Modeling Resources

Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Mathematical Modeling Education. This free ebook is 220 pages of comprehensive information on mathematical modeling, courtesy of COMAP (Consortium of Mathematics and Its Applications) and SIAM (Society of Indrustrial and Applied Mathematics).

The M3 Challenge (formerly Moody's Mega Math Challenge) is a free, online contest held yearly where high school students compete by creating mathematical models to address a real-world problem. This contest awards $100,000 in scholarships each year (m3challenge.siam.org). Previous years' task are available along with the winning teams' models. This site also provides sample tasks, general guidelines and videos for teachers interested in modeling with their students, and free handbooks.

This is a collaborative network of educators and researchers dedicated to promoting, discussing, and implementing mathematical modeling from Kindergarten through graduate programs. This hub provides several resources for anyone interested in modeling. They also announce upcoming modeling-related events.

COMAP'S High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) and Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidMCM) are international contests designed for high school and middle school/level students. These competitions provide students with the opportunity to work as team members to engage and improve their modeling, problem solving, and writing skills.

Citizen Math exists to make the world a better place by inspiring young people to develop the problem-solving skills they will need to analyze, discuss, and solve the important issues faced by society. These tasks can be adapted into modeling problems as well.

This site provides advice for promoting equity through mathematical modeling in the elementary grades. There is also a library of lessons and tasks for grades PK-5,