The Math Explorer - Games and Activities for Middle School Youth Groups

The Math Explorer - Games and Activities for Middle School Youth Groups by Pat Murphy, Lori Lambertson, Pearl Tesler, and Exploratorium

Put the Fun into Learning Mathematics! Here is a collection of creative, hands-on math activities designed to engage your after-school students in standards-based mathematics learning while also meeting your needs as a youth-group leader. This book also works great for homeschools and homeschool co-ops!

• You don't have to be a math wiz to lead these activities. Youth groups and families have tested each activity to ensure that it includes all the information you'll need to be successful.
• You'll easily have students playing, thinking, building, and experimenting with mathematics and how it works.
• You'll find advice on how to use each activity as well as simple, straightforward explanations of the mathematics involved. Additional information provides historical background and science connections to give you the option of extending the activities.

The Math Explorer was developed by the folks at the Exploratorium - San Francisco's acclaimed hands-on museum of science, art, and human perception. The activities in this book apply the hands-on teaching methods that work so well in science to teaching and learning about mathematics. This collection of games, puzzles, experiments, and projects provides appealing opportunities for practicing a variety of mathematics skills—from problem solving and graphing to fractions and ratios and you can do all of them on a shoestring budget! The Math Explorer contains 24 playful activities—tested and proven successful — just like those found at the Exploratorium. At the heart of each activity is a mathematical skill or process. Students learn by experimenting — by asking questions and finding their own answers.

Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 216
• Book Size: 8-1/2" x 11"
• Book Type: Paperback
• Recommended Ages: 8 and up
• ISBN 10: 1559535407
• ISBN 13: 978-1559535403

Book Condition:

• This book is brand new and is in perfect condition.

Why We Love It

Kids love to solve the problems in this activity book! The games and building projects turn theoretical math into real-life examples.