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On-the-Job Math Mysteries: Real-Life Math From Exciting Careers
OntheJob Math Mysteries RealLife Math From Exciting Careers Author:Marya Washington Tyler On-the-Job Math Mysteries offers exciting math problems that are taken from real-world situations. The word problems come from interviews with people in unique professions, such as circus performers, a bush pilot, and a railroad engineer, providing students with real-life contexts for how math is used in people?s daily lives. Students wil... more »l use information presented by the professionals to help solve their mathematical dilemmas that they encounter on the job.
The book features 22 diverse occupations that incorporate a variety of math skills on a daily basis. The problems are tied to NCTM standards, and students will use skills such as selecting an operation, determining place value, using fractions and decimals, working with geometry, applying measurement skills, estimating, and recording and analyzing data to solve the math problems. Each set of problems is presented on separate reproducible worksheets, and the book includes a comprehensive answer key.
Working with the engaging and diverse mathematics presented here by colorful professionals, students will see exactly what is at stake in problem solving, why mathematics is essential, and why accuracy matters.« less