Math Bundle:101 Things Everyone Should Know & One Minute Math Mysteries

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101 Things You Should Know about Math

Math is a critical part of our everyday lives. The second title in the award-winning 101 Things Everyone Should Know series helps you understand how you use math dozens of times—every day.With entertaining connections to sports, hobbies, science, food, and travel, mathematical concepts are simplified and explained using clear, real-life explanations. You’ll even learn some fun trivia and math history! Using an engaging question-and-answer format, 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math is perfect for kids, parents, educators, and anyone interested in the difference between an Olympic event score of 9.0 and Richter scale score of 9.0.

One MInute Mysteries You Can Solve with Math

65 MORE Short Mysteries You Solve With Math aren’t your average math problems¦ Each minute-long story introduces an engaging mystery that can only be solved with math. The brainteasers are entertaining, but-even better-their real-world connections help kids see math concepts as approachable, learnable, and solvable. The brainteasers help support literacy, problem-solving, and deductive-reasoning skills, while exploring essential math topics. A fun way to develop deductive reasoning skills and discover the joys of math!

“This book is a great supplement, both for math loving kids and kids who struggle to connect math to real world situations, in mid-elementary through middle school grades. It uses a Q&A format to connect math to sports, science, hobbies, careers, and pop culture through trivia, challenges, and a bit of math history. We have had a lot of fun in my house using this book to create game show style math trivia nights.”

—Kat Hutcheson, Homeschooling Mom and Director of Sales and Marketing for SEA Homeschoolers, April 2018

“How exciting to find a book that contains practical, everyday problems where math is used. ‘When am I ever going to use this?’ is a question that causes teachers to cringe. This book provides an answer in a very fun way. As I was perusing the contents, I could see where this book could be used during trips to occupy the time of curious adolescents. What a great substitute for video games. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in expanding his or her knowledge of mathematics. How cool to add math history tidbits throughout the book!”
—Rebecca J. Kessler, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

“This book is a fun, light read to help students become better problem solvers. Using authentic and interesting applications, written in simple and understandable language, it provides solid connections between mathematics and the real world. A valuable resource for teachers, parents, and students. These mysteries are ideal for short class activities.”
—Henry Neale, National Science Teachers Association