{"id":13400,"date":"2020-03-30T19:14:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/?p=13400"},"modified":"2021-08-15T17:24:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T21:24:17","slug":"math-ii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Math II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69febd4c736e0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/2\/#NOT_JUST_YOUR_ORDINARY_BOOKS_ABOUT_MATH\" >NOT JUST YOUR ORDINARY BOOKS ABOUT MATH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/3\/#THE_LURE_OF_REALLY_BIG_NUMBERS\" >THE LURE OF REALLY BIG NUMBERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/4\/#HANDS-ON_MATH\" >HANDS-ON MATH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/4\/#_MATH_TOOLS\" >\u00a0MATH TOOLS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/5\/#MATH_LESSONS\" >MATH LESSONS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/5\/#_GRAPHS\" >\u00a0GRAPHS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/6\/#PROBABILITY_AND_STATISTICS\" >PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/6\/#_SUPER-GOOD_GAMES\" >\u00a0SUPER-GOOD GAMES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/7\/#MATH_AND_FICTION\" >MATH AND FICTION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/7\/#MATH_AND_ART\" >MATH AND ART<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/8\/#MATH_AND_COOKING\" >MATH AND COOKING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/8\/#MATH_IN_THE_MOVIES_and_on_TV\" >MATH IN THE MOVIES and on TV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/9\/#MATHEMATICAL_POETRY\" >MATHEMATICAL POETRY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/9\/#FAMOUS_MATHEMATICIANS\" >FAMOUS MATHEMATICIANS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/10\/#MATH_AND_SPORTS\" >MATH AND SPORTS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/10\/#_COMPETE\" >\u00a0COMPETE?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/math-ii-2\/10\/#_OR_WHAT_ABOUT_A_FIELD_TRIP\" >\u00a0OR WHAT ABOUT A FIELD TRIP?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MATH_WAR\"><\/span><b>MATH WAR!<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>What to teach? How to teach? How <i>much<\/i> to teach? Does everybody need higher math?\u00a0 Opposing theories and answers have led to what is now known as the \u201cmath war.\u201d<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/wrong-answer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Nicholson Baker\u2019s \u201cWrong Answer: The Case Against Algebra II\u201d appeared in the September 2013 issue of <i>Harper\u2019s Magazine<\/i>. Baker argues that higher math in the form of Algebra II is a major cause of school drop-outs; and that most people, for most professions, don&#8217;t need it anyway. The article is free to subscribers at the <a href=\"http:\/\/harpers.org\/archive\/2013\/09\/wrong-answer\/\">Harper\u2019s Magazine website<\/a> or can be purchased as a single issue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Harpers-2013-September-Cover-Nicholson\/dp\/B00EMFVTUE\">here<\/a> from Amazon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the <em>New York Times<\/em>, professor Andrew Hacker\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/07\/29\/opinion\/sunday\/is-algebra-necessary.html?pagewanted=all\">Is Algebra Necessary?<\/a> argues that for many of us, it isn\u2019t.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12621 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematicians-lament-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematicians-lament-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematicians-lament.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Paul Lockhart\u2019s <i>A Mathematician\u2019s Lament<\/i> (Bellevue Literary Press, 2009) is just 140 pages long but it\u2019s a powerful critique of math education as currently practiced. Lockhart writes, \u201cStudents learn that mathematics is not something you do, but something that is done to you. Emphasis is placed on sitting still, filling out worksheets, and following directions.\u201d Instead, math should involve exploration, imagination, and creativity. For teens, adults, and concerned parents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See Dan Meyer\u2019s TED Talk, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html\">Math Class Needs a Makeover<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/innumeracy-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/innumeracy-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/innumeracy.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By John Allen Paulos, <i>Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences<\/i> (Hill and Wang, 2001) is invaluable. Paulos explains, fascinatingly, just why a basic grasp of math \u2013 notably a familiarity with probability and statistics \u2013 is essential for making reasonable decisions about the world we live in. By the same author, see <i>A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper<\/i> and <i>Once Upon a Number<\/i>. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For more by John Allen Paulos, see his <a href=\"https:\/\/math.temple.edu\/~paulos\/\">website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initative, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corestandards.org\/Math\">Standards for Mathematical Practice<\/a> lists and explains them the recently adopted national math standards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestevidence.org\/\">Best Evidence Encyclopedia<\/a>, created by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, rates curricula and teaching approaches in math, reading, and science for elementary, middle, and high school students. Find out what the research says works. Useful for parents and educators. (Best approach for elementary-level math: peer tutoring.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>According to the What Works Clearinghouse (Institute of Education Sciences), here\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/wwc\/FindWhatWorks.aspx?o=9&amp;n=Mathematics\/Science&amp;r=1\">what works<\/a> in terms of math curricula.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>There are hundreds &#8211; thousands &#8211; of math books, math programs, and math curricula &#8211; but remember sometimes what&#8217;s most effective in terms of promoting mathematical thinking doesn&#8217;t look much like conventional math at all. Let the kids do puzzles and teach them to play chess.<\/p>\n<h4><b>NOT JUST YOUR ORDINARY BOOKS ABOUT MATH<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12681 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annos-magic-seeds-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annos-magic-seeds-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annos-magic-seeds.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Mitsumasa Anno\u2019s <i>Anno\u2019s Magic Seeds<\/i> (Puffin, 1999), Jack meets a wizard who gives him two golden seeds, telling him to plant one and eat the other (\u201cYou will not be hungry again for a whole year\u201d).\u00a0 Jack does, and the seed grows into a lovely blue-flowered plant that produces two seeds. Eventually Jack decides to eat something different for a change, and this time plants both seeds, getting two plants and a harvest of four seeds. This time he eats one and plants three \u2013 and things rapidly multiply, becoming more and more complicated. For ages 4 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anno-jar-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anno-jar-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anno-jar.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Masaichiro Anno and Mitsumasa Anno, <i>Anno\u2019s Mysterious Multiplying Jar<\/i> (Penguin Putnam, 1999) is a wonderful introduction to the concept of factorials through the medium of a blue-and-white Oriental jar. The jar, opened, contains an ocean in which there are two islands. Each island has two countries; each country has three mountains; on each mountain, there are four walled kingdoms; and so on. A gorgeous multiplication problem ending up with a phenomenal number of jars. For ages 4 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/can-you-count-to-a-googol--300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/can-you-count-to-a-googol--300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/can-you-count-to-a-googol-.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Robert E. Wells, <i>Can You Count to a Googol?<\/i> (Albert Whitman &amp; Company, 2000) is a counting book by tens (beginning with one banana, balanced on a nose) and moving up through 1000 (scoops of ice cream), 100,000 (marshamallows), and so on, ending with an explanation of the googol (a 1 with 100 zeroes after it) and how it was named by a nine-year-old boy. A googol, Wells points out, is much too enormous to illustrate (\u201cIf you counted every grain of sand on all the worlds\u2019 beaches and every drop of water in all the oceans, that wouldn\u2019t even be CLOSE\u2026\u201d). For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbit-problem-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbit-problem-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbit-problem-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbit-problem.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Emily Gravett\u2019s\u00a0<i>The Rabbit Problem<\/i>\u00a0(Simon &amp; Schuster, 2010) is a delightful month-by-month take on the Fibonacci series \u2013 which is named for the mathematician who first described it in the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century, while solving a problem about multiplying rabbits. First there\u2019s one lonely rabbit (an invitation stuck to the page reads \u201cJoin me\u201d); subsequent months feature baby rabbit record books, rabbit newspapers, carrot recipes, and \u2013 by November \u2013 wildly overcrowded rabbits. For ages 6-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/penrose-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/penrose-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/penrose.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Theoni Pappas is the inventor of Penrose the Mathematical Cat, featured in <i>The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat<\/i> (World Wide Publishing\/Tetra, 1997) and <i>Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales<\/i> (1993).\u00a0 Each is a collection of mathematical stories in which Penrose explores pancake world, meets a fractal dragon and a Fibonacci rabbit, discovers the golden rectangle and the world of Tangrams, visits the planet Dodeka, and more. Friendly introductions to interesting math concepts for ages 7-11.<\/p>\n<p>Also by Pappas, see <em>Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales<\/em> (1993).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-many-guinea-pigs.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Laura Overdeck\u2019s <em>How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane? <\/em>(Feiwel and Friends, 2017) includes such irresistible math questions as: How many bees does it take to make a jar of honey? How many soccer balls would fit inside a hollow Earth? For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sir-cumference-first-round-table-cover_800x-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sir-cumference-first-round-table-cover_800x-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sir-cumference-first-round-table-cover_800x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Author Cindy Neuschwander introduces kids to geometry through the adventures of gallant Sir Cumference, his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, their son, Prince Radius, and a cast of supporting characters. Titles in the series include <i>Sir Cumference and the First Round Table<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 1994), <i>Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi<\/i> (1999), and <i>Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland<\/i> (2001). For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-sense-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-sense-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-sense.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Cynthia Zaslavsky\u2019s <i>Number Sense and Nonsense<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 2001) is subtitled \u201cBuilding Math Creativity and Confidence Through Number Play\u201d \u2013 which it attempts to do by encouraging kids to fool around with number games and puzzles. Chapter titles include \u201cOdds and Evens,\u201d \u201cPrime and Not Prime,\u201d \u201cZero \u2013 Is It Something? Is It Nothing?\u201d \u201cMoney, Measures, and Other Matters,\u201d \u201cCounting: Fingers, Words, Sticks, Strings, and Symbols,\u201d and \u201cThe Calculator and Number Sense.\u201d Figure out how many of what arrive over the Twelve Days of Christmas, solve the problem of the King\u2019s Chessboard, play a Liberian stone game, and much more. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/go-figure-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/go-figure-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/go-figure.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Johnny Ball\u2019s award-winning <i>Go Figure!<\/i> (Dorling Kindersley, 2005) is subtitled \u201ca totally cool book about numbers,\u201d and it is just that. Illustrated with great color photos, charts, and diagrams, the book covers the origins of counting, \u201cmagic numbers\u201d (such as Fibonacci numbers, the golden ratio, pi, and Pascal\u2019s triangle), geometry (including polyhedra, buckyballs, cones and curves, and symmetry), and \u201cThe World of Math\u201d (including probability, chaos theory, and fractals). Challenging puzzles and questions and a great read for ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-math.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Simon Basher\u2019s <i>Math: A Book You Can Count On<\/i> (Kingfisher, 2010) \u2013 in classic snarky Basher fashion \u2013 personifies mathematical concepts as first-person entities, each with its own Japanese-style cartoon character. For example, here&#8217;s Subtract: \u201cPeople often think I\u2019m gloomy. Okay, I admit it, I\u2019m the exact opposite of Add, that bubbly ball of smirking positivity.\u201d Learn all about Zero, Line, Quadrilateral, Ratio, and X. And more. