Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun

By Lynette Long

Book Overview

Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics... Master Them Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics , you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471210609
• ISBN13: 9780471210603
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great Resource for Teaching Business Math

Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics really made our 6th Grade Business Math unit very fun and interesting. While charting commercials, dangling spoons, taking surveys, flipping coins and following the stock market...we learned all about how to present information in a form that others can understand. This is very REAL math that my child can use throughout his life - whether he's a weatherman, scientist, or business administrator! We all need to learn how to present information clearly and effectively. Oh, and some statistical work is in there - means, medians, conducting a study and charting statistical results...highly recommended!

A fun and engaging way to grasp the basics of standard word problems

Part of the outstanding "Magical Math" series from John Wiley & Sons, Wacky Word Problems: Games And Activities That Make Math Easy And Fun by Lynette Long is specifically designed and presented to appeal to children ages 8 to 12 and provide them with a fun and engaging way to grasp the basics of standard word problems. Kids will learn how to answer computation problems, percentile problems, distance problems, and so much more through dozens of age-appropriate activities and entertaining examples. Wacky Word Problems is especially recommended as a homeschool curriculum supplement, and would be an appropriate acquisition for traditional grade school math curriculums and library reference collections as well.