Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 5-6

Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 5-6
Author: Cleo Borac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2017-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945755019

A companion series to our "Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students," the series "Math Challenges for Gifted Students" offers additional material in practice test form. The workbooks are useful for assessment and for development of testing skills. In full color and with fully explained solutions, the workbooks may be used as a fun introduction to problem solving. The workbook contains six 30-question tests. After each test, there is an answer key. The tests are followed by detailed solutions that outline various problem solving strategies appropriate for the respective age. The recommended time limit for each test is of 75 minutes.

Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 1-2

Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 1-2
Author: Cleo Borac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692235287

A companion series to our "Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students," the series "Math Challenges for Gifted Students" offers additional material in practice test form. The workbooks are useful for assessment and for development of testing skills. In full color and with fully detailed solutions, the workbooks may be used as a fun introduction to competitive problem solving. However, the problems are a bit more difficult than actual Kangaroo problems, exploring a large number of known 'tips and tricks.' One could say it is much more concentrated in that, unlike actual exams, it has less 'filler' - almost every problem is 'tricky' and embodies a specific strategy. The material is excellent for training purposes and has been used by the authors in seminars with hundreds of the most gifted students in the Bay Area. The workbook contains six 24-question tests. After each test there is an answer key. The tests are followed by detailed solutions. The recommended time limit for each test is of 75 minutes. Students who have not been exposed to competitive problem solving will find this book extremely difficult and will need help from an adult. Without preparation, students who get 'A' in school generally score about 50 points out of 96 possible on Kangaroo level 1-2.

Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 3-4

Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo Style for Students in Grades 3-4
Author: Cleo Borac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692369784

A companion series to our "Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students," the series "Math Challenges for Gifted Students" offers additional material in practice test form. The workbooks are useful for assessment and for development of testing skills. In full color and with fully explained solutions, the workbooks may be used as a fun introduction to problem solving. The workbook contains six 24-question tests. After each test, there is an answer key. The tests are followed by detailed solutions that outline various problem solving strategies appropriate for the respective age. The recommended time limit for each test is of 75 minutes.

Elementary School Math Contests

Elementary School Math Contests
Author: Steven Doan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781974443208

Elementary School Math Contests contains over 500 challenging math contest problems and detailed step-by-step solutions in Number Theory, Algebra, Counting & Probability, and Geometry. The problems and solutions are accompanied with formulas, strategies, and tips.This book is written for beginning mathletes who are interested in learning advanced problem solving and critical thinking skills in preparation for elementary and middle school math competitions.

Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary School 2 - Second Grade

Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary School 2 - Second Grade
Author: Michael C. G.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-12-20
Genre:
ISBN:

The Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary School are open mathematical Olympiads for students from 1st to 4th grade of elementary school, and they have been held every year in the city of Moscow since 1996, their first editions taking place in the facilities of the Moscow State University - Maly Mekhmat. Although initially these Olympiads were conceived for students of a study circle of elementary school, then it was extended to students in general since 2005. Being the Technological University of Russia - MIREA its main headquarters today. Likewise, these Olympiads consist of two rounds, a qualifying round and a final round, both consisting of a written exam. The problems included in this book correspond to the final round of these Olympiads, for the 2nd grade of elementary school. In this workbook has been compiled all the Olympiads held during the years 2011-2020 and is especially aimed at schoolchildren between 7 and 8 years old, with the aim that any student interested in mathematics either in preparing for a competition or in simply practicing entertaining problems to improve his math skills, challenging himself to solve these interesting problems (recommended even to elementary school children in upper grades with little or no experience in Math Olympiads and who require comprehensive preparation before a competition); or it could even be used for a self-evaluation in this competition, trying the student to solve the greatest number of problems in each exam in a maximum time of 1.5 hours. It can also be useful for teachers, parents, and study circles in mathematics. The book has been carefully crafted so that the student can work on the same book without the need for additional sheets. What will allow the student to have an orderly record of the problems already solved. Each exam includes a set of 8 problems from different school math topics. To be able to face these problems successfully, no greater knowledge is required than that covered in the school curriculum; however, many of these problems require an ingenious approach to be tackled successfully. Students are encouraged to keep trying to solve each problem as a personal challenge, as many times as necessary; and to parents who continue to support their children in their disciplined preparation. Once an answer is obtained, you can check it against the answers given at the end of the book.

The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia: A Novel

The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia: A Novel
Author: Mary Helen Stefaniak
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0393080447

A hidden history of the South emerges when a worldly teacher leads Threestep, GA, to reinvent itself, setting in motion events that lead to triumph and tragedy for the black teenager who happens to be the smartest person in Piedmont County, Georgia, in 1938–39. As an epigraph from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois reminds us at the start of this novel, "Throughout history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness." Protagonist Theo Boykin is a genius, an artist, an inventor, a Leonardo DaVinci–type, whose talents are sought after by local blacks and whites alike, but even this is not enough to save him. He falls victim to "the tragedy of ignorance and the damage caused by fear," in the words of poet Rita Dove—the first African American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate and a member of the jury that conferred on The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award for books that "make a significant contribution to our understanding of racism and our appreciation for the diversity of human cultures." You won't forget Theo Boykin, nor will you forget his friends the Cailiffs, especially Gladys, who tells this story with love and bewilderment, and the teacher, Miss Spivey, who changes all their lives.

Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students - Level 1 Combo

Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students - Level 1 Combo
Author: Cleo Borac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2014-06-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692240076

This is a combo volume that incorporates all four volumes for level 1. The interior of the 4 in 1 volume is always updated to contain the latest edition of the individual volumes. About "Competitive Mathematics for Gifted Students" This series provides practice materials and short theory reminders for students who aim to excel at problem solving. Material is introduced in a structured manner: each new concept is followed by a problem set that explores the content in detail. Each book ends with a problem set that reviews both concepts presented in the current volume and related topics from previous volumes. The series forms a learning continuum that explores strategies specific to competitive mathematics in depth and breadth. Full solutions explain both reasoning and execution. Often, several solutions are contrasted. The problem selection emphasizes comprehension, critical thinking, observation, and avoiding repetitive and mechanical procedures. Ready to participate in a math competition such as MOEMS, Math Kangaroo in USA, or Noetic Math? This series will open the doors to consistent performance. About Level 1 This level of the series is designed for students who know addition and subtraction with multi-digit numbers as well as simple multiplications of one-digit numbers. Some of the problems, however, involve advanced concepts and may be useful for older students.

The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo

The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
Author: Judy Blume
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2024-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665980850

Freddy Dissel has two problems. One is his older brother, Mike. The other is his younger sister, Ellen. That leaves Freddy in the middle, feeling like the peanut butter part of a sandwich, squeezed between two pieces of bread like a great big middle nothing. So when Freddy hears about the school play, he knows it’s his chance to shine—even if the play is being put on by the big kids, and even if Mike says that everybody can jump. But nobody can jump quite as well as Freddy, which makes him the perfect Green Kangaroo—and the star of the show!

Storm Warriors

Storm Warriors
Author: Elisa Carbone
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-12-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307560260

Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desolate Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to start a new life. Fortunately, life on Pea Island at the end of the 19th century is far from quiet. The other island residents include the surfmen--the African American crew of the nearby U.S. Life-Saving Station--and soon Nathan is lending an extra hand to these men as they rescue sailors from sinking ships. Working and learning alongside the courageous surfmen, Nathan begins to dream of becoming one himself. But the reality of post-Civil War racism starts to show itself as he gradually realizes the futility of his dream. And then another dream begins to take shape, one that Nathan refuses to let anyone take from him.