Real Life Math Mysteries |  | Author: Mary F. Washington
Publisher: Prufrock Press
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Sales Rank: 105893
Media: Paperback
Pages: 106
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1882664140
Dewey Decimal Number: 511
EAN: 9781882664146
ASIN: 1882664140
Publication Date: June 1, 1995
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Zookeeper, horse stable owner, archeologist, lawyer, pilot, fireman, newspaper editor, dairy farmer, arson detective . . . these are just a few of the real people who, in their own words, share their own daily encounters with mathematics. How much lettuce does the Pizza Hut manager need to order for next week? How many rose bushes can a gardener fit around a wading pool? How many fire hoses will be needed to extinguish the fire? Your students will be amazed at the real-life math faced by truck drivers, disc jockeys, farmers, and car mechanics.
Real Life Math Mysteries introduces students to math in the real world through a series of problems drawn from a vast array of community leaders, business professionals, and city officials. The problems are designed to stimulate students' creative thinking and teach the value of math in a real-world setting.
Each concise and clear problem is provided on a blackline master and includes problem-solving suggestions for students with a comprehensive answer key. The problems are tied to the guidelines for math instruction from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This book will get students thinking about the mathematics all around them.
Make math last a lifetime. Students will delight in the real-life approach to math as they realize that they will use math skills over and over again in whatever vocation they choose. Make math an exciting experience that children realize will last a lifetime.
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Math challenge November 3, 2006
Annette E. Szuch
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I sent this book to my daughter, a 7th grade math teacher, and she was thrilled as were her collegues.
Finally! Real math from real people in the real world. November 19, 2004
Dr. Lewis Mondale
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Everywhere I go, teachers are using this book in their classrooms, and looking for more by the same author. The math problems are easy to comprehend, the words are true, and 4th-12th grade students who use the book quickly get an understanding of just how useful math is going to be. There's a truck driver, an archeologist, a lawyer, a farmer, a nurse, a veterinarian, a pizza cook, and an arson detective, to name a few.
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