PIWould you like your students to be able to critically analyze the environmental issues they hear about in the news?/I/PPThis unique case study book provides the basic tools they will need to probe and examine relevant issues./PULLIFeatures topical and timely cases rather than hypothetical situations. These include population growth, energy and natural resources, transportation, and air and water pollution./LILIPresents the tools of critical thinking and applies them throughout the book. This allows students to understand the nature of critical thinking before they are asked to think critically about an issue./LILIIncludes simple math to understand environmental issues. Mathematical formulas are explained in a non-threatening, step-by-step manner that demystifies math and helps students gain confidence./LILISuggests examples for further research while encouraging students to explore the implications, significance, and validity of their work./LILIWritten in a clear and straightforward style./LI/ULH2TO THE INSTRUCTOR/H2PThe idea for this book arose when we were colleagues at Mary Washington College. We grew impatient with a teaching style centered on the faculty member as lecturer and expert and the student as scribe and novice. We feel that such an approach encourages students to be passive rather than active learners and leads to an unhealthy dependency on the faculty person as expert./PPAlthough students generally are both capable and dedicated, many are also afraid of math, rusty in its use, or were superficially trained in arcane fields of calculus. This lack of math skills often leaves students unprepared to deal with the complexity of today’s environmental issues./PPMoreover, we are continually surprised to discover how many bright students can’t do three things: understand and confidently manipulate the units of the metric system, use scientific notation, or critically evaluate complex environmental issu?ö=p£× ¾Û€

First, learn to use simple addition to find the total number of dots, from zero to twelve, on each domino. Then, see if you can find the dominoes with each total hidden in the pictures. With a simple but imaginative approach, Lynette Long has created a fun-filled counting book sure to appeal to even the most reluctant math students. Full color.

Matthew has found a treasure map, and soon the Elm Street Kids’ Club is off on a quest. The map guides them into a wonderful, magical world, but it’s the real-life math skills of understanding distance, scale, direction, and symbols that will help the kids find the treasure. Full color.

A series of 9 books based on U.S. Government teaching materials. They make math interesting and fun. The series of books begins with basic arithmetic and extends through pre-algebra, algebra, and calculus. Numerous exercises and solved problems are included. The 9 books deal with the topics listed below.- Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 (14 cm x 21 cm).- A variety of free display racks is available.

The Comprehensive Curriculum series is thorough! Arranged by grade, each workbook contains an entire curriculum of basic skill activities. Lessons include reading, writing, spelling, math, citizenship, English, environmental science, reading comprehension, and study skills.– Sequential organization– Answer key– Lessons by educational experts– Full-color illustrations– Review pages– Perfect binding-can be displayed spined-out

The No. 1-selling kids” almanac becomes a fun educational tool in this trivia deck series for kids. Coded by age range and subject each deck includes 75 fun and educational brainteasers that build skills in science math reading and vocabulary.

No need to spend hours and hours pulling together the materials and activities to make themed units. All About My World is the ultimate resource for teaching children about different aspects of their world and for practicing important language and math skills that help children make cross-curricular connections. This wonderfully illustrated thematic unit has an easy-to-use format that makes it a must-have!

This book is algebra with a jolt of fresh air and maybe a whiff of a caffeinated beverage. It”s a complete algebra learning experience that engages readers by having them play games, solve puzzles, ponder mysteries, learn the fundamentals of Algebra I that current students are struggling with, or parents have long since forgotten. While readers experience the joy of math, they”ll learn (almost without noticing) everything they always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about natural numbers, exponents, graphs and graphing, polynomials, factoring, algebraic fractions, solving equations, the quadratic formula, and much more. Like all of the books in our Head First series, Head First Algebra uses a visually rich format designed for the way the brain works. Based on the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, this book combines words and pictures in a playful, mixed-media style that not only helps readers understand a subject, but also to remember it.

Like all Murphy’s MathStart titles, this lively picture book uses a story from a child’s daily world to teach a basic math skill. Here the math is pattern recognition… At the back are practical suggestions for adults and kids to find patterns with pebbles, buttons, coins, and kitchen utensils. Demarest’s clear, simple pastel pictures express the fun of playing with cars as the vrooming action reveals the patterns in everyday things.ALA BooklistThe yellow cars beep! The red cars vroom! As Molly plays with her big brother’s toy cars, readers will see and recognize patterns, an essential first step in learning to reason from the specific to the general. But can Molly put the cars back in the right order before her brother returns?p

This innovative book challenges children and their parents to open their minds and solve problems in new and unexpected ways. By looking for patterns, symmetries, and familiar number combinations displayed within eye-catching pictures, math will become easier, quicker, and fun. Full-color illustrations.