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perfectly-perilous-math-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perfectly-perilous-math-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perfectly-perilous-math.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Sean Connolly\u2019s <em>The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math<\/em> (Workman, 2012), kids tackle problems like: \u201cHow many months would it take a single vampire to completely take over a town of 500,000 people?\u201d For ages 9-15.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-trek-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-trek-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-trek-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-trek-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-trek.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><i>Math Trek<\/i> by mathematician Ivars Peterson and Nancy Henderson (John Wiley &amp; Sons, 1999) is a terrific interactive math book in ten short chapters, organized as an \u201camusement park\u201d of mathematical concepts. Entry into the park \u2013 Chapter 1 \u2013 is through the Knot Zone; to get in, you have to figure out which of the knots that locks the gate is NOT a KNOT. Kids then experiment with knots (and non-knots) by duplicating patterns with string, find out how to make a trefoil knot (the simplest of mathematical knots) and a Jacob\u2019s ladder knot (an impressive-looking non-knot) and learn a good deal about knot theory, its uses, and its history.\u00a0 At the Crazy Roller Coaster \u2013 it\u2019s a Mobius strip \u2013 kids make Mobius strip models, learn about topology, and see some interesting examples of topological artwork.\u00a0 In other chapters, they learn about fractals and make fractal snowflakes, experiment with \u201cweird dice,\u201d build a chaos machine, learn to decode a binary secret message, and much more. Included are a glossary and a supplementary reading list. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-count-like-martian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"266\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Glory St. John\u2019s <i>How to Count Like a Martian<\/i> (Random House, 1975) begins with mysterious beeps from Mars \u2013 which might just be numbers. The book then covers a range of number systems, among them those of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Mayans, Greeks, Chinese, and Hindus, plus abaci and computers.\u00a0 Out of print; check your local library. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-doesnt-suck.jpg 1666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Actress Danica McKellar is also a math whiz, and is now known not only for movies and TV, but for educational advocacy, especially when it comes to girls and math. Titles of her informative, friendly, and funny books include <i>Math Doesn\u2019t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math<\/i> (Plume, 2008), <i>Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who\u2019s Boss<\/i> (Plume, 2009), <i>Hot X: Algebra Exposed<\/i> (Plume, 2011), and <i>Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape<\/i> (Hudson Street Press, 2012). Readers learn math using friendship bracelets, shoes, shopping, pizza, and cute boys. And anyway, who can resist chapter titles like \u201cHow to Entertain Yourself While Babysitting a Devil Child\u201d and \u201cCreative Uses for Bubblegum\u201d? For ages 11 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-book-pickover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-book-pickover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-book-pickover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-book-pickover.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Clifford A. Pickover\u2019s <i>The Math Book<\/i> (Sterling, 2012) is a fascinating chronological history of mathematics \u201cFrom Pythagoras to the 57<sup>th<\/sup> Dimension\u201d in 250 double-page spreads, each illustrated with great color photographs. Actually it starts well before Pythagoras: the first entry, \u201cAnt Odometer,\u201d is dated 150 million BC. Other entries include Zeno\u2019s Paradox, Archimedes\u2019s Spiral, Franklin\u2019s Magic Squares, Turing Machines, Rubik\u2019s Cube, and Fractals. Something for everybody.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-freak-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-freak-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-freak.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Derrick Niederman\u2019s <i>Number Freak<\/i> (Perigee, 2009) runs from 1 to 200, listing interesting facts and background information about each number. For example, at 23, you find out about the birthday paradox; at 46, you learn that there are 46 peaks in the Adirondack Mountains and that a \u201c46-er\u201d is someone who has climbed them all; and at 85, you find that there are just 85 ways in which to knot a necktie. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zero-to-lazy-eight.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Alexander Humez, <i>Zero to Lazy Eight<\/i> (Touchstone, 1994) is an information-packed collection of essays, variously on zero, the numbers 1 to 13, and infinity. Readers learn about everything from numerical word origins to the mathematics of ciphers, bell-ringing, and dice games. Find out why we say \u201cthree sheets to the wind\u201d and \u201cdressed to the nines.\u201d For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bee-in-cathedral-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bee-in-cathedral-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bee-in-cathedral-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bee-in-cathedral.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>When it comes to communicating complex concepts, analogies are often the way to go, and Joel Levy\u2019s <i>A Bee in a Cathedral and 99 Other Scientific Analogies<\/i>\u00a0 (Firefly Books, 2011) is crammed with nothing but. The book is divided into seven graphically creative sections, variously covering physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, earth science, the human body, and technology. For example, if an atom were the size of a cathedral, its nucleus would be the size of a bee. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>By author and mathematician Keith Devlin, <a href=\"http:\/\/devlinsangle.blogspot.com\/\">Devlin\u2019s Angle<\/a> is a collection of monthly columns written for the Mathematical Association of America on math in everyday life and math education. Check them out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-in-numbers-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-in-numbers-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thinking-in-numbers.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By autistic savant Daniel Tammet (author of <i>Born on a Blue Day<\/i>), <i>Thinking in Numbers<\/i> (Little, Brown, 2013) is a collection of 25 essays about seeing the world through numbers, with anecdotes and examples that range from haiku to chess, snowflakes, and Omar Khayyam\u2019s calendar. Recommended for both math-loving and totally math-phobic teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries-1347x2048.jpg 1347w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculus-diaries.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Jennifer Ouellette\u2019s <i>The Calculus Diaries<\/i> (Penguin Books, 2010), subtitled \u201cHow Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse,\u201d is a truly reader-friendly account of applying calculus to everyday life by a self-described math-phobic. Crammed with intriguing anecdotes and examples, from Disneyland\u2019s spinning tea cups to speedometers, the Black Death, tulipomania, and the housing bubble. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-calculus-gonick-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-calculus-gonick-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-calculus-gonick.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Larry Gonick\u2019s 230+-page <i>The Cartoon Guide to Calculus<\/i> (William Morrow, 2011) covers all the basics with wonderful little cartoon illustrations and a sense of humor. Delightful, which is something I never thought I\u2019d hear myself say about calculus. Chapter titles include \u201cSpeed, Velocity, Change,\u201d \u201cMeet the Functions,\u201d \u201cLimits,\u201d \u201cThe Derivative,\u201d and \u201cIntroducing Integration.\u201d For all students of calculus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>THE LURE OF REALLY BIG NUMBERS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-million-clements-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-million-clements-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-million-clements-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/a-million-clements.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Andrew Clements\u2019s picture-book <i>A Million Dots<\/i> (Simon &amp; Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing, 2006) indeed contains one million dots, along with a lot of catchy factoids to help readers visualize enormous numerical quantities. Readers learn, for example, that there are 525,600 minutes from one birthday to the next and that when the cow jumped over the moon, she soared upward 238,857 miles. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kings-chessboard-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kings-chessboard-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/kings-chessboard-1.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In David Birch\u2019s picture book <i>The King\u2019s Chessboard<\/i> (Puffin, 1993), rice is used to teach simultaneous lessons in morals and the mathematics of big numbers. A proud and pushy king insists on giving his counselor, who doesn\u2019t want it, a reward; the pestered counselor finally asks for a grain of rice, the amount to be doubled each day for as many days as there are squares (64) on the king\u2019s chessboard. The king thinks this is a fine joke and sends one grain, then two, then four \u2013 but as the days pass and the doubling continues, soon amounting to humongous quantities of rice, he realizes that he has made a fatal mistake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/one-grain-of-rice-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/one-grain-of-rice-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/one-grain-of-rice-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/one-grain-of-rice-1-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/one-grain-of-rice-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Demi\u2019s version of the story, <i>One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale<\/i> (Scholastic, 1997), gorgeously illustrated with touches of gold, young Rani outsmarts a selfish raja and saves her hungry village with her rice-and-chessboard request. Here the rice is delivered by animals: birds, leopards, tigers, a goat pulling a cart, and \u2013 impressively, on day 30 \u2013 a fold-out page of 256 rice-toting elephants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler-1306x1536.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Millions-Billions-Adler.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>David A. Adler&#8217;s <em>Millions, Billions, &amp; Trillions<\/em> (Holiday, 2014) introduces big numbers with lots of cool examples. (A quarter cup of sugar contains about 1 million sugar granules.) For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-numbers-gribbin-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-numbers-gribbin-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-numbers-gribbin.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><i>Big Numbers<\/i> by Mary and John Gribbin (Wizard Books, 2005), subtitled \u201cA Mind-Expanding Trip to Infinity and Back,\u201d traces the history of big numbers and shows how big numbers are used in a range of scientific disciplines, such as astronomy, biology, and geology. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Magnitude-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Magnitude-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Magnitude.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i>Megan Watzke and Kimberly Arcand\u2019s <em>Magnitude: The Scale of the Universe<\/em> (Black Dog &amp; Leventhal, 2017) includes comparisons of distance, area, volume, mass, and speed. A fascinating journey through big and small numbers. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zoomable-univers-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zoomable-univers-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zoomable-univers.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Caleb Scharf\u2019s <em>The Zoomable Universe<\/em> (Scientific American, 2017) is an epic tour from the limits of the observable universe to the inside of the atom, packed with photos and infographics. For ages 12 and up.<\/p>\n<p><i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-by-Smith-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-by-Smith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-by-Smith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-by-Smith.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>David J. Smith\u2019s <em>iF&#8230;<\/em> (Kids Can Press, 2014), subtitled \u201cA Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers,\u201d is a terrific overview of measurement. Smith has come up with clever ways of scaling large numbers and concepts down to readily graspable form. (If the Milky Way Galaxy were the size of a dinner plate, our solar system would be smaller than a speck of dust.) Fascinating for all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/megapenny.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kokogiak.com\/megapenny\/default.asp\">Megapenny Project<\/a> demonstrates big numbers with stacks of pennies, from a piddling pile of sixteen to a foot-square cube of 50,000 to a towering structure of a million and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/powers-of-ten-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/powers-of-ten-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/powers-of-ten.