Math Stories For Problem Solving Success

Author : James L. Overholt,Nancy H. Aaberg,James Lindsey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780787996307

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Math Stories For Problem Solving Success by James L. Overholt,Nancy H. Aaberg,James Lindsey Pdf

This second edition of the popular math teaching resource book Math Stories for Problem Solving Success offers updated true-to-life situations designed to motivate teenagers to use math skills for solving everyday problems. The book features intriguing short stories followed by sets of problems related to the stories that are correlated to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Each of the easy-to-read stories is followed by three increasingly difficult groups of problem sets. This makes it simple for teachers to select the appropriate problem set for students of different abilities and at different grade levels. To further enhance student involvement, the stories feature recurring characters and can be used either sequentially or out of order. The problems in the book cover many basic math topics, including decimals, fractions, and percents; measurement; geometry; data, statistics, and probability; algebra; and problem solving. In addition to having all the answers, an Answer Key at the end of the book offers explanations and background information about the problems that can be helpful to both teachers and students. Math Stories for Problem Solving Success will help you show students that math is something they are already using every day.

Author : James L. Overholt,Nancy Aaberg,Jim Lindsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0135602289

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Math Stories for Problem Solving Success by James L. Overholt,Nancy Aaberg,Jim Lindsey Pdf

Author : James L. Overholt,Nancy H. Aaberg,James Lindsey
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0787966258

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Math Stories for Problem Solving Success by James L. Overholt,Nancy H. Aaberg,James Lindsey Pdf

Here are 51 interesting, true-to-life situations to motivate teenagers to apply math skills for solving everyday problems. For example, in the story "The Challenge" students use decimals and averages as they compare rival football teams' statistics. In "An Interesting Loan", they get practical experience working with money as they help Mike figure out how to pay for a new dirt bike. Each reproducible story is followed by three increasingly difficult groups of problems that focus on the same math topic, making it easy for students of all ability levels to develop the math skills being stressed in the lesson.

Author : Alfred S. Posamentier,Stephen Krulik
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412960670

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Problem Solving in Mathematics, Grades 3-6 by Alfred S. Posamentier,Stephen Krulik Pdf

Problem-solving skills are critical to students' success in mathematics, but the techniques can't be caught; they must be taught. Based on the premise that educators must take a deliberate approach to the teaching of problem-solving skills, this book helps teachers engage students in the process. Problem Solving in Mathematics, Grades 3-6 presents nine strategies that students can use to solve problems, such as working backwards, finding a pattern, making a drawing, or solving a simpler equivalent problem. Each chapter demonstrates how teachers can Use the strategies with students at different grade levels Incorporate these strategies into a mathematics program Apply each strategy to real-life situations Make each strategy an integral part of students' thinking processes With helpful teaching notes, sample problems for students that fit into any mathematics curriculum, and step-by-step solutions to sample problems, this book is perfect for teachers who want their students to succeed in mathematics! Book jacket.

Author : James L. Overholt,Laurie Kincheloe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470583418

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Math Wise! Over 100 Hands-On Activities that Promote Real Math Understanding, Grades K-8 by James L. Overholt,Laurie Kincheloe Pdf

A fun, easy-to-implement collection of activities that give elementary and middle-school students a real understanding of key math concepts Math is a difficult and abstract subject for many students, yet teachers need to make sure their students comprehend basic math concepts. This engaging activity book is a resource teachers can use to give students concrete understanding of the math behind the questions on most standardized tests, and includes information that will give students a firm grounding to work with more advanced math concepts. Contains over 100 activities that address topics like number sense, geometry, computation, problem solving, and logical thinking. Includes projects and activities that are correlated to National Math Education Standards Activities are presented in order of difficulty and address different learning styles Math Wise! is a key resource for teachers who want to teach their students the fundamentals that drive math problems.

