern manufacturing and demonstrating how collaboration and mathematical thinking drive innovation.

By following Anne's story, abstract math concepts become meaningful, engaging, and connected to the real world.

Why Educators Love MindLabs

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Hands-On STEM Learning

Interactive activities align with NGSS standards while making science fun and accessible.

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Proven Engagement

Research shows MindLabs boosts student interest, creativity, and persistence in STEM subjects.

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Collaboration & SEL Built In

Students share kudos, track emotions, and document learning, fostering teamwork and reflection.

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Empowers Educators

Innovative metrics provide insights into student progress and key learning moments.