This book discusses the different ways people have paid for things throughout history, including barter, cash, credit card, checks, wire transfers, and online payments.
Explores economics and provides real world examples and applications.
This book discusses the different forms of money used throughout history.
Strategic Statistics digs into the statistics and analytics of sports and how they're used to help make major decisions, professional careers based on sports statistics, and records held as a result of examining sports statistics and analytics. Using colorful and engaging infographics, the Sports-Graphics series breaks down the STEM concepts behind a range of popular sports. Includes charts, graphs, and maps to provide key content in an appealing and accessible way.
Infographics: On the Scoreboard covers how each sport is scored, how players work to score more, and score-based records. Uses engaging infographics to break down the STEM concepts behind a range of popular sports for developing readers.
Infographics: Angles of Achievement covers the angles and arcs in sports as well as records held as a result of utilizing the optimal angles. Uses engaging infographics to break down the STEM concepts behind a range of popular sports for developing readers.
Infographics: Every Second Counts covers the timing of sports, including: timing of each sport, speed and velocity, and how shaving off time can win the game. Uses engaging infographics to break down the STEM concepts behind a range of popular sports for developing readers.
Every day, people earn and spend money. What do you know about earning, saving, and borrowing money? Understanding Finances—part of the Data in Your World book series—supports middle grade students in learning foundational financial literacy skills and using data to understand economics. Explore how you can use data to manage money, as well as how to compare living wages, learn about interest, inflation, our economy, and so much more.
What does it take to start a new business? Learn about the basics of entrepreneurship, as well as the process of turning an idea into a business. This book takes students on an inspirational journey to take their creative ideas and turn them into profitable business ventures.
Take a look into data collection and how it affects the public school and education system. This children's book includes text-based questions to develop reading skills and an extension activity that can be done at home or in the classroom.
Take a look into data collection and how it affects different communities, both at home and around the world. This book includes text-based questions to develop reading skills and an extension activity that can be done at home or in the classroom.
This book explains the various methods of scientific tools, including measurement, models, and tools that extend our senses, and how these scientific tools are changing.
This book discusses weather and storms, the technology used to track and analyze weather patterns, and related math concepts.
This introduction to forms of transportation discusses how math can be used to figure out the quickest way to get somewhere.
This introduction to sports discusses the many ways math is used in baseball, football, basketball, boxing, NASCAR, and skateboarding.
This introduction to outer space explains the size of the planets in the solar system, measuring distance in astronomical units, gravity, and related math concepts.
This introduction to maps explains the scale, using a compass, longitude and latitude, measuring elevation, depth, and astronomical units, and related math concepts.
This book discusses notable construction projects, the techniques used to build them, and related math concepts.
This introduction to time explains how it is divided into small portions, such as years, weeks, and hours, and discussing clocks, military time, time zones, and calendars.
El libro muestra cómo las matemáticas ayudan