Author : Jordan Ellenberg
Publisher : Penguin Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781594205224

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How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg Pdf

A brilliant tour of mathematical thought and a guide to becoming a better thinker, How Not to Be Wrong shows that math is not just a long list of rules to be learned and carried out by rote. Math touches everything we do; It's what makes the world make sense. Using the mathematician's methods and hard-won insights-minus the jargon-professor and popular columnist Jordan Ellenberg guides general readers through his ideas with rigor and lively irreverence, infusing everything from election results to baseball to the existence of God and the psychology of slime molds with a heightened sense of clarity and wonder. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. How Not to Be Wrong shows us how--Publisher's description.

Author : Dan Greenberg
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 0590491695

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Thirty Wild and Wonderful Math Stories to Develop Problem-Solving Skills by Dan Greenberg Pdf

Author : Titu Andreescu,Kathy Cordeiro,Alina Andreescu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119575702

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Awesome Math by Titu Andreescu,Kathy Cordeiro,Alina Andreescu Pdf

Help your students to think critically and creatively through team-based problem solving instead of focusing on testing and outcomes. Professionals throughout the education system are recognizing that standardized testing is holding students back. Schools tend to view children as outcomes rather than as individuals who require guidance on thinking critically and creatively. Awesome Math focuses on team-based problem solving to teach discrete mathematics, a subject essential for success in the STEM careers of the future. Built on the increasingly popular growth mindset, this timely book emphasizes a problem-solving approach for developing the skills necessary to think critically, creatively, and collaboratively. In its current form, math education is a series of exercises: straightforward problems with easily-obtained answers. Problem solving, however, involves multiple creative approaches to solving meaningful and interesting problems. The authors, co-founders of the multi-layered educational organization AwesomeMath, have developed an innovative approach to teaching mathematics that will enable educators to: Move their students beyond the calculus trap to study the areas of mathematics most of them will need in the modern world Show students how problem solving will help them achieve their educational and career goals and form lifelong communities of support and collaboration Encourage and reinforce curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity in their students Get students into the growth mindset, coach math teams, and make math fun again Create lesson plans built on problem based learning and identify and develop educational resources in their schools Awesome Math: Teaching Mathematics with Problem Based Learning is a must-have resource for general education teachers and math specialists in grades 6 to 12, and resource specialists, special education teachers, elementary educators, and other primary education professionals.

Author : Loretta Jean Everhart
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462032525

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Math Vitamins by Loretta Jean Everhart Pdf

For some students, the mere thought of solving a word problem can transform even the most confident among them into nervous wrecks. In her guidebook, Math Vitamins, retired educator Loretta Jean Everhart shares her methods of success that will help any student from Pre-K to fifth grade effectively solve even the most challenging word problems. Everhart taught elementary students for over thirty years and relies on her diverse experience working with students of all levels to offer useful techniques and step-by-step guidance that will lead parents and teachers through several ways to cope with math anxiety, improve math writing and vocabulary, and use cooperative learning to solve word problems. While providing simple strategies like having children work on jigsaw puzzles to learn guess and test methodologies, Everhart also shares an in-depth exploration of Polya’s four-step model, which helps children first understand the problem and then develop a plan on how to answer it. For the parent of a home-schooled child or for teacher who is searching for new ideas, this innovative guidebook offers practical tips and suggestions that will help lead struggling students out of the often tricky world of word problems and onto a successful path of future problem solving.

Author : Triumph Learning, LLC.,OPTIONS for Population Policy (Project)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1601619367

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Strategies for Success by Triumph Learning, LLC.,OPTIONS for Population Policy (Project) Pdf

Got a word problem? Strategize it! The No. 1 issue math students struggle with is solving word problems. Math Problem Solving provides a solution. Each lesson teaches a key problem-solving strategy by breaking it down into manageable steps and then providing guided and independent practice to reinforce the learning. Plus—it aligns with your core math program and meets the problem-solving requirements of the Common Core State Standards!

