{"id":2750,"date":"2024-04-23T10:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=2750"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:10:31","slug":"teacher-resources-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/teacher-resources-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Design & Pitch Challenges: Teacher Resources Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Math Topics: Statistical Analysis
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\r\nHave you ever seen a statistic or a graph and thought, “that doesn’t represent my community very well”? In this challenge, you will design an influencer brand that shares data-backed content to tell stories that have been overlooked or misunderstood!<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Building Algorithms<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Expressions and Equations
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\r\nIn today\u2019s internet world, data on people\u2019s opinions are highly prized. One way to figure out those opinions is to ask people to complete surveys where they rate or rank their favorites. Researchers create formulas that analyze those answers in an automated process. That process is called an algorithm. Algorithms are everywhere.
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Erase Food Waste<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Percentages; Data Collection and Analysis
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\r\nCatalog-perfect produce isn’t the only kind that tastes delicious. 30-50% of food grown in the U.S. gets thrown away, and weird-looking vegetables are often the first to go. But ugly food tastes great! How can you erase food waste?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Fix It: Design for Community Impact<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: 3-D Figures; Surface Area; Volume
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\r\nIn every community, there are problems that need solving or things that need improving. What can you fix in your community?
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Flashy Fashion<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Coordinate Plane; Transformations
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\r\nPeople are always looking for the newest trends, and wearable technology is the next big thing! What kind of flashy fashion can you design?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Gaming for Change<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Quadratic Functions and Graphs
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\r\nLots of people love video games! Design a video game that helps improve people\u2019s well-being by leveraging projectile motion.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Goal Tracker<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Functions
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\r\nEveryone has goals. Some are big goals, like ending world hunger, and some are more personal goals, like the goal of drinking more water each day. Could you build a goal tracker that uses exciting new visualizations?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Image Identifier<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Conditional Probability
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\r\nMachine learning is more accessible than ever and entrepreneurs are harnessing it in new and innovative ways. How could you creatively use machine learning to identify images, while acknowledging and addressing potential negative implications?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Keep it Real<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Collecting, Analyzing, and Representing Data
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\r\nSmartphones are everywhere, and they make many things much easier… but sometimes they make good face-to-face conversations harder! How can you help people put down their phones and connect IRL?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Navigating Networks<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Graph Theory
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\r\nYour challenge is to design an organization that uses weighted networks to responsibly and equitably provide goods or services to your customers.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Negate Noise<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Trigonometric Functions and Graphs
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\r\nMillions of people around the world are continually bombarded with noise pollution. How can you use Active Noise Cancelling technology to make the world more accessible?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Operation Lifeline<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: 3-D Figures; Surface Area; Volume
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\r\nWhen disaster strikes, emergency response is crucial. How will you get essential refrigerated medical supplies to patients and facilities?
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Pollution Solution<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: 3-D Figures; Surface Area; Volume
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\r\nThe world is becoming overwhelmed by plastic waste. Can you imagine a solution to replace plastics that does not cause as much harm to the environment?
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Power Me Up<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Ratios; Analyzing Data; Equations
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\r\nGas-powered vehicles damage the environment, and more people are buying electric vehicles. However, charging stations are few and far between. Bring (electric) power to the people!
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Prototype to Profit<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Building Linear Functions; Solving Linear Equations
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\r\nBeing an entrepreneur is about finding problems and turning them into opportunities. Taking advantage of those opportunities requires understanding the situation and choosing the right approach, or business model. The right business model can be the difference between success and failure for an entrepreneur.
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Reduce Reuse Repurpose<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Composite 3D Figures; Cross Sections; Volume
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\r\nMany products that we use (often briefly) and dispose of are made of non-renewable resources. These freely available waste materials present an opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs. Could you design a product that brings new life to this waste?<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Routes Reimagined<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Linear Functions; (possibly) Piecewise Functions
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Transformative Structures<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Math Topics: Geometric Transformations
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\r\nYour challenge is to design a physical structure that addresses a community need and can be transformed to support multiple purposes.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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