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0\">Powers of Ten: About the Relative Size of Things in the Universe<\/a> is a film by Charles and Ray Eames in which viewers journey from the outer limits of the universe to the subatomic quark in 42 ten-fold steps. It\u2019s a wonderful progression in color photographs, beginning with two picnickers in a park and moving outward through city, continent, planet, solar system, and galaxy; then inward through skin, cells, DNA, atoms, and subatomic particles. Fascinating for all ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Experiment with an interactive online version of <a href=\"http:\/\/sciencenetlinks.com\/tools\/powers-of-ten\/\">Powers of Ten<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordwizz.com\/pwrsof10.htm\">A Question of Scale<\/a> is a clickable illustrated tour of the universe (\u201cfrom quarks to quasars\u201d) in powers of ten.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vendian.org\/mncharity\/cosmicview\/\">Cosmic View<\/a>, based on Kees Boeke\u2019s classic 1957 books, travels to the ends of the universe and to the innards of the atom, beginning with a little girl with a cat on her lap. Includes detailed explanations. (Click on Powers of Ten.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vendian.org\/envelope\">The View From the Back of the Envelope<\/a> is a creative and multifaceted website on big numbers, featuring \u2013 among much else \u2013 a page displaying a million dots; a big-number Pinocchio estimation game; a guide for scaling the universe to a desktop; explanations of exponential notation; a list of \u201cPowers of Ten\u201d scales; and a demonstration of the scope of big numbers using grains of salt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/of-all-the-people-rice-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/of-all-the-people-rice-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/of-all-the-people-rice.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The Stan\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Theatre Company\u2019s installation exhibit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanscafe.co.uk\/project-of-all-the-people.html\">Of All the People in All the World<\/a> uses piles of rice to represent a host of human statistics. One person is represented by one grain of rice; the entire population of the world \u2013 that is, some six and a half billion grains of rice &#8211; by a 104-ton rice mountain.\u00a0 Other piles of rice variously represent the population of the United States, the number of Americans who are millionaires, the number of people worldwide who play the computer game \u201cWorld of Warcraft,\u201d the number of people killed in the Holocaust, the number of people in an average year who go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. (And much more.) A fascinating exercise in statistics, a startling social commentary, and a powerful demonstration of big (and small) numbers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/infinity-and-me-1-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/infinity-and-me-1-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/infinity-and-me-1.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>How to even <em>think<\/em> about something as big as infinity? Kate Hosford&#8217;s <em>Infinity and Me<\/em> (Carolrhoda, 2012) is a fascinating and thoughtful approach to the incredibly large. For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>HANDS-ON MATH<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>From UC Berkeley\u2019s Lawrence Hall of Science, <i>Family Math<\/i>, by Jean Stenmark, Virginia Thompson, and Ruth Cossey (Equals Series), promotes math as an enriching whole-family activity. This 300+-page information and activity collection promotes understanding of basic arithmetic, logical thinking, probability and statistics, geometry, measurement, and calculator math. The book also contains reproducible game boards, hundred charts, graph paper, and a fill-in-the-blank calendar. Great for a range of ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Also see the sequel, <i>Family Math II<\/i>, for ages 5-12.<b><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-young-children-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-young-children-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-young-children.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In the same series, <i>Family Math for Young Children <\/i>(Grace Coates and Jean Stenmark; Lawrence Hall of Science, 1997) is a creative investigative approach to early math, concentrating on such skills as counting, estimating, comparing, measuring, shape recognition, directions, logic, and sorting. Sample activities include making jigsaw puzzles, making (and sorting) a stamp collection, making and playing number games, playing shadow games, measuring yourself (and family and friends) with adding machine tape, and designing a quilt patch. All instructions, game boards, matching cards, and number charts are included in the book. For each activity, there\u2019s an explanation of the math skills involved, a materials list, and complete instructions. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-middle-school-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-middle-school-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/family-math-middle-school.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><i>Family Math: The Middle School Years<\/i> (Lawrence Hall of Science, 1998) concentrates on activities intended to inculcate algebraic thinking and number sense. Kids explore simultaneous equations with a game of Flowerpots; study area and perimeter with pentominoes and polyominoes; learn a series of clever tricks for quick mental arithmetic; study fraction\/decimal equivalents with a game of Towers; tackle greatest common divisors with the Game of Euclid; and fool around with fraction calculators. Game boards and patterns are included in the text; there is also a list of additional family math resources and a description of the math concepts ordinarily covered in the middle school. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathwise-overholt-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathwise-overholt-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathwise-overholt.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By James Overholt and Laurie Kincheloe, <i>Math Wise!<\/i> (Jossey-Bass, 2010) is a collection of over 100 hands-on activities designed to promote \u201creal math understanding.\u201d For example, kids make toothpick storybooks and &#8220;everyday things&#8221; number books, experiment with paper plate fractions, and make flexagons, sugar-cube buildings, and paper airplanes. For ages 5-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hands-on-Math-by-muschla-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hands-on-Math-by-muschla-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hands-on-Math-by-muschla.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In similar format, see Judith Muschla and Gary Robert Muschla\u2019s <i>Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications <\/i>(Jossey-Bass, 2009) for ages 7-10; and Joyce Stugis-Blalock\u2019s <i>Math Projects<\/i> (Mark Twain Media, 2011) for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Hate-Mathematics-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Hate-Mathematics-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Hate-Mathematics.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Marilyn Burns\u2019s dynamic duo, <i>The I Hate Mathematics Book<\/i> (Little, Brown, 1975) and <i>Math for Smarty Pants<\/i> (Little, Brown, 1982) are wonderful 120+-page illustrated collections of math puzzles, games, and experiments designed to show kids that math \u2013 rather than a series of rote exercises \u2013 is an inventive way of thinking. Determine how close you can get to a pigeon, take a shoelace survey, make a topological map of your house, make sidewalk chalk shapes that can be drawn without lifting the chalk from the sidewalk or retracing any line. Highly recommended for ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secret-life-of-math-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secret-life-of-math-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secret-life-of-math.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Ann McCallum\u2019s <i>The Secret Life of Math<\/i> (Williamson Books, 2005) is an interactive history of numbers from prehistoric times to the present, illustrated with photographs of artifacts, puzzle and fact boxes, and timelines. In Part I, which describes mankind\u2019s first forays into counting, kids make a tally stick with a chicken leg bone, learn how to count like a Zulu or a Roman, hold a native American nature count, and make an Inca quipu. In Part II, which covers the history of numerical symbols, kids make a cuneiform birthday tablet, learn to count in Egyptian hieroglyphs, and learn about zero and Fibonacci numbers. Part III leaps from counting to calculation: kids become \u201calgorithm detectives,\u201d tackle lattice multiplication puzzles, and make an abacus and a set of Chinese counting rods. Excellent for ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-Math-Projects-nomad.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><i>Amazing Math<\/i>\u00a0<em>Projects You Can Build Yourself<\/em> by Laszlo C. Bardos (Nomad Press, 2010) is arranged in four sections &#8211; Numbers &amp; Counting; Angles, Curves, and Paths; Shapes; and Patterns \u2013 each of which features hands-on projects with instructions and templates, activities, interesting information in text and sidebars, and new word definitions in boxes.\u00a0 Readers learn, for example, about Fibonacci rabbits, four-color maps, and Koch snowflakes, and discover that a potato chip is in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. The projects are cool. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Math-games-around-the-world-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Math-games-around-the-world-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Math-games-around-the-world.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Claudia Zaslavsky\u2019s <i>Math Games and Activities from Around the World<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 1998) is a 160-page collection of multicultural math games, puzzles, and projects arranged by game category. Chapters include \u201cThree-In-a-Row Games,\u201d \u201cGames of Chance,\u201d \u201cPuzzles with Numbers,\u201d \u201cGeometry All Around Us,\u201d and \u201cRepeating Patterns.\u201d Kids can play 9 Men\u2019s Morris or Mankala, experiment with hexagrams and Magic Squares, make Pennsylvania Dutch love patterns and Japanese Mon-Kiri cut-outs, and much more. Included for each game or project are background information, instructions, and \u201cThings to Think About.\u201d For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematical-mystery-tour-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematical-mystery-tour-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematical-mystery-tour-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematical-mystery-tour.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Mark Wahl\u2019s <i>A Mathematical Mystery Tour<\/i> (Prufrock Press, 2008) is an interactive exploration of numbers in nature and art. For example, discover Fibonacci numbers in pinecones, daisies, and pineapples; learn about spiral galaxies and Plato\u2019s polyhedra; and study geometry while building a model of the Great Pyramid. For ages 11 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-Art-series-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-Art-series-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-Art-series-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cool-Art-series.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Anders Mann Hanson\u2019s Cool Arts with Math and Science series (Checkerboard Publishing) has creative mathematical projects and activities with photo-illustrated instructions. Titles include <em>Cool Paper Folding<\/em>; <em>Cool Structures<\/em>; <em>Cool Optical Illusions<\/em>; <em>Cool Tessellations<\/em>; <em>Cool Flexagon Art<\/em>; and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/origami-in-action-by-lang-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/origami-in-action-by-lang-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/origami-in-action-by-lang.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Robert J. Lang\u2019s <em>Origami in Action: Paper Toys That Fly, Flap, Gobble, and <\/em>Inflate (Martin\u2019s Griffin, 1997), math\/origami expert Robert Lang has instructions for everything from a flapping butterfly to (our favorite) a blow-up bunny.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/handson-equations-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/handson-equations-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/handson-equations.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.borenson.com\/\">Hands-On Equations<\/a> is an algebra program that uses fat red and green number cubes (representing positive and negative numbers), colored pawns (positive and negative unknowns), and a balance scale (printed and laminated) to teach kids how to set up and solve algebraic equations. Fun and clever for ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topscience.org\/\">TOPScience<\/a> sells multi-lesson modules of coordinated hands-on learning activities for grades 3-10 \u2013 and these are extraordinarily clever in that they do a lot with truly simply materials such as pennies, tape, clothespins, and paper clips. Click on \u201cMath and Measurement\u201d for\u00a0 math-oriented units for a range of ages. Highly recommended.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frog_Math_Predict_Ponder_Play-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frog_Math_Predict_Ponder_Play-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frog_Math_Predict_Ponder_Play.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>From UC Berkeley\u2019s Lawrence Hall of Science, the <a href=\"http:\/\/lhsgems.org\/\">GEMS<\/a> (Great Explorations in Math and Science) Teachers\u2019 Guides use integrated activities to teach science and math topics. Sample titles include <i>Frog Math<\/i>, <i>Early Adventures in Algebra<\/i>, <i>In All Probability<\/i>, <i>Math Around the World<\/i>, and <i>Math on the Menu<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mathcentral.uregina.ca\/RR\/database\/RR.09.99\/sawatzky1\/\">Hands-On Math Activities<\/a> is a collection of printable games and projects, categorized under Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Problem Solving, Data Management and Analysis, and Measurement. For example, kids make and play pentominoes, experiment with geoboard sheets, build a Lego graph, and make and compare the capacities of paper cylinders. