Making Sense of Maths: The Power of Number - Student Book
Number Operations, Ratio Tables, Negative Numbers, Primes & Indices
Published on 26. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-4441-8010-7 (ISBN)
Description
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding. This series will motivate, engage and develop the conceptual understanding of students at KS3 and KS4. Students build their own problem solving strategies based on their understanding of the world around them which then support them to tackle functional questions. The Student's Book, used in conjunction with the workbook and teachers' book, provides engaging activities that support students in developing a true understanding of number operations, conversions, negative numbers, primes & indices. Making Sense of Maths has been based on Realistic Maths Education (RME) and extensively trialled in KS3 and KS4 classrooms in the UK by a team from Manchester Metropolitan University. - Use alongside existing resources or on its own - Ideal for Year 10s heading for the C/D borderline - Ideal for intervention groups - Supports the move from modular to linear specifications by improving knowledge retention - Provides support for good teaching and learning under the current Ofsted criteria
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Full colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-8010-7 (9781444180107)
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Persons
Paul Dickinson taught maths in UK Comprehensive schools for over 20 years. He is now a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he works with trainee teachers and develops and trials classroom materials based on RME(Realistic Maths Education). Stella Dudzic taught for 22 years in secondary schools, including 9 years as head of department. She is currently Programme Leader for Curriculum at MEI and regularly leads CPD for teachers. She is also a Principal Examiner. Frank Eade has worked in mathematics education for over 25 years. He is particularly interested in using realistic situations to give students access to mathematics and in using students beliefs and misconceptions to help them move forward in mathematics. Steve Gough taught maths for 20 years, 10 years as Head of Maths, in schools in Greater Manchester. Since 2008 he has been a Senior Lecturer in Maths Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and has worked with teachers to develop the 'Making Sense of Maths' series. Sue Hough is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and has spent the last 6 years developing materials for 'Making Sense of Maths'. Previously Sue spent 18 years teaching maths in 11 - 18 schools and worked as a head of Maths.
Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Whole numbers A new computer game Historical events Jumps on a number line How many? Multiplications Divisions Buying ribbon Buying tickets The rules for calculations Summary Chapter 2: Measure for measure Measuring instruments Ten thousand steps a day Height Motorway routes A real bargain? Watch your speed! Weighing it up Rounding Summary Chapter 3: Using ratio tables Recipes Fuel consumption Speed Mobile phone density Summary Chapter 4: The positives and the negatives The highs and lows on Earth Time is moving along Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble Summary Chapter 5: The building blocks of numbers A numbers game Using primes to build other numbers Playing out Packing boxes Finding the highest common factor Finding the lowest common multiple Summary Chapter 6: Big numbers Writing big numbers Writing mathematically: power notation Big cities? A strange reward? Problems with tiling A special power Summary