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Overview
From the birthday of the man who wore size-23 shoes to the invention of the sandwich, this eclectic and quirky collection of activity-based event anniversaries (two per day, for every day of the year, from January 1 through December 31) adds a blend of serious and light hearted oomph to math instruction. Provides opportunities for collecting, organizing, and graphing data; relating to monetary issues; thinking about areas of measurement; and more. Ideal for integrating math with other areas of the curriculum and relating math to the real world.Synopsis
Day-by-Day Math provides teachers and students amazing statistics to ponder, puzzles to solve, and math magic to celebrate. Well-known author Susan Ohanian has compiled a quirky collection of fascinating facts related to familiar and not-so-familiar historical events. Each event leads to a mathematical problem, investigation, or activity. Imaginative and rich, this resource provides teachers with a diverse collection of ideas.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 2000
Publisher
Math Solutions
Pages
184
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780941355285