Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun Contributor(s): Long, Lynette (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471210609 ISBN-13: 9780471210603 Publisher: Wiley
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 Annotation: Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics... Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside "Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics," you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary |
Dewey: 372.7 |
LCCN: 2003053456 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Series: Magical Math |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 7.58" W x 9.24" L (0.51 lbs) 119 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2004 pg. 1558 School Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 168 School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 48 |
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Publisher Description: Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics... Master Them Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics, you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you. |
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