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/handsonmath.blogspot.com\/\">Hands On Math<\/a> is a helpful blog devoted to creative ideas for teaching math. Lots of interesting approaches and activities for a range of ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>For older students, see <a href=\"http:\/\/handsonmathinhighschool.blogspot.com\/\">Hands On Math in High School<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/mathfour.com\/\">MathFour<\/a> is a website devoted to creative approaches to teaching math. For example, kids can make Fibonacci Valentines, whip up a batch of mathematical eggnog, and research invented numbers (eleventeen?).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/polymer.bu.edu\/java\/\">Patterns in Nature<\/a> is a collection of cool interactive applets demonstrating math concepts. For example, find out how to compute pi by throwing darts at a dartboard and discover what ants in an anthill have to do with molecular motion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>MATH TOOLS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/virtual-manipulatives-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/virtual-manipulatives-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/virtual-manipulatives-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/virtual-manipulatives.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/nlvm.usu.edu\/en\/nav\/vlibrary.html\">National Library of Virtual Manipulatives<\/a> has a huge list of creative applets for preK-12, categorized under Numbers &amp; Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis &amp; Probability. Anything you could possibly want, from pattern blocks and geoboards to fractal generators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmiescollage.com\/2011\/04\/ultimate-list-of-printable-math-manipulatives-games\/\">Ultimate List of Printable Math Manipulatives<\/a> from Jimmie\u2019s Collage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/math_manipulatives.html\">Math Playground<\/a> has a lot of great online math manipulatives, among them a fraction scale, function machine, pattern blocks, geometry board, and spirograph.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From MathCats, <a href=\"http:\/\/mathcats.com\/mathtoolbox\/\">A Math Toolbox for Every Home<\/a> is a great resource, with instructions for making your own base ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, pattern blocks, tangrams, multiplication grids, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/mason.gmu.edu\/~mmankus\/Handson\/manipulatives.htm\">Handmade Manipulatives Instructions<\/a> for shape cutouts, base ten and five blocks, XY blocks, fraction strips, and printable pattern blocks, geoboards, and graph paper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>At Mathwire\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathwire.com\/strategies\/manipulatives.html\">Math Manipulatives<\/a>, make your own dominoes and hundred boards. Included are instructions for games, activities, and literature connections.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningresources.com\/category\/teachers\/shop+by+category\/manipulatives\/math.do\">Learning Resources: Math<\/a> is a good commercial source for math tools and manipulatives, such as base-ten and pattern blocks, Cuisenaire rods, geoboards, dice and spinners, and fraction games.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/coremathtools\/\">Core Math Tools<\/a> is a downloadable collection of software tools for high-school-level students for problem-solving in the areas of Algebra and Functions, Geometry and Trigonometry, and Statistics and Probability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/jmathpage.com\/\">Johnnie\u2019s Math Page<\/a> has an extensive collection of interactive online tools, games, and manipulatives, categorized under Number, Geometry, Multiplication, Fractions, Statistics, Probability, and Measurement. There\u2019s also a category called Fun, where visitors can play Alien Addition, tackle the Towers of Hanoi puzzle, and experiment with origami.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Edutopia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/blog\/11-virtual-tools-math-classroom-monica-burns\">14 Virtual Tools for the Math Classroom<\/a> includes free apps for base ten blocks, rulers, clocks, graph paper, geoboards, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calculator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"293\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From Math is Fun, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/math-tools.html\">Math Tools and Calculators<\/a> has many online calculators with which visitors can calculate percentages, convert units, create graphs, experiment with polyhedra, solve quadratic equations, change fractions to decimals, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/\">Wolfram Alpha<\/a> aims to collect all objective data and to implement every known method to \u201ccompute whatever can be computed about anything.\u201d Want to know how much paint it would take to cover the moon? Wolfram Alpha can tell you. A spectacular math tool.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>MATH LESSONS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/miquon-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/miquon-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/miquon.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/miquonmath.com\/\">Miquon Math<\/a> is a curriculum for grades 1-3 in six color-coded workbooks, developed in the 1960s by Lore Rasmussen of Pennsylvania\u2019s Miquon School. These are designed to be used with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hand2mind.com\/glossary-of-hands-on-manipulatives\/cuisenaire-rods\">Cuisenaire rods<\/a> and stress investigation, problem-solving skills, and creativity rather than rote drill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/writing-in-math-class-burns-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/writing-in-math-class-burns-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/writing-in-math-class-burns.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By creative math educator Marilyn Burns, <i>Writing in Math Class<\/i> (Math Solutions, 1996) has many examples of how writing helps kids of all ages learn math. Many suggestions, among them keeping math journals, writing math autobiographies, and combining math with creative writing. Resources for ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JUMP-math-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JUMP-math-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JUMP-math.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpmath.org\">JUMP Math<\/a> was designed by mathematician John Mighton (who almost flunked calculus in college), author of <i>The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child<\/i> (Walker &amp; Company, 2004). JUMP, which stands for Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies, is a comprehensive program that integrates games, puzzles, magic tricks, hands-on activities, and extensions. Check out the free samples at the website. For grades K-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math-1587x2048.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore-math.jpg 1937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singaporemath.com\">Singapore Math<\/a>, a comprehensive curriculum for grades K-12, progresses from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract \u2013 that is, it emphasizes translating problems into concrete and\/or visual images to help younger learners understand concepts. Excellent reviews.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/life-of-fred-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/life-of-fred-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/life-of-fred.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Stanley Schmidt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeoffred.uniquemath.com\/\">Life of Fred<\/a> series offers a complete math curriculum from soup to nuts \u2013 or rather, from simple addition to Calculus, Statistics, and Linear Algebra. The books are set up in chapters, each telling a story about Fred, who teaches at KITTENS University. At the end of each story, kids grab a pencil and tackle a number of questions and challenges related to the story. Frequently these involve additional interesting tidbits and facts. The Fred approach is intended to be multifaceted and thought-provoking \u2013 the opposite, in other words, of the drill-and-ill approach so often found in school workbooks. Lightly disguised traditional math.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Its-Alive-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Its-Alive-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Its-Alive.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Asa Kleiman, David Washington, and Marya Washington Tyler,\u00a0<i>It\u2019s Alive! Math That Makes You Squirm<\/i> (Prufrock Press, 1996) \u2013 written by a pair of young computer geeks and a math teacher \u2013 is a hoot, crammed with zany problems based on the kinds of quirky facts and gicky trivia that kids adore. For example, readers calculate the number of earthworms in a football field, the probability of being eaten by a salt-water crocodile, the amount of liquid in a giant squid eyeball, the travel rate of eyelash mites, and the storage capacity (in megabytes) of the human brain. There\u2019s a helpful answer key at the back of the book. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>A sequel, <i>It\u2019s Alive and Kicking<\/i> (Prufrock Press, 1996) \u2013 subtitled \u201cMath the Way It Ought to Be \u2013 Tough, Fun, and a Little Weird\u201d \u2013 continues in the same vein, with problems based on sweat glands, rat litters, cow manure, and the number of rivets holding up the Eiffel Tower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solve-this-by-galat-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solve-this-by-galat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solve-this-by-galat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solve-this-by-galat.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Joan Marie Galat\u2019s <em>Solve This!<\/em> (National Geographic, 2018) is a great collection of wild, wacky, and fun math challenges. (A vulture swoops down and snatches your sister\u2019s teddy, then drops it on the far side of a raging river. What to do?) For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-1107x1536.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor-1476x2048.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathematics-Human-Endeavor.jpg 1802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Harold R. Jacobs, <i>Mathematics: A Human Endeavor<\/i> (W.H. Freeman, 1994) is a ray of light in the grim gray field of textbooks. Math, Jacobs-style, is taught through puzzles, games, experiments, and enthralling real-life examples. Chapter 1, \u201cMathematical Ways of Thinking,\u201d for example, plunges students into experiments with the behavior of billiard balls, the notorious four-color map problem, and the invention of the Soma cube puzzle. In later sections, readers learn about number sequences with the hexagrams of <i>I Ching<\/i> and Francis Bacon\u2019s 17<sup>th<\/sup>-century diplomatic cipher; are introduced to coordinate graphing with the leaping speed of kangaroos; and learn about logarithms with the electromagnetic spectrum, the frets on a guitar, and the Richter scale. This is real math, and it\u2019s great. Highly recommended for ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog-1614x2048.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Interactive-Mathematicals-Prog.jpg 1970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iat.com\/courses\/mathematics\/interactive-mathematics-program\/?type=introduction\">Interactive Mathematics Program<\/a> (IMP) is an integrated four-year program, intended to replace the traditional math sequence in which kids progress from Algebra I to Geometry, then to Algebra II\/ Trigonometry and Pre-calculus. Instead the IMP series teaches algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability in combination, through active investigation of &#8220;open-ended situations\u201d &#8211; that is, problems without pre-programmed simple answers. In lieu of rote exercises, kids are encouraged to experiment and explore &#8211; often with manipulatives, graphing calculators, and computers. For high-school-level students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>A derivative of IMP called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iat.com\/courses\/mathematics\/meaningful-math\/?type=introduction\">Meaningful Math<\/a> follows a more traditional format and employs graphing calculators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-Courses-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/\">The Great Courses<\/a> are a wide range of classes, variously available on video, DVD, audio CD, or audiocassette, for high-school- and college-level students. Among these is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/courses\/joy-of-thinking-the-beauty-and-power-of-classical-mathematical-ideas\">The Joy of Thinking<\/a> (subtitled \u201cThe Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas\u201d), a 24-lesson lecture series, jointly taught by professors Edward Burger of Williams College and Michael Starbird of the University of Texas at Austin, whose stated goal is to both introduce some of the truly creative and intriguing ideas behind mathematics and to show students how to develop effective thinking strategies. The result is a wide-ranging discussion of counting, geometry, and probability, using clear and easy-to-follow presentations and lots of catchy examples. There are forays, for example, into Fermat\u2019s Last Theorem, Fibonacci numbers in pineapples, Mobius bands and Klein bottles, Turing machines and Dragon Curves, coin-flipping, coincidences, and the question of whether monkeys, randomly typing, could eventually produce <i>Hamlet<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Heart-of-Mathemat-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Heart-of-Mathemat-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Heart-of-Mathemat.