Ten-Minute Real World Math

Ten-Minute Real World Math

Author: Scott McMorrow

Publisher: Monday Morning Books

Published: 1997-04

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781576120217

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By linking number skills to lifelong experiences and interests, the activities presented strengthen such skills as estimating, graphing, measuring, problem solving, and analyzing, and answers the question "Why learn math?"


I'm Trying to Love Math

I'm Trying to Love Math

Author: Bethany Barton

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0451480902

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Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject of all: math! Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part of our lives!


10-Minute Critical-Thinking Activities for Algebra

10-Minute Critical-Thinking Activities for Algebra

Author: Hope Martin

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780825143434

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Covers a wide variety of topics including understanding patterns; using algebraic symbols; solving problems with graphs, tables, and equations; and more. Works as an end-of-class activity, extra-credit, or at-home assignment. Includes teaching suggestions, skills matrix, and answer section.


Real-World Math

Real-World Math

Author: Genene Rhodes

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2002-09

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0743932676

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Guided practice and activity pages help students formulate complete answers to real-life problems involving logical reasoning, pre-algebra, decimals, percentages, basic geometry, graphs, and statistics.


Math Starters

Math Starters

Author: Judith A. Muschla

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-22

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1118690745

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A revised edition of the bestselling activities guide for math teachers Now updated with new math activities for computers and mobile devices—and now organized by the Common Core State Standards—this book includes more than 650 ready-to-use math starter activities that get kids quickly focused and working as soon as they enter the classroom. Ideally suited for any math curriculum, these high-interest problems spark involvement in the day's lesson, help students build skills, and allow teachers to handle daily management tasks without wasting valuable instructional time. A newly updated edition of a bestselling title Ideal for math teachers in grades six through twelve Includes more than 650 ready-to-use starter problems


How Not to Be Wrong

How Not to Be Wrong

Author: Jordan Ellenberg

Publisher: Penguin Press

Published: 2014-05-29

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1594205221

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A brilliant tour of mathematical thought and a guide to becoming a better thinker, How Not to Be Wrong shows that math is not just a long list of rules to be learned and carried out by rote. Math touches everything we do; It's what makes the world make sense. Using the mathematician's methods and hard-won insights-minus the jargon-professor and popular columnist Jordan Ellenberg guides general readers through his ideas with rigor and lively irreverence, infusing everything from election results to baseball to the existence of God and the psychology of slime molds with a heightened sense of clarity and wonder. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. How Not to Be Wrong shows us how--Publisher's description.


Math for the Very Young

Math for the Very Young

Author: Lydia Polonsky

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1995-04-03

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0471016470

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Four experienced teachers, who have written math curricular materials for the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, present a comprehensive collection of innovative and fun activities easy enough for even the most math-phobic parents. Covers all math concepts appropriate for children ages 3-7 including measurement, counting, telling time and temperature, comparisons, arrays, shapes and patterns. Organized by type of activity such as cooking, taking a trip, playing games and making crafts.


Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a Day Problem Solving Grade 6

Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a Day Problem Solving Grade 6

Author: Sean McArdle

Publisher: DK Canada

Published: 2015-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781553632627

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These two new additions to the bestselling Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a Day series are the perfect at-home reinforcement for math homework. Designed to help Canadian children improve their math abilities without growing bored or restless, these helpful math workbooks each feature 10-minute exercises consisting of word problems (story problems) like time problems, working with money, weights and measures, conversion problems and area and volume problems that allow kids to apply what they've learned in math class in real world situations. + Each exercise takes a maximum of ten minutes to complete + Parents notes are included with tips, guidance and answers