Advanced Common Core Math Explorations - Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity (Grades 5-8)

Stretch your students' mathematical imaginations to their limits as they solve challenging real-world and mathematical problems that extend concepts from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity.

List of contents

Preface A Note to Students A Note to Teachers Introduction Connections to the Common Core State Standards Teacher's Guide Exploration 1: The Incredible Shrinking Universe Exploration 2: Ramps, Paints, and Hot Air Balloons Exploration 3: Gear Up! Exploration 4: Perplexing Percentages Exploration 5: Scaling a Tower Exploration 6: Keep It in Proportion Exploration 7: Grab Bag Exploration 8: Expanding and Contracting Exploration 9: Pythagorean Connections Exploration 10: Twist and Shrink References About the Author Common Core State Standards Alignment

About the author

Jerry Burkhart has been teaching and learning math with gifted students in Minnesota for nearly 20 years. He has degrees in physics, mathematics, and math education. He provides professional development for teachers and is a regular presenter at conferences around topics of meeting the needs of gifted students in mathematics...

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Burkhart
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2016
• EAN: 9781618215291
• ISBN: 978-1-61821-529-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 698 g
• Series: Advanced Common Core Math Expl; Advanced Common Core Math Expl
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of a specific subject, Mathematical foundations, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General