Author : Debbie Haver,Alice Koziol,Dan Mulligan,Elaine Haven
Publisher : Instructional Fair
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1568226624

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57 Great Math Stories and the Problems They Present by Debbie Haver,Alice Koziol,Dan Mulligan,Elaine Haven Pdf

This book provides challenging, realistic, humorous, sometimes even whimsical problems. Each problem was carefully created to develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies. Students are required to use mathematical ideas and concepts to find solutions to the problems that are created by the stories presented. A wide variety of computational skills including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents is reinforced. Each story is followed by thought-provoking and engaging questions. Students are encouraged to develop a variety of strategies to find the solutions. Stories can be used for individual work, in teams, and in cooperative learning groups

Author : Chris Nitert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Arithmetic
ISBN : 1885111142

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Problem Solving with Math, Grades 4-5 by Chris Nitert Pdf

Author : Triumph Learning, LLC.,OPTIONS for Population Policy (Project)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1601619375

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Strategies for Success by Triumph Learning, LLC.,OPTIONS for Population Policy (Project) Pdf

Got a word problem? Strategize it! The No. 1 issue math students struggle with is solving word problems. Math Problem Solving provides a solution. Each lesson teaches a key problem-solving strategy by breaking it down into manageable steps and then providing guided and independent practice to reinforce the learning. Plus—it aligns with your core math program and meets the problem-solving requirements of the Common Core State Standards!

Author : Kimberly Morrow-Leong,Sara Delano Moore,Linda M. Gojak
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781071811375

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Mathematize It! [Grades K-2] by Kimberly Morrow-Leong,Sara Delano Moore,Linda M. Gojak Pdf

"This book is a must-have for anyone who has faced the challenge of teaching problem solving. The ideas to be learned are supported with a noticeably rich collection of classroom-ready problems, examples of student thinking, and videos. Problem solving is at the center of learning and doing mathematics. And so, Mathematize It! should be at the center of every teacher’s collection of instructional resources." John SanGiovanni Coordinator, Elementary Mathematics Howard County Public School System, Ellicott City, MD Help students reveal the math behind the words "I don’t get what I’m supposed to do!" This is a common refrain from students when asked to solve word problems. Solving problems is about more than computation. Students must understand the mathematics of a situation to know what computation will lead to an appropriate solution. Many students often pluck numbers from the problem and plug them into an equation using the first operation they can think of (or the last one they practiced). Students also tend to choose an operation by solely relying on key words that they believe will help them arrive at an answer, which without careful consideration of what the problem is actually asking of them. Mathematize It! Going Beyond Key Words to Make Sense of Word Problems, Grades K-2 shares a reasoning approach that helps students dig into the problem to uncover the underlying mathematics, deeply consider the problem’s context, and employ strong operation sense to solve it. Through the process of mathematizing, the authors provide an explanation of a consistent method—and specific instructional strategies—to take the initial focus off specific numbers and computations and put it on the actions and relationships expressed in the problem. Sure to enhance teachers’ own operation sense, this user-friendly resource for Grades K-2 · Offers a systematic mathematizing process for students to use when solving word problems · Gives practice opportunities and dozens of problems to leverage in the classroom · Provides specific examples of questions and explorations for addition and subtraction of whole numbers as well as early thinking for multiplication and division · Demonstrates the use of concrete manipulatives to model problems with dozens of short videos · Includes end-of-chapter activities and reflection questions How can you help your students understand what is happening mathematically when solving word problems? Mathematize it!

Author : Learn 2 Think Pte Ltd
Publisher : Learn 2 Think Pte. Limited
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9810727674

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200 Challenging Math Problems Every 6th Grader Should Know by Learn 2 Think Pte Ltd Pdf

This work book provides practice in all major topics of Grade 1. It will greatly boost child's critical thinking and problem solving skills. It is guaranteed to improve your child's math and success at school. The multi-step problem solving exercises in the book involve several math concepts. Student will learn more from these exercises than doing ten worksheets on the same math concepts. Another valuable resource to enhance your child's thinking skills is the '5- Minute Math Thinkers' series.