They learn to find the right card in easy, hard, and clever ways and how to link a trick with a story. Calculational Wizardry teaches such amazing feats as X-Ray Eyes, Fantastic Memory, and Speedy Addition. Geometry and Topology Curiosities offers intriguing activities, including the Vanishing Line Puzzle, and the Perfectly Perplexing Unpenned Pig Puzzle. In addition to the fun, students learn the simple mathematics behind it all. More than ever before, even entry-level positions often require complex math skills.
Middle school is a good time to start previewing the role math plays in job success.
Open the door to your students' future of math competency by exploring the following sites. Through a slide show, twelve professionals explain the math skills they use daily. For example, the veterinarian needs to calculate the right dose of medicine for a sick collie. The marketing specialist needs to graph the results of her survey. Each profession provides a test with questions to try.