Readers will cover many aspects of measuring temperature, including how a thermometer works and the most common scales of measurement, Celsius and Fahrenheit. Fun facts and related math problems featured throughout will engage readers while they learn a key math concept.
Exciting pictures and interesting facts will help introduce readers to the ideas and units of height measurement. Including measurements of some of the highest places in the world, readers will be guided through understanding altitude, estimating, and the metric system.
Explores the history of mankind's use of mathematics to explain the world and its processes and outlines an assortment of ways in which math is put to use in real-world situations in the present.
A collection of 250 questions and answers about math concepts, including lines, angles, algebra, geometry, arithmetic, number properties, charts, and graphs.
Describes the mathematical skills used by astronauts in their jobs, with realistic math problems and puzzles that show students the connection between math and everyday life.
