Math and nonfiction.
By: Jennifer M. Bay-Williams, Sherri L. Martinie ; Introduction by Marilyn Burns.
Contributors: Martinie, Sherri L.
Publisher: Math Solutions Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sausalito, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780941355865
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school); Children's literature in mathematics education
Description: "Provides lessons that link mathematics with nonfiction. Topics include collecting and analyzing data; using proportional reasoning; and exploring linear and exponential growth, probability, and relationships between two- and three-dimensional objects, pi, and more. Each lesson includes an overview of the nonfiction title, a discussion of the lesson's mathematical focus, a description of the activity, and samples of student work"--Provided by publisher.