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Grades: 5 - 9
Mathabilitygives students the experience and ability to analyze and solve real-life mathematical problems, and explain their methods of arriving at the solution. Mathability is an excellent resource for preparing students for the performance tasks of standards-based tests. The six units in this book each have 10 problems that deal with a variety of real-life situations, such as those at a construction site, on vacation, in a business, and at home. The open-ended problems let students hone their skills in geometry, probability, percentages, use of charts, algebra, number relations/operations, money, and decimals.
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Grades: 5 - 9
Crud City
is a civilization of microbes who live a frontier-like existence.
They have a bartering system where they trade things like lint balls,
dust flakes, slime, and rotten apple cores. To do so, they need
to be well versed in the use of fractions, decimals, and percents.
Students join the caravan and try to make all the right trades,
positioning themselves to vie for the final prize which involves
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Grades: 5 - 9
Dr.
Formula, a mischievous, mad scientist, is hosting a dinner party for
all her favorite monster friends. The activities on the pages of this
book involve every type of fiend imaginablezombies, mummies,
vampires, werewolves, and more. Students will need to keep their heads
about them, using their equation and problem-solving skills. Theyll
also need to pay attention to the riddles on each page, presented
by Dr. Formula herself, to solve the final fiendish puzzle. click here
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Grades: 5 - 9
Collette
is a bright young girl who awakes in the storybook kingdom of Mathopotamia.
Before she can return to her own world, she must help the mysterious
Knight Phoenix on a quest that will take them to mystical places
in every corner of the kingdom. In every locale, Collette and the
knight must use their skills at working with patterns to move closer
to their ultimate goal; to defeat the evil Queen Nullset. click here |
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