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The case of the pencil problem

2022
"Mrs. Hall's desk is overflowing with new pencils! But why are there so many? Be a math detective along with the kids at Lincoln Elementary and help solve this pick-your-own-path mystery. Use your math skills and knowledge of place value to solve the case"--Provided by publisher.

Math maker lab

27 super-cool projects : build, invent, create, discover
"Produced in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, SI Math Maker Lab is designed to appeal to math geeks and those that prefer practical projects. To complete these engaging projects, kids don't need to be math geniuses or even know how to use a calculator. Each task comes with easy-to-follow instructions, photographs, and illustrations to help whip up super cool mathematics creations!"--.

Humble pi

when math goes wrong in the real world
2020
"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up"--Provided by publisher.

Cole Champion takes on the villains

2022
"When the students at HERO Junior High compete against another school's villains-in-training, Cole Champion is the only one who thinks the villains are acting suspiciously"--Provided by publisher.

STEAM activities in 30 minutes for elementary learners

2020
"Using STEAM activities, this book places school librarians at the intersection with inquiry in an elementary school. Learners will think like a scientist and design like an engineer using an iterative process to make authentic learning connections and develop a growth mindset. Designed to be completed in 30-minute class periods, 14 scaffolded STEAM activities allow school librarians to easily shift the same lesson between classes and grade levels"-- Provided by publisher.

The indisputable existence of Santa Claus

the mathematics of Christmas
2017
"Mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Ol?ron Evans discuss the traditional holiday season with diagrams, sketches and graphs, equations, Markov chains, and matrices.

Let's multiply and divide

2022
"Multiplying and dividing might sound difficult but this fun book aims to teach kids otherwise! In this colorful volume, students will learn about the basics of these mathematical operations through simple games and activities. Tips and questions will help them consider different aspects of math principles, while . . . pictures make it easy to follow along through each . . . activity"--OCLC.

Let's multiply and divide

"Multiplying and dividing might sound difficult--but this fun book aims to teach kids otherwise! In this colorful volume, students will learn about the basics of these mathematical operations through simple games and activities. Tips and questions will help them consider different aspects of math principles, while bright pictures make it easy to follow along through each fun activity"--Provided by the publisher.

Comprehending problem solving

building mathematical understanding with cognition and language
Provides a braided model of problem solving, weaving together cognition, language, and mathematics and forming a basis of math activities for use by elementary teachers.

Peg + Cat

2016
Peg and Cat build a car out of junk and hope to win the Tallapegga Twenty and bring home the golden cup.

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