How to be a Maths Whizz
Published on 7. May 2020
144 pages
978-0-241-46594-3 (ISBN)
Description
With more than 30 activities and crafts that children can play their way through, this kids' book takes the fear away from maths.
Children will find out that being a mathematician isn't just about scrawling numbers on a dusty chalkboard - it is part of our everyday lives!
How to be a Maths Whizz will teach kids to think like maths pros as they ask mathematical questions and get hands-on with key maths concepts. From calculation and place value, to time, shapes, and measurements, core curriculum maths topics are covered in creative and engaging ways.
This book invites you to investigate maths in a playful and hands-on way, using things from around your home: find out about 3D shapes by designing and building your own city, learn about measurement by growing your own plant, and uncover the mystery of coordinates through drawing your own treasure map. If you like solving problems, making things, and learning facts, then this is the book for you, mathematician!
Children will find out that being a mathematician isn't just about scrawling numbers on a dusty chalkboard - it is part of our everyday lives!
How to be a Maths Whizz will teach kids to think like maths pros as they ask mathematical questions and get hands-on with key maths concepts. From calculation and place value, to time, shapes, and measurements, core curriculum maths topics are covered in creative and engaging ways.
This book invites you to investigate maths in a playful and hands-on way, using things from around your home: find out about 3D shapes by designing and building your own city, learn about measurement by growing your own plant, and uncover the mystery of coordinates through drawing your own treasure map. If you like solving problems, making things, and learning facts, then this is the book for you, mathematician!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Fixed format
File size
42,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-46594-3 (9780241465943)
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Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a STEM ambassador and former maths prodigy. At 11 she became the youngest girl ever to gain an A Level in computing, and at 20 she graduated with a Masters degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oxford University. She went on to found STEMettes, an organization aimed at getting girls into STEM careers that has worked with more than 40,000 young people across Europe.
