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"Archimedes was one of the greatest minds of the ancient world. An original and profound thinker, Archimedes was a mathematician, a physicist, a mechanical engineer, and an inventor. He is most well known for proving the law of the lever and inventing the compound pulley. He is also known for famously shouting "Eureka!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Book five in the series of books designed to make your child think and to learn on their own. Unlike other programs, the Life of Fred series focuses on reading comprehension and thinkiing, not rote spoon-fed learning that is soon forgotten. Upon completion they will understand how math works, why it works, and how to apply it.
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Book seven in the series of books designed to make your child think and to learn on their own. Unlike other programs, the Life of Fred series focuses on reading comprehension and thinkiing, not rote spoon-fed learning that is soon forgotten. Upon completion they will understand how math works, why it works, and how to apply it.
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Book six in the series of books designed to make your child think and to learn on their own. Unlike other programs, the Life of Fred series focuses on reading comprehension and thinkiing, not rote spoon-fed learning that is soon forgotten. Upon completion they will understand how math works, why it works, and how to apply it.
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"This practical guide outlines a vision for online and distance STEM learning at the elementary level, with creative activities based on eight STEM themes. Online and distance learning may sound fairly straightforward. Instead of learning in a classroom setting, students learn at home with the assistance of online resources. But classroom learning does not always translate easily to online settings, particularly at the elementary level where children...
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"The mathematical concepts of distance, rate, and time are explored as students partake in their school's annual field day. Readers also learn about proportions, ratios, and cross products. This book includes a discovery activity, connections to science and engineering, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--
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"The mathematical concept of graphing data sets is introduced while discussing the sport of football. Readers learn to graph and interpret data sets in data tables, bar graphs, picture graphs, and line plots. Concepts include intervals and solving 'how many more or less' bar graph problems. This book features a discover activity, history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--
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"Projects and experiments to inspire and challenge your kids! The STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) are top education priorities in the United States--and they are growing fields with a high demand for jobs. If you want to make sure your children are prepared for the future in these fields, here's how you can help: Make it fun! Expose them to hands-on, real-world, and fun activities so they'll become engaged, motivated, and...
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"Teaching Your Kids New Math, K-5 For Dummies makes it easy to understand the new math being taught to students in kindergarten to Grade 5, showing parents and guardians how to help their kids with the new methods and concepts that have been introduced since they finished school.." --
"Math ain't what it used to be. Sure, two plus two is still four, but the way we're teaching kids to do basic math has totally changed. The new math (also called Common...