Middle Grades Math Thematics, formerly titled the STEM project, is a middle grades series developed with funding from the National Science Foundation. Math Thematics is a complete three year curriculum. The mathematics in this program is presented in thematic modules, such as Comparisons and Predictions and Search and Rescue, that connect mathematical ideas to real-world applications.

Each book consists of 8 modules that encourage students to investigate mathematical concepts through exploratory, activity-based learning. Each module requires about four weeks of instruction. Modules are divided into Sections, which are one to four days in length.

The complete Math Thematics curriculum covers a full range of middle school topics that encourage students to think mathematically and prepare for courses in algebra and geometry. The use of hands-on individual and cooperative activities and concrete models makes each concept more understandable and memorable. Open-ended questions and projects are utilized throughout the course to assess students' abilities to solve problems, reason, and communicate about mathematics.

The Math Thematics program is a complete middle grades curriculum designed to implement the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum and Evaluation Standards. The goal of Math Thematics curriculum id to develop math power in all students. To develop math power, we believe all students must develop their abilities to : reason logically, apply mathematical skills to real-world activities, communicate about and through mathematics, view mathematics as relevant to their lives and connected to other areas, understand the connections among the different strands of mathematics and the connections of mathematics to other content areas, feel confident in using quantitative and spatial information to make decisions, become independent learners with a desire for lifelong learning.