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Suggested readings for <i>The Joy of Thinking<\/i> are taken from Burger and Starbird\u2019s <i>The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking<\/i> (Key College Publishing, 2000), a very readable and attractively designed text reminiscent of Harold Jacobs\u2019s <i>Mathematics: A Human Endeavor<\/i> (W.H. Freeman, 1994). (See above.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learner.org\/\">Annenberg Learner <\/a>has some terrific resources for math, among them video courses (many available online for free), lesson plans, and interactives. Video courses include Against All Odds: Inside Statistics, Algebra: In Simplest Terms, and numerous workshops for educators on creative techniques for teaching math. Also at the site are extensive lists of categorized lesson plans (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and college) and a lot of great interactives. For example, kids can experiment with a balance scale, generate graphs, build a number line, manipulate congruent shapes, explore rotational symmetry, and much more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mathbits.com\/\">MathBits<\/a> has a wealth of resources for math students, including tutorials on Java and C++ programming, projects and worksheets for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keycurriculum.com\/\">Geometer\u2019s Sketchpad<\/a>, instructions for finding your way around a graphing calculator, downloadable graph paper (31 kinds), and many Math Caching games at a range of levels, in which kids must solve problems and submit answers in order to discover the next Internet \u201cbox.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathcats.com\/\">Mathcats<\/a> is a multifaceted site that lets visitors experiment and explore. Try to solve a logic problem involving Sailor Cat, a goat, a wolf, and a cabbage; find out how old you are in seconds; play with architecture blocks; and use the Math Cats Balance to balance everything from electrons to galaxies. There are also dozen of interactive projects (for example, generate fractal snowflakes and geometric spider webs) and math-based crafts. Aimed at open-ended inquiry learning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vi-hart-doodle-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vi-hart-doodle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vi-hart-doodle.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLF7CBA45AEBAD18B8\">Doodling in Math Class<\/a> is the creation of Vi Hart, mathemusician and employee of Khan Academy. These are a terrific, fun, and irreverent collection of math-and-drawing exercises on such topics as spirals, fractals, Fibonacci numbers, and Sierpinski triangles. I love these. Check them out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaamath.com\/\">AAA Math<\/a> is essentially a gigantic free online workbook, with practice exercises categorized alphabetically by topic from Addition, Algebra, Comparing, and Counting through Ratios, Statistics, and Subtraction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ixl-logo_orig-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ixl-logo_orig-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ixl-logo_orig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ixl-logo_orig-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ixl-logo_orig.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ixl.com\/\">IXL Math<\/a> has a complete list of all the (hundreds of) skills required by the public schools at each grade level, with online practice problems and printable worksheets for each.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sosmath.com\/\">SOSMath<\/a> is an online workbook with examples and practice problems for high school and college students, variously covering Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, and Matrix Algebra.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freemathprogram.com\/\">Free Math<\/a> \u2013 which is free \u2013 has detailed lists of all the skills required in public-school math classes, categorized by grade, with associated practice exercises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NCTM-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NCTM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NCTM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NCTM.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/\">National Council for Teachers of Mathematics<\/a> (NCTM) website has lesson plans, activities, and resources for students from K-12. Heavy in educationese.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/khan-academy-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/khan-academy-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/khan-academy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/khan-academy-1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>For online math classes for grades 3 and up, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/\">Khan Academy<\/a>. Khan Academy is a non-profit educational website created by Salman Khan (graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School) with the mission of providing a free, world-class education online to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Zillions of exercises, mini-lectures, and tutorials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/\">EdX<\/a> provides free online courses from such colleges and universities as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford in a wide range of disciplines (among them, math).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>GRAPHS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/real-world-data-series-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/real-world-data-series-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/real-world-data-series-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/real-world-data-series-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/real-world-data-series.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>What do the numbers show? The Real World Data Series from the Heinemann\/Raintree Library is a collection of 32-page books that use real-world data \u2013 organized in charts, tables, and graphs \u2013 to introduce kids to current world issues. Titles include <i>Graphing Food and Nutrition<\/i> (Isabel Thomas, 2008), <i>Graphing Crime<\/i> (Barbara Somervill, 2010), <i>Graphing Natural Disasters<\/i> (Barbara Somervill, 2010), <i>Graphing Water<\/i> (Sarah Medina, 2008),\u00a0<i>Graphing Sports<\/i> (Casey Rand, 2010), and more. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/visual-display-tufte-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/visual-display-tufte-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/visual-display-tufte-805x1024.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/visual-display-tufte-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/visual-display-tufte.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Edward Tufte\u2019s stunning <i>The Visual Display of Quantitative Information<\/i> (Graphics Press, 2001) \u2013 despite its not-very-exciting title \u2013 is a classic on the art of presenting mathematical data in graphs, charts, and tables. The book is packed with terrific historical and modern illustrations, demonstrating the best (and worst) in graphics. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>For more on Tufte and his wonderful graphs, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edwardtufte.com\/tufte\/\">The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-best-childrens-books.org\/teaching-graphs.html\">10 Best Books for Teaching Graphs<\/a>. (For elementary-level kids.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>At Kids\u2019 Zone\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/nceskids\/createagraph\/default.aspx\">Create a Graph<\/a>, visitors can select from five different types of graphs (line, bar, area, pie, and XY), enter data, label, preview, and print.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mathcentral.uregina.ca\/RR\/database\/RR.09.97\/penner2.html\">Graphing Activities<\/a> is a collection of 18 projects targeted at elementary-level kids. For example, kids determine preferred car colors by counting cars in a parking lot and graphing the results, or research the most common size of a family or the most disliked vegetable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeshorelearning.com\/search\/products\/page-1\/sort-best\/num-24?view=grid&amp;Ntt=graphing\">Lakeshore Learning<\/a> for commercial hands-on graphing materials. For example, make bar graphs with tiny colored cars.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Teachnology\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teach-nology.com\/teachers\/lesson_plans\/math\/graphing\/\">Graphing Lesson Plans<\/a> has a long list of activities and projects, plus printable graph paper and graphing worksheets. Sample lessons include All About Me Graphing, the Drawing Bugs Game, and Graphing Equations. For a range of ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mste.illinois.edu\/courses\/ci330ms\/youtsey\/intro.html\">Carolyn\u2019s Unit on Graphing<\/a> has clear explanations of line graphs, bar graphs, scatter plots, and pie charts, with illustrations and examples.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From the Biology Corner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biologycorner.com\/worksheets\/lungcapacity.html#.Uyheya1dU08\">Measuring Lung Capacity<\/a> is a hands-on science experiment that involves data collection and graphing. (You\u2019ll need a ruler and a round balloon.) Included at the site are worksheets, instructions, and sample data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><!--nextpage--><\/h4>\n<h4><b>PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12665 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-1374x1536.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/very-improbably-story-1833x2048.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Edward Einhorn\u2019s <i>A Very Improbable Story<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2008),\u00a0 Ethan wakes up one morning with a talking cat on his head \u2013 who absolutely refuses to move until Ethan wins a game of probability. Ethan then struggles with challenges involving socks, coins, cereal shapes, and marbles, gradually learning how best to judge odds and predict outcomes. (The cat\u2019s name, incidentally, is Odds.) For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chances-are-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chances-are-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chances-are.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Sheila Dolgowich and colleagues, <i>Chances Are<\/i> (Libraries Unlimited, 1995) is a 125-page collection of hands-on activities in probability and statistics. For ages 8-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/big-data-by-mooney.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Carla Mooney\u2019s <em>Big Data<\/em> (Nomad, 2018) is a catchily designed explanation of what big data is, and how we store, manage, and analyze it. All about information in the digital world, with many activities for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-lie-with-stat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Darrell Huff\u2019s 144-page <i>How to Lie With Statistics<\/i> (W.W. Norton, 1993) is a funny, friendly, and informative overview of statistics and the way in which \u2013 if we\u2019re not on the ball \u2013 they can fool us into drawing the wrong conclusions. Learn all about sampling and bias, deceptive averages, \u201cgee-whiz\u201d graphs, and more. Illustrated with vintage-style cartoons. For teenagers and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-guide-to-stats-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-guide-to-stats-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cartoon-guide-to-stats.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Larry Gonick\u2019s <i>The Cartoon Guide to Statistics<\/i> (HarperPerennial, 1993) covers everything from data display and analysis to distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and experimental design through the medium of clever (and highly intelligent) cartoons. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-statistics-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-statistics-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naked-statistics.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Charles Wheelan\u2019s <i>Naked Statistics<\/i> (W.W. Norton, 2014), subtitled \u201cStripping the Dread from Data,\u201d is an overview of what makes numbers meaningful, dealing \u2013 in reader-friendly fashion \u2013 with such questions as \u201cHow does Netflix know what movies you like?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s a batting average?\u201d and \u201cHow useful is a GPA?\u201d Various chapters cover correlation, basic probability, the importance of data, the Central Limit Theorem, polling, and regression analysis. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From the New Jersey Mathematics Curriculum Framework, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/education\/archive\/frameworks\/math\/math10.pdf\">Probability and Statistics<\/a> is a detailed and useful overview of what kids should know and do at each grade level (K-12), with suggestions for activities and resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pennies-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pennies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pennies-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pennies.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>TeacherVision\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachervision.com\/statistics\/teacher-resources\/34513.html\">Resources for Teachers<\/a> has a selection of printables and lesson plans for probability and statistics studies. Lesson plan titles include Heads or Tails: Penny Math; Using Scatterplots; Range, Median, and Mode; Baseball Fun; and U.S. Immigration. For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>The BBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zqgrd2p\">Handling Data<\/a> has videos, written tutorials, and quizzes on frequency diagrams, mode, median, mean, and range, and probability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13824 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rock-Paper-Scissors-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rock-Paper-Scissors-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rock-Paper-Scissors.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.wichita.edu\/history\/activities\/prob-act.html#rock\">Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Study of Chance<\/a> is a lesson in probability involving paper, pencil, two players, and a pair of hands.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afiniti.com\/corporate\/rock-paper-scissors\">Rock, Paper, Scissors against a computer<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Up for a challenge? Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/How-to-Play-Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock\/\">Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From Science Buddies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/probability-and-playing-cards-hands-on-family-math.php\">Probability and Playing Cards<\/a> has several probability projects and activities aimed at family groups, variously using playing cards, M&amp;Ms, and dice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cards-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cards-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cards.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Also see Scientific American\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/bring-science-home-cards-odds-probability\/\">Suited Science: What Are the Odds of Drawing That Card?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Cut the Knot, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cut-the-knot.org\/probability.shtml\">Probability Problems<\/a> has a detailed tutorial with definitions, explanations, and a long list of challenging problems. For older students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From the extensive Core Knowledge website, <a href=\"https:\/\/3o83ip44005z3mk17t31679f-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Whats-Math-Got-To-Do-With-It-Practical-Applications-of-Math-in-the-Real-World.pdf\">What&#8217;s Math Got to Do with It?<\/a> is a multi-lesson study targeted at grade 5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From Annenberg Learner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learner.org\/series\/against-all-odds-inside-statistics\/\">Against All Odds: Inside Statistics<\/a>, consists of 32 video modules plus coordinated guides. Available online or on DVD. For high-school-level students and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>SUPER-GOOD GAMES<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/set-game-1-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/set-game-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/set-game-1.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SET-Family-Game-Visual-Perception\/dp\/B00000IV34\/\">Set<\/a>, &#8220;the family game of visual perception,&#8221; is a diabolically clever exercise in mathematical thinking. It&#8217;s a (deceptively) simple card game, consisting of 81 cards, each printed with one of three basic shapes: a diamond, a lozenge, or a fat squiggle. On each card, the shapes appear in different numbers, colors, and shadings. To play, the dealer lays out 12 cards, face up, and all players attempt to identify three cards that make a set: that is, three cards in which each feature (shape, number, color, shading) is either exactly the same or completely different. When you&#8217;ve managed to do so, you yell &#8220;Set!&#8221; and remove those three cards from the board; the dealer then adds three new cards and the set-search begins again. Everybody plays at once, which means that nobody has a chance to get bored, and the game is considerably more challenging than it first appears. It is appropriate for persons aged 5 through adult, and adults &#8211; believe me &#8211; have no advantages over younger players.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chessgame2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chessgame2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chessgame2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chessgame2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Chess might be the ideal teaching tool. It\u2019s all about strategy and patterns, lines and angles, spatial analyses, weighing options and making decisions.\u00a0 Research shows it boosts academic achievement, but it\u2019s also challenging and fun. Also Harry Potter played it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Doubtless one reason that it\u2019s so successful is that it\u2019s self-empowering \u2013 players figure a lot of it out on their own \u2013 and it provides a range of intellectual benefits without overtly trying to do so. Recommended age for introducing chess to kids is around 8 or 9, but there are no hard and fast rules.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chesskid.com\/\">ChessKid<\/a> has a tutorial on playing chess targeted at kids; young players can also sign up (safely) to play with others online.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sudoku-game.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Sudoku puzzles are applied logic puzzles, played on a 9&#215;9 grid, with nothing more than a pencil (eraser also highly recommended) and brains. The puzzle grid is subdivided into nine 3&#215;3 blocks or regions; the trick is to enter the numbers 1 through nine (with no repetition) in each horizontal row, vertical column, and block. (\u201cSudoku\u201d or \u201csu doku\u201d means \u201cnumbers singly\u201d in Japanese.) In each puzzle, a few number clues are present on the grid \u2013 these cannot be changed and players must work with and around them while solving the puzzle. Sudoku puzzles range in difficulty from the easy to the fiendish; and all are excellent and mind-expanding exercises in the art of logical thinking. (This isn\u2019t arithmetic. It\u2019s more like chess.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>There are many books of sudoku available, including some specifically for children \u2013 see, for example, Alastair Chisholm\u2019s <i>The Kids\u2019 Book of Sudoku 1<\/i> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2005).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.websudoku.com\/\">Web Sudoku<\/a> offers zillions of puzzles \u2013 variously classified as easy, medium, hard, and evil \u2013 that can be printed or played online. Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sudoku.com\/\">Gamehouse Sudoku<\/a>, which has online puzzles at five levels of difficulty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71itosmTOAL._AC_SX425_-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71itosmTOAL._AC_SX425_-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71itosmTOAL._AC_SX425_.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Proof, an award-winning game of mental math for 2-6 players ages 9 and up, kids race to identify equations in a grid of number cards. Fast, fun, and easy &#8211; it&#8217;s like Set, but with numbers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/equate-game-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/equate-game-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/equate-game.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Equate (Conceptual Math Media) is a\u00a0board game for ages 8 and up. Basically, it\u2019s Scrabble with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division instead of spelling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolmath4kids.com\/\">Coolmath4Kids<\/a>, in bright flashy colors, has dozens of categorized math games, geometry\/art projects, printable flash cards, dozens of online calculators, cool apps, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/\">Math Playground<\/a> has dozens of online math games, variously involving numbers, logic, math manipulatives, and word problems, along with interactive projects, worksheets and flashcards, and more. Click on &#8220;Common Core Math&#8221; to find grade-by-grade games and challenges aligned to the Common Core.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>PBSKids\u2019 selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/pbskids.org\/games\/math\/\">Math Games<\/a> includes dozens, among them Juggling George, Send in the Trolls, Star Swiper, Vegetable Planting, the Great Shape Race, and many more. Experiment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/calculationnation.nctm.org\">Calculation Nation<\/a>\u00a0has math-based games for upper elementary- and middle-school-level students, in which kids can challenge themselves or play against others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>MATH AND FICTION<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-curse-1.jpg 1963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>A collaboration of author Jon Scieszka and artist Lane Smith, <i>Math Curse<\/i> (Viking, 1995) is clever, funny, and thought-provoking. The curse \u2013 laid on the hapless narrator by her math teacher, Mrs. Fibonacci \u2013 causes her to think of everything (<i>everything<\/i>, from getting dressed in the morning to lunchtime pizza to birthday cupcakes) as a math problem. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-1374x1536.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/multiplying-menace-1833x2048.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Pam Calvert\u2019s <i>The Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2006), the crown prince Peter has turned ten and Rumpelstiltskin is back, demanding payment for all that straw he spun into gold. Furthermore, he\u2019s armed with a multiplying stick that he uses to awful effect, making things disappear (by multiplying them by fractions) or making them awkwardly big (say, by multiplying noses by six). Luckily Peter solves the problem with a clever math trick. Also see the sequel, <em>The Multiplying Menace Divides<\/em>. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/half-magic-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/half-magic-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/half-magic.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Edward Eager\u2019s <i>Half Magic<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999), Jane finds a magic talisman that grants just half of every wish. She and her siblings \u2013 Mark, Katherine, and Martha \u2013 find that this makes for some complications. A great read for ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phantom-tollbooth-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phantom-tollbooth-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/phantom-tollbooth.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Norton Juster\u2019s <i>The Phantom Tollbooth<\/i> (Bulleseye Books, 1988), Milo passes through the Phantom Tollbooth and ends up in a magical country where he sets out on a quest to find the sisters Rhyme and Reason, thus restoring peace to the warring kingdoms of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis. A wonderful cast of characters and a lot of brilliant play on words and numbers. A must-read for ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-devil-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-devil-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/number-devil.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In <i>The Number Devil <\/i>by Hans Magnus Enzensberger (Metropolitan Books, 1997), Robert, twelve, loathes Mr. Bockel, his math teacher, who refuses to let him use his calculator and who afflicts him with word problems, such as: &#8220;If 2 pretzel makers can make 444 pretzels in 6 hours, how long does it take 5 pretzel makers to make 88 pretzels?\u201d (&#8220;How dumb can you get?\u201d said Robert.) Then one night Robert falls asleep and meets the Number Devil, a little bright red man the size of a grasshopper, dressed in knickers and carrying a silver-knobbed walking stick. The Devil, who has his own calculator (it\u2019s slimy and green), introduces Robert &#8211; night by night &#8211; to the many fascinations of mathematics. Among these are the concept of infinity, &#8220;prima donna\u201d numbers (those uppity primes that can only be divided by themselves and 1), repeating fractions, square roots, triangular numbers, Fibonacci numbers (and rabbits), factorials, topology, irrational numbers, and more. Humor, memory-sticking mathematical information, and a lot of terrific color illustrations for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-1003x1536.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s-1337x2048.jpg 1337w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/counting-by-7s.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Twelve-year-old Willow Chance of Holly Goldberg Sloan\u2019s <i>Counting by 7s<\/i> (Dial, 2013) is a scientific genius who loves gardens, books, and the number 7, but doesn\u2019t have much luck with her peers. Then her adoptive parents are killed in a car crash and she\u2019s left completely on her own \u2013 except for new friends Mai and Quang-ha, who live with their mother, Pattie, who has a manicure business, in a garage; her disturbed school counselor Dell Duke, and Jairo Hernandez, a Mexican taxi driver. A great story, interspersed with counting by sevens, for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-who-counted-by-tahan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-who-counted-by-tahan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-who-counted-by-tahan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-who-counted-by-tahan.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By the fictious Malba Tahan, <i>The Man Who Counted<\/i> (W.W. Norton &amp; Company, 1993) is the Arabian-Nights-style tale of Beremiz Samir \u2013 a.k.a. the Man Who Counted \u2013 first encountered sitting on a rock by the side of the road, calling out mysterious and enormous numbers. The book, which purports to be Samir\u2019s life story, is actually a series of puzzles: in one story, for example, Samir has to help three quarreling brothers settle their inheritance (35 camels, of which their father has left half to the oldest son, 1\/3 to the middle son, and 1\/9 to the youngest).\u00a0 In another, he has to determine the eye color of veiled concubines (the blue-eyed ones always lie and the brown-eyed ones always tell the truth). For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Read <i>The Man Who Counted<\/i> online <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/TheManWhoCounted-English-MalbaTahan\/count_djvu.txt\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-lies-and-algebra-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-lies-and-algebra-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-lies-and-algebra.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>In Wendy Lichtman\u2019s <i>Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra<\/i> (Greenwillow Books, 2008), eighth-grader Tess sees the world in terms of math \u2013 in this case including tangles with friends, a school cheating scandal, and a mysterious death. Chapter titles are all math terms, such as \u201cInequalities,\u201d \u201cGraphs,\u201d \u201cTangents,\u201d and \u201cThe Quadratic Equation.\u201d For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-bk-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-bk-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-bk.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Edwin Abbot\u2019s classic <i>Flatland<\/i> (Dover Publications, 1992), originally written in 1884, is a clever satire set in a two-dimensional world, where the women are lines and the men, polygons. The narrator, a Square, then meets a Sphere and discovers the third dimension. Not only math, but a critique of rigid Victorian society. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>At Project Gutenberg, the complete text of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/97\">Flatland<\/a> is available online.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-the-movie-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-the-movie-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-the-movie-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-the-movie-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flatland-the-movie.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flatlandthemovie.com\/\">Flatland: The Movie<\/a> (2007) is an excellent 34-minute animation, voiced by Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, and Michael York.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fantasia-mathematica-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fantasia-mathematica-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fantasia-mathematica-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fantasia-mathematica-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fantasia-mathematica.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>For the bookish mathematician, Clifton Fadiman\u2019s <i>Fantasia Mathematica<\/i> (Copernicus, 1997) is a collection of stories, poems, and excerpts all drawn from the \u201cuniverse of mathematics.\u201d Included, for example, are Robert Heinlein\u2019s sci-fi short story \u201cAnd He Built a Crooked House,\u201d Martin Gardner\u2019s \u201cThe Island of Five Colors,\u201d George Gamow\u2019s \u201cAn Infinity of Guests,\u201d and poems by Vachel Lindsay, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Carl Sandburg. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/kasmana.people.cofc.edu\/MATHFICT\/\">Mathematical Fiction<\/a> is a long (over a thousand entries) list of books and stories incorporating math and\/or mathematicians.\u00a0 For each title, there\u2019s a synopsis, examples of math features, and a list of similar titles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>MATH AND ART<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mathterpieces-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mathterpieces-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mathterpieces.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Greg Tang\u2019s <i>Math-terpieces<\/i> (Scholastic, 2003) combines art history and problem solving. Catchy rhymes propose mathematical puzzles based on paintings by 12 different artists, among them Degas, Monet, Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12615 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MathArt-brunetto-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MathArt-brunetto-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MathArt-brunetto-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MathArt-brunetto-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MathArt-brunetto.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Carolyn Ford Brunetto\u2019s <i>MathART<\/i> (Teaching Resources, 1999) is a collection of art and craft projects involving math, categorized under Geometry, Numbers and Computation, Measurement, Patterns, Statistics, and Fractions. For example, kids make geometrical stained glass windows and symmetrical pop-up cards, an abacus, a measurement mobile, and a fraction flag. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-art-brewer-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-art-brewer-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-art-brewer.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Zachary Brewer\u2019s <i>Math Art<\/i> (CreateSpace, 2010) isn\u2019t art \u2013 it\u2019s hands-on math; but it\u2019s a plus for those who believe in learning by doing. For example, kids make paper clocks with moveable hands, money boards, addition collages, fraction flowers, and number charts. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pattern-blocks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pattern-blocks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pattern-blocks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pattern-blocks.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Play with <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.mathlearningcenter.org\/pattern-shapes\/\">online pattern blocks.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From Mathcats, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathcats.com\/explore\/polygons.html\">Polygon Playground<\/a>, visitors can make patterns, tessellations, symmetrical designs, and pictures with a range of colorful geometric shapes in various sizes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tessellation-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tessellation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tessellation-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tessellation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tessellation.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/euler.slu.edu\/escher\/index.php\/Math_and_the_Art_of_M._C._Escher\">Math and the Art of M.C. Escher<\/a> is an interactive online book on the mathematics of Escher\u2019s work with associated student art projects. Topics covered include symmetry, frieze patterns, tessellations, polygons, fractals, and knot theory. For teenagers and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredibleart.org\/lessons\/middle\/tessell.htm\">The Incredible Tessellations Page<\/a> has detailed information, great illustrations, and links to lessons and online tutorials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>From <i>Mathematics in the Middle School<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mason.gmu.edu\/~jsuh4\/math%20masterpiece.pdf\">Masterpieces in Mathematics<\/a> is an article on using art to teach fractions, decimals, and percents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze-768x859.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze-1373x1536.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/maze.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmuseum.org\/maze.htm\">The History of Mazes<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gwydir.demon.co.uk\/jo\/maze\/\">,<\/a> learn about mazes from ancient times on. Design some of your own!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/knots-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/knots-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/knots-1024x862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/knots-768x646.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/knots.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Tie knots! At the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernwaterscanoeclub.org\/knots\/knot_gallery.html\">Knots Gallery<\/a>, learn to make sixteen different kinds of knots with easy-to-follow colorful animations. (Also included: how to tie a tie.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simon-beck-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simon-beck-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simon-beck-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simon-beck-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simon-beck.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/math-imagery\/beck\">Simon Beck&#8217;s Snow and Sand Patterns<\/a>, see how artist Simon Beck makes spectacular and enormous mathematical pictures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathartfun.com\/\">MathArtFun<\/a> sells books, puzzles, kits, and manipulatives related to math and art. A source for fractal and knot puzzles, polyhedral kits, Penrose tiles, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>MATH AND COOKING<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pigs-in-the-pantry-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pigs-in-the-pantry-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pigs-in-the-pantry.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Amy Axelrod\u2019s <i>Pigs in the Pantry<\/i> (Aladdin, 1999), Mrs. Pig is sick in bed, so Mr. Pig and kids decide to make her a tempting pot of Firehouse Chili. Unfortunately measuring mistakes lead to disasters, among these the arrival of real firefighters. Included is a recipe so you can see where Mr. Pig went so wrong. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fannie-in-kitchen-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fannie-in-kitchen-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fannie-in-kitchen.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Deborah Hopkinson\u2019s picture book\u00a0<i>Fannie in the Kitchen<\/i>\u00a0(Aladdin, 2004) \u2013 subtitled \u201cThe Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements\u201d \u2013 is told from the point of view of young Marcia Shaw, who is not exactly pleased when Fannie Farmer comes to cook for her family\u2019s Victorian household. Soon, though, she\u2019s hooked on Fannie\u2019s delicious meals and even has a hand in writing the famous\u00a0<i>Boston Cooking-School Cook Book<\/i>. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eat-your-math-homework.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Ann McCallum\u2019s <i>Eat Your Math Homework<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2011), kids learn math concepts while whipping up Fibonacci Snack Sticks, Fraction Chips, Tangram Cookies, Tessellation Brownies, Variable Pizza Pi, and Probability Trail Mix. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-chef-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-chef-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-chef.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Joan D\u2019Amico and Karen Eich Drummond\u2019s <i>The Math Chef <\/i>(John Wiley &amp; Sons, 1997) teaches math through applesauce, waffles, homemade animal crackers, and banana muffins. The book is divided into four main parts, each devoted to a different math concept: Measuring, Arithmetic, Fractions and Percents, and Geometry. For example, kids learn how to figure out how many grams are in a pound of potatoes, how to triple a sandwich recipe, and how to calculate the area of a brownie, the diameter of a cupcake, and the circumference of a pie. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From PBS, <a href=\"http:\/\/westernreservepublicmedia.org\/gumbo\/index.htm\">Math and Science Gumbo<\/a>, hosted by the Kitchen Mathematician, uses food and cooking to teach math and science. Math concepts include unit pricing, fractions, estimation, units of measure, and so on. Episodes (among them \u201cGrocery Shop,\u201d \u201cBake Shop,\u201d and \u201cPizza Shop\u201d) are available online.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>MATH IN THE MOVIES and on TV<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/donald-in-mathmagic-land-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/donald-in-mathmagic-land-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/donald-in-mathmagic-land.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052751\/\">Donald in Mathmagic Land<\/a> (1959) is a clever 27-minute animated film on math in real life \u2013 in music, in nature, in games like chess and baseball, and in architecture and art. Nominated for an Oscar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U_ZHsk0-eF0\">Donald in Mathmagic Land on YouTube<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simpsons-and-mathematical-secrets-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simpsons-and-mathematical-secrets-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/simpsons-and-mathematical-secrets.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Simon Singh\u2019s <i>The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets<\/i> (Bloomsbury USA, 2013) shows how the popular (and hilarious) animated series \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d is simply loaded with math. Singh uses the episodes as jumping-off points to discuss everything from calculus to baseball statistics. A fun mathematical read for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mathsci2.appstate.edu\/~sjg\/simpsonsmath\/\">Simpson\u2019s Math<\/a> covers the math in the Simpson\u2019s episodes, with episode-by-episode descriptions and associated problems and worksheets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Numb3rs_Insignia-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Numb3rs_Insignia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Numb3rs_Insignia.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The TV series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0433309\/\">Numb3rs<\/a> \u2013 which ran for six seasons, 2005-2010 \u2013 features a pair of crime-fighting brothers in Los Angeles, one an FBI agent, the other a mathematical genius. An exciting pitch for math.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/numbers-behind-numb3rs.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Keith Devlin\u2019s <i>The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS<\/i> (Plume, 2007) discusses the real math involved in criminal investigation, covering such topics as geographic profiling, data mining, codes, and networks. A catchy reader-friendly read for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Cornell University, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.cornell.edu\/~numb3rs\/\">Numb3rs Math Activities<\/a> has background info, materials, and projects based on each episode of the series. For advanced math students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Wolfram Research, <a href=\"http:\/\/numb3rs.wolfram.com\/\">The Math Behind Numb3rs<\/a> has episode-by-episode descriptions with links to descriptions and explanations of specific math features in each.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dimensions-film-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dimensions-film-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dimensions-film.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimensions-math.org\/Dim_E.htm\">Dimensions<\/a> is a gorgeous film in nine 13-minute \u201cchapters,\u201d beginning with Hipparchus, stereographic projections, and maps of the world and proceeding through M.C. Escher, four-dimensional polytopes, complex numbers, \u201cfibration,\u201d and mathematical proofs. Free download. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashupmath.com\/blog\/2017\/4\/16\/10-best-math-movies-for-middle-school-students\">10 Best Math Movies for Middle-Grade Students<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From MathBits, <a href=\"http:\/\/mathbits.com\/MathBits\/MathMovies\/ResourceList.htm\">Math in the Movies<\/a> has a long list of movies that in some way feature math, with summaries and printable worksheets to accompany each. Categorized by grade level (for the math, not the movie). Most worksheets are targeted at middle- and high-school-level students. Among the movies: <i>Alice in Wonderland<\/i>, <i>Contact<\/i>, <i>October Sky<\/i>, and <i>Proof<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/world.std.com\/~reinhold\/mathmovies.html\">The Math in the Movies Page<\/a> is an opinionated guide to movies (and plays) \u201cwith scenes of real mathematics,\u201d with brief reviews and ratings both for math presentation and overall performance. <i>A Beautiful Mind<\/i> (2001), for example, starring Russell Crowe as brilliant mathematician John Nash, gets 3 stars for Math and five stars for Film; <i>Good Will Hunting<\/i> (1997), the story of a young math genius from South Boston (Matt Damon) and a helpful psychologist (Robin Williams), scores one star for Math and three for Film.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qedcat.com\/moviemath\/\">The Mathematical Movie Database<\/a> is a long (long) alphabetized list of math-containing movies. Included is a separate much shorter list of \u201cmust-see\u201d math movies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.harvard.edu\/~knill\/mathmovies\/\">Mathematics in the Movies<\/a> has video clips of essential scenes from a long and interesting list of movies featuring math.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>MATHEMATICAL POETRY<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arithmetic-sandburg-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arithmetic-sandburg-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/arithmetic-sandburg.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>A must-read for the mathematically frustrated, Carl Sandburg\u2019s poem <a href=\"https:\/\/allpoetry.com\/Arithmetic\">Arithmetic<\/a> begins \u201cArithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marvelous-math-hopkins-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marvelous-math-hopkins-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/marvelous-math-hopkins.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, <i>Marvelous Math<\/i> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2001) is an illustrated collection of poems about math by a range of poets \u2013 among them \u201cCounting Birds\u201d by Felice Holman, \u201cPythagoras\u201d by Madeleine Comora, and \u201cNature Knows Its Math\u201d by Joan Bransfield Graham. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-talk-pappas-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-talk-pappas-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-talk-pappas.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Theoni Pappas\u2019s <i>Math Talk<\/i> (Wide World Publishing, 1993) is a collection of 25 mathematical poems for two voices, covering everything from circles, fractals, and zero to Mobius strips, tessellations, googols, and infinity. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/edgar-allan-poes-pie-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/edgar-allan-poes-pie-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/edgar-allan-poes-pie.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>J. Patrick Lewis\u2019s\u00a0<i>Edgar Allan Poe\u2019s Pie<\/i>\u00a0(Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, 2012) is a collection of math puzzles presented through parodies of classic poems by such poets as Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, A.A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and Ogden Nash. \u201cElephant with Hot Dog,\u201d for example, was inspired by Edward Lear\u2019s \u201cThere Was an Old Man with a Beard:\u201d \u201cWhen an elephant sat down to order\/A half of a third of a quarter\/Of an eighty-foot bun\/And a frankfurter, son\/Was it longer than three feet, or shorter?\u201d For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>FAMOUS MATHEMATICIANS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-who-loved-math-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-who-loved-math-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-who-loved-math.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Deborah Heiligman\u2019s <i>The Boy Who Loved Math<\/i> (Roaring Brook Press, 2013) is a delightful picture-book biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos who loved numbers from the time he was a toddler. (Tell him your birthday and he could tell you how many seconds you\u2019d been alive.) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/On-a-Beam-of-Light-A-Story-of-Albert-Einstein-\u2013-Book-Review-Post-Image-Mocomi-Kids-Reviews-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/On-a-Beam-of-Light-A-Story-of-Albert-Einstein-\u2013-Book-Review-Post-Image-Mocomi-Kids-Reviews-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/On-a-Beam-of-Light-A-Story-of-Albert-Einstein-\u2013-Book-Review-Post-Image-Mocomi-Kids-Reviews-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/On-a-Beam-of-Light-A-Story-of-Albert-Einstein-\u2013-Book-Review-Post-Image-Mocomi-Kids-Reviews.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Jennifer Berne\u2019s <i>On a Beam of Light<\/i> (Chronicle Books, 2013) is a picture-book biography of Albert Einstein, charmingly illustrated in pen-and-ink and watercolor. Kids learn about Einstein&#8217;s early fascination with a compass (\u201cSuddenly he knew there were mysteries in the world\u2026\u201d) and how \u2013 one day while riding his bicycle \u2013 he wondered what it would be like to ride on a beam of light. Eventually he grew up to theorize about atoms, mass, and energy, and to devise his famous Theory of Relativity. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blockhead-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blockhead-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/blockhead.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Joseph D\u2019Agnese\u2019s <i>Blockhead<\/i> (Henry Holt and Company, 2010) is a charmingly illustrated picture-book biography of Leonardo Fibonacci \u2013 the daydreaming medieval \u201cblockhead\u201d (and famous mathematician) whose astute observations of numbers in nature led to the discovery of the \u201cFibonacci series.\u201d Pictures show Fibonacci happily counting pomegranate and sunflower seeds, flower petals, and seashell chambers; text includes a beautifully clear description of his signature number pattern. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-1374x1536.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere-1833x2048.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>For more on the Fibonacci sequence for the same age group, see Sarah Campbell\u2019s <i>Growing Patterns<\/i> (Boyds Mill Press, 2010), illustrated with gorgeous (and countable) color photographs; and Ann McCallum\u2019s <i>Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere<\/i> (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2007), a tale of a wizard, the Pied Piper, a lot of rabbits, and a clever little girl named Amanda. Also see Emily Gravett&#8217;s <em>The Rabbit Problem<\/em> (above). (And these <a href=\"http:\/\/annmccallumbooks.com\/books\/rabbits-rabbits-everywhere\/\">Fibonacci rabbit lesson plans<\/a>.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling-1358x2048.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fly-on-the-ceiling.jpg 1658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Julie Glass\u2019s\u00a0 <i>A Fly on the Ceiling<\/i> (Random House, 1998) is a Step-Into-Reading book about French mathematician Rene Descartes and his discovery of the Cartesian system of coordinates. For ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/battleship.html\">Cartesian Battleship<\/a>!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-your-angle-pythag-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-your-angle-pythag-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-your-angle-pythag.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Julie Ellis, <i>What\u2019s Your Angle, Pythagoras?<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2004) is a fictionalized picture-book account of the famous Greek mathematician.\u00a0 Here Pythagoras, a curious young boy, travels to Egypt with his father, learns about right triangles, and comes up with the Pythagorean theorem. For ages 7-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eer6yu_Aw3g\">YouTube video<\/a> shows how to make a rope triangle of the sort used to solve problems in <i>What\u2019s Your Angle, Pythagoras?<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-1374x1536.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pythagoras-and-ratios-1833x2048.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Also see the sequel, <i>Pythagoras and the Ratios<\/i> (Charlesbridge, 2010), in which Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music contest, but their pipes and lyres sound awful. Pythagoras saves the day by elucidating the mathematical ratio that creates harmony. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathmaticians-are-people-too-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathmaticians-are-people-too-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathmaticians-are-people-too-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathmaticians-are-people-too-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mathmaticians-are-people-too.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>By Luetta Reimer and Wilbert Reimer, <i>Mathematicians Are People Too!<\/i> (Dale Seymour Publications, 1994) is a collection of short friendly biographical stories about fifteen famous mathematicians, among them Thales (\u201cPyramids, Olives, and Donkeys\u201d), Archimedes (\u201cThe Man Who Concentrated Too Hard\u201d), Blaise Pascal (\u201cCount on Pascal\u201d), Sophie Germain (\u201cMathematics at Midnight\u201d), and Srinivasa Ramanujan (\u201cNumbers Were His Greatest Treasure\u201d). For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Also see <i>Mathematicians Are People Too! Volume 2<\/i> (Dale Seymour Publications, 1995) for another fifteen mathematicians, among them Euclid, Fibonacci, Descartes, Benjamin Banneker, Ada Lovelace, and Albert Einstein.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><!--nextpage--><\/h4>\n<h4><b>MATH AND SPORTS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sports-math-series.jpg 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Titles in Ian F. Mahaney\u2019s Sports Math series (PowerKids Press, 2011) include <i>The Math of Baseball<\/i>, <i>The Math of Basketball<\/i>, <i>The Math of Soccer<\/i>, <i>The Math of Football<\/i>, and <i>The Math of Hockey<\/i>. Each has an overview of the featured sport, measurements of the relevant playing field or court, and information on scoring or statistics. \u201cFigure It Out\u201d sidebars challenge readers to solve problems. Illustrated with photos, charts, and diagrams. For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-and-movement-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-and-movement-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-and-movement-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-and-movement.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathandmovement.com\/\">Math &amp; Movement<\/a> program, developed by math educator Suzy Koontz, is tailor-made for non-sitters.\u00a0 Koontz describes the program as a \u201ckinesthetic multisensory\u201d approach to math that involves physical exercise (jumping, hopping, bending), dance, and yoga, plus an array of \u201cvisually pleasing floor mats\u201d to teach and reinforce basic math concepts. Kids dance, wiggle, and leap their way through counting, skip counting, addition and subtraction facts, the multiplication tables, positive and negative numbers, and more. The <i>Math &amp; Movement Training Manual<\/i>, which describes the program in detail, is available in paperback or eBook formats; the floor mats &#8211; clearly intended for schools \u2013 are pricey, but creative families can get around that. There\u2019s always sidewalk chalk, paint, and duct tape.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>COMPETE?<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-olympics-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-olympics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-olympics.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Take your math out for a spin. Tackle the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moems.org\/\">Math Olympiad<\/a>!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>OR WHAT ABOUT A FIELD TRIP?<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-of-math-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-of-math-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-of-math.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Check out New York City\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/momath.org\/\">National Museum of Mathematics<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MATH WAR! 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