Hands-On Math Projects With Real-Life Applications

Hands-On Math Projects With Real-Life Applications
Author: Judith A Muschla
Publisher: Wiley + ORM
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118040945

The second edition of this hands-on math guide features sixty engaging projects for students in grades six to twelve learn math concepts and skills. This book is filled with classroom-tested projects that help students build skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. They also support a positive group environment by emphasize cooperative learning, group sharing, verbalizing ideas, and research skills, as well as writing clearly in mathematics and across other subject areas. Each of the projects follows the same proven format and includes instructions for the teacher, a Student Guide, and one or more reproducible datasheets and worksheets. They all include the elements needed for a successful individual or group learning experience. This second edition includes new projects and information about technology-based and e-learning strategies. Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications includes a special Skills Index that identifies the skills emphasized in each project. This book will save you time and help you instill in your students a genuine appreciation for the world of mathematics.

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Grades 3-5

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Grades 3-5
Author: Judith A. Muschla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-12-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118039556

Each easy-to-implement project includes background information for the teacher, project goals, math skills needed, a student guide with tips and strategies, and reproducible worksheets. Projects are designed to help students meet the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points, and chapters are organized to show how math relates to language, arts, science, etc.--demonstrating the importance of math in all areas of real life. In Part I, Chapter 1 offers an overview of how to incorporate math projects in the classroom. Chapter 2 provides a variety of classroom management suggestions, as well as teaching tips, and Chapter 3 offers ways teachers may evaluate project work. Each chapter also contains several reproducibles that are designed to help students master the procedural skills necessary for effective collaboration while working on projects. Part II, "The Projects," is divided into six separate sections: Section 1. Math and Science Section 2. Math and Social Studies Section 3. Math and Language Section 4. Math and Art and Music Section 5. Math and Fun and Recreation Section 6. Math and Life Skills

Math Projects, Grades 5 - 8

Math Projects, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Stulgis-Blalock
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580376908

Make math matter to students in grades 5 and up using Math Projects! This 64-page book provides exciting individual, partner, and small-group projects that promote creative problem solving. Students compute, read, write, and utilize social and artistic skills with the more than 50 projects! The book supports NCTM standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Dear Citizen Math

Dear Citizen Math
Author: Karim Ani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736408513

Exploring the critical role that math educators can play in creating a more rational and respectful society.

Real-World Math

Real-World Math
Author: Genene Rhodes
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0743932676

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 for Real Life

Math for Real Life
Author: Jim Libby
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-01-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1476667497

"Where are we ever going to use this?" Every high school math student has asked this question. Often teachers themselves aren't sure how to respond. One answer is that higher mathematics learned in high school will be essential to learning yet more at the college level. A more satisfactory answer calls for an awareness of how math is applied in many specific areas. Written primarily for teachers, this book presents hundreds of practical applications for mathematics--from baseball statistics to the theory of relativity--that can be understood by anyone with a knowledge of high school algebra, geometry and trigonometry.

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom
Author: Chris Fancher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2021-10-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000495388

Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching and helps teachers build students' abilities to be true mathematicians. This book outlines basic teaching strategies, such as questioning and exploration of concepts. It also provides advanced strategies for teachers who are already implementing inquiry-based methods. Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom includes practical advice about strategies the authors have used in their own classrooms, and each chapter features strategies that can be implemented immediately. Teaching in a project-based environment means using great teaching practices. The authors impart strategies that assist teachers in planning standards-based lessons, encouraging wonder and curiosity, providing a safe environment where failure occurs, and giving students opportunities for revision and reflection. Grades 6-10

Place Value

Place Value
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0823436136

You had better not monkey around when it comes to place value. The monkeys in this book can tell you why! As they bake the biggest banana cupcake ever, they need to get the amounts in the recipe correct. There’s a big difference between 216 eggs and 621 eggs. Place value is the key to keeping the numbers straight. Using humorous art, easy-to-follow charts and clear explanations, this book presents the basic facts about place value while inserting some amusing monkey business.

The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day, Grades 4-8

The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day, Grades 4-8
Author: Judith A. Muschla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2008-04-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0787997641

From bestselling authors Judith and Gary Muschla, The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day is a hands-on resource containing 180 handy worksheets, one for each day of the school year, to help students in grades 4-8 acquire the skills needed to master mathematics. These reproducible worksheets are perfect for "sponge activities"—five-minute challenges to start or end a class period—that can also be used as supplemental lessons, homework, or extra credit. With problems based on the Standards and Focal Points of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the book is designed to give students valuable practice in math skills, using specific activities to enhance critical thinking and boost test scores. The topics covered focus on the core math concepts and skills required for middle school students, including: Numbers and Operations Algebra Geometry Measurement Data Analysis Part of the 5-Minute Fundamentals series, The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day is an important resource that will help today's students understand more concepts, make connections between branches of mathematics, and apply math skills to a variety of real-life problems.

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications
Author: Gary Robert Muschla
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2000-08-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780130320155

A collection of 60 hands on investigations to help students apply math concepts and skills to everyday problems found across the curriculum, in sports, and in daily life. These tested projects stress cooperative learning, group sharing, and writing, and build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, and computation. Each project follows the same proven format, including instructions for the teacher, a Student Guide, and one or more reproducible datasheets and worksheets. To help find appropriate projects quickly, a special Skills Index identifies the skills emphasized in each project, and all materials are organized into 6 major sections: Math & Science Math & Social Studies Math & Language Math & Art & Music Math & Sports & Recreation Math & Life Skills