String Figures and how to Make Them

String Figures and how to Make Them
Author: Caroline F. Jayne
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1962-01-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780486201528

Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background

Science Tricks and Magic for Young People

Science Tricks and Magic for Young People
Author: George Barr
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780486254531

Dozens of riddles and puzzles working with air pressure, liquids, light, motion, more.

Puzzles and Paradoxes

Puzzles and Paradoxes
Author: T. H. O’Beirne
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2017-08-10
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486824861

These marvelous, stimulating games for the mind include geometric paradoxes, cube and color arrangement puzzles, calendar paradoxes, much more. Detailed solutions prepare readers for puzzles of even greater complexity.

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12
Author: Alfred S. Posamentier
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2008-03-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412959705

This updated edition presents ten strategies that are effective tools for teaching students how to solve problems, both in mathematics and in real-life situations. The authors demonstrate how the strategies can be used to solve a wide range of problems and provide about 200 examples that illustrate how teachers can include these techniques in their mathematics curriculum. In many cases, the methods presented make the solution of a problem easier, neater, and more understandable-and thereby more enjoyable. This new edition includes references to current standards, revisions and clarifications throughout the text, and a number of new problems that can be used to teach the different strategies.

Invitation to Italian Poetry

Invitation to Italian Poetry
Author: Luciano Rebay
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2000-10-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780486208930

Highlights from 7 centuries include 34 works by 21 poets, from St. Francis of Assisi's "Cantico delle creature" to verses by Nobel laureate Salvatore Quasimodo. The works of the celebrated masters—Dante, Petrarch, Ariosto, Leopardi, and Montale — appear alongside those of lesser known poets. The original verses appear with English translations on the facing pages.

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Techniques And Enrichment

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Techniques And Enrichment
Author: Alfred S Posamentier
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 1042
Release: 2020-09-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9811211434

The primary aim of this book is to provide teachers of mathematics with all the tools they would need to conduct most effective mathematics instruction. The book guides teachers through the all-important planning process, which includes short and long-term planning as well as constructing most effective lessons, with an emphasis on motivation, classroom management, emphasizing problem-solving techniques, assessment, enriching instruction for students at all levels, and introducing relevant extracurricular mathematics activities. Technology applications are woven throughout the text.A unique feature of this book is the second half, which provides 125 highly motivating enrichment units for all levels of secondary school mathematics. Many years of proven success makes this book essential for both pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers.