ABSTRACT

Zookeeper, horse stable owner, archaeologist, lawyer, pilot, fireman, newspaper editor, dairy farmer, arson detective . . . these are just a few of the real people who, in their own words, share their own daily encounters with mathematics. How much lettuce does the Pizza Hut manager need to order for next week? How many rose bushes can a gardener fit around a wading pool? How many fire hoses will be needed to extinguish the fire? Your students will be amazed at the real-life math faced by truck drivers, disc jockeys, farmers, and car mechanics.

Real Life Math Mysteries introduces students to math in the real world through a series of problems drawn from a vast array of community leaders, business professionals, and city officials. The problems are designed to stimulate students' creative thinking and teach the value of math in a real-world setting.

Each concise and clear problem is provided on a blackline master and includes problem-solving suggestions for students with a comprehensive answer key. The problems are tied to the guidelines for math instruction from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This book will get students thinking about the mathematics all around them.

Make math last a lifetime. Students will delight in the real-life approach to math as they realize that they will use math skills over and over again in whatever vocation they choose. Make math an exciting experience that children realize will last a lifetime.

More books that make math fun for students include Extreme Math, It's Alive!, and It's Alive! And Kicking!.

Grades 4-10

part |55 pages

Real Life Math Problems

chapter |2 pages

Associated Bank

chapter |2 pages

Schalow's Nursery

chapter |1 pages

Wildwood Animal Hospital

chapter |2 pages

Marshfield Heart Care

chapter |2 pages

Pizza Hut

chapter |2 pages

The Lucas Farm

chapter |2 pages

Side-Kix

chapter |2 pages

Foreign Automotive Service

chapter |1 pages

Marathon Travel

chapter |1 pages

Roehl Transport Inc.

chapter |2 pages

Widmare Stables

chapter |2 pages

Boson Company

chapter |2 pages

Marshfield Police Department

chapter |2 pages

WDLB AM

chapter |2 pages

Wildwood Park Zoo

chapter |2 pages

Ken Weis Electric

chapter |2 pages

Marshfield Fire Department

chapter |2 pages

YMCA

chapter |2 pages

Marshfield News-Herald

chapter |2 pages

City of Marshfield

chapter |3 pages

Perkins Sports

chapter |3 pages

Valley Sanitation

chapter |3 pages

Anthropological Studies Institute

chapter |1 pages

Marshfield Clinic

chapter |2 pages

Aviation Services

chapter |3 pages

City of Marshfield

chapter |1 pages

Prufrock Press

part |41 pages

Teacher's Guide to Real Life Math Problems