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By DK
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Incredible historical and contemporary stories explore the often surprising origins of the maths we use today, from number sequences to trigonometry. Crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers will amuse and entertain even the most reluctant math students. Find out ...why an hour has 60 rather than 100 minutes and how prime numbers keep the internet working. Colourful and uncluttered illustrations make mathematical explanations easy to grasp in seconds and make this user-friendly book simple to navigate and a joy to browse and read. What's the point of maths? is perfect for those who need some inspiration when it comes to numbers. It combines stories from history with simple visual explanations to bring maths to life. From spotting a bargain to talking to computers, from filling in a giant sinkhole to becoming a trillionaire, it shows children why core maths ideas were invented and how to apply them today - in the classroom and the real world! Accompanying the fascinating stories are puzzles, games, and amazing facts, as well as a lively challenge to help bring each of the topics to life. Stylish, colourful illustrations make the maths fun and unintimidating, while simple diagrams and steps make explanations easy to grasp in seconds. Throughout the book, worked examples show readers how to solve simple maths challenges, encouraging children to improve their maths skills with hands-on practice. A vocational theme runs throughout the book, showing why maths is a vital skill in many fields of life, from science and entertainment to sport and travel.
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Open-Ended Maths Activities discusses the features of 'good' mathematical questions. It provides practical advice on how teachers can create their own open-ended and problem-solving questions, and use them effectively in the classroom.Open-Ended Maths Activities:includes over 80 ...pages of 'good' questions for teachers to use in the classroomorganises questions into content areas (Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability)indicates the suggested age level of students for each questionis written by a well-established expert in the field of teaching and learning mathematics, and an experienced author with a primary teaching background.
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With Math for Minecrafters: Adventures in Multiplication & Division, learning time feels more like game time! This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of third and fourth grade math skills laid out in the natio...nal Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems use beloved items from the Overworld like diamond swords, suits of armor, zombies, and magical potions to encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in: Analyzing and comparing geometric shapesUnderstanding fractions and place valueMultiplication and division up to 100And so much more!Skip to the pages that suit your child s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by pageit s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educationaland is just what your child needs to get ahead academically!
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With Math for Minecrafters: Adventures in Addition & Subtraction, learning time feels more like game time! This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first and second grade math skills laid out in the national... Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems use beloved items from the Overworld like diamond swords, suits of armor, zombies, and magical potions to encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in: Geometric shapesTelling timeCounting moneyReading charts and graphsAdding and subtracting numbers up to 20And so much more!Skip to the pages that suit your child s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by pageit s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educationaland is just what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!
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By Hendry, Lorna
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- RRP: $19.99
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The latest title from dual-CBCA Honour Award recipient Lorna Hendry. Graphs are a key component of mathematics. They can help us make sense of potentially complicated information, and have practical applications in our everyday lives. Join our maths mutts as they learn all about ...the wonderful world of Graphs! This is the first in an exciting new series taking a fun and engaging look at key mathematical concepts, and how these can be applied in everyday life. Planned titles include Angles, Time, Chance, Dimensions and Money.
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By Boaler, Jo
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- RRP: $48.50
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When we learn, we change what we believe and how we interact with the world. This changes who we are as people and what we can achieve.
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Challenging Mathematical Tasks supports the idea that students learn best when they work on problems that they do not yet know how to solve. Peter Sullivan's research shows that many students do not fear challenges in mathematics, but welcome them. And rather than having teachers... instruct them, these students prefer to work out solutions for themselves.Challenging Mathematical Tasks:includes activities that allow for sustained thinking, decision-making and risk-taking by the studentsfeatures a 'Learning Focus', 'Key Mathematical Language', 'Pedagogical Considerations', 'Enabling and Extending Prompts' for each task, plus 'Supplementary Tasks' and 'Possible Solutions'is written by a well-established expert in the field of teaching and learning mathematicsfollows a set structure to help students approach and work through the tasks.
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By DK
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This playful preschool maths book will unleash your child's curiosity as they play their way through 20 amazing maths projects. Perfect for kids ages 3 to 6, Look I'm a Maths Wizard is full of activities to show young readers just how much fun maths can be. Children will discover... that maths is in the world all around us and that they already have the tools they need to be magical maths wizards: an inquisitive mind, unlimited imagination, and super senses. Each step-by-step activity is hands-on and practical to encourage budding mathematicians to use their senses as they explore essential early years maths topics. They will discover the magic of numbers with number bugs, investigate addition by creating a hungry adding robot, learn about subtraction by playing skittles, craft 3D shape aliens, and even make a repeating pattern fruit wand. Covering a comprehensive range of maths topics, from counting and numbers, to shape and size, and measurements and time, this is the perfect first maths book. Every fun project features a mixture of bright photography and charming illustrations that support the easy-to-follow activity instructions. These brilliantly hands-on activities support Early Years and Key Stage One maths curriculums taught in schools. Look I'm a Maths Wizard gives little readers the opportunity to do what they do best: imagine, create, learn, problem solve, and play their way to maths magic!
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By Colson, Rob
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- RRP: $24.99
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Fantastic guides to how all areas of Maths applies to everyday life
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Maths Quest 7 for the Australian Curriculum Second Editionhas been updated based on in-depth research and feedback from practising teachers of Mathematics. KEY FEATURES ? Worked solutions available to students and teachers for every problem solving and reasoning question. ? An en...hanced emphasis on both problem solving & reasoning, creating greater understanding of both mathematical concepts and skills. ? Assessment material incorporating the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards. ? Improvements to student engagement, with enhanced Individual Pathway activities and new interactivities. ? Teacher support available: eGuidePLUS provides online access to the student textbook, teacher notes on each lesson, a range of activities to engage students and end of top assessment items. ? Newly designed CAS calculator companions containing instructions & worked examples for both the Ti-Nspire & Casio Classpad. Maths Quest7 for Australian Curriculum 2E and eBookPLUS is a hard-copy student text accompanied by eBookPLUS. <img src="http://www.wiley.com//legacy/Australia/JacResources/eBookPLUS_logo.jpg" alt="" width="80" height="30" /> > eBookPLUS resources include: ? Access from any digital device PC/MAC/iPad/Android Tablet. ? Worksheets - Word documents designed for easy customisation and editing. ? Interactivities and games to reinforce and enhance student learning. ? eLessons - engaging video clips and supporting material. ? Weblinks to relevant support material on the internet. ? ProjectsPLUS - unique ICT-based projects that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate creativity, thinking skills and teamwork.
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