Designer digs
Subtitle: finding area and surface area
By: by Renata Brunner-Jass ; content consultant, David T. Hughes
Series: iMath
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781599535746; 9781603575430
Subjects: Geometry; Juvenile literature
Description: "The mathematical concepts of perimeter, area, and surface area are explored as a student designs dream rooms for a school project. Readers learn the formulas to calculate area for quadrilaterals and triangles. Additional concepts include parallel lines, right angles, irregular polygons, decomposing shapes, and area nets. This book features a discover activity, history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

10-12.

Grade 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: iMath ideas : how much area; title: Discover activity : think big; title: The colorful square room; title: The palace room; title: Connecting to history; title: The tree room; title: Math at work; title: The basketball room; title: The space room; title: The big wrap-up; title: iMath ideas : focus on area; title: What comes next?