Guide
Chess and math: what the labs do
Why every chapter ends with a STEM lab, from White to Black.
We do not claim chess raises grades; the research points both ways. So the method does not wait for chess to turn into math on its own: every chapter ends with a lab that makes the math explicit.
Seven parts, every lab
Every chapter ends with a STEM lab in seven parts: predict, measure, record, show, conclude, connect, and an exit ticket. Each lab ends with a footer naming the New York State mathematics or computer-science standard it practices.
From grids to algorithms
- White: W1.1 The Board Is a Grid.
- Orange: O2.1 The Calculation Tree.
- Blue: B3.1 Build an Evaluation Function.
- Black: Bl2.1 Alpha-Beta by Hand.
Practicing a standard is not the same as mastering it, and we do not claim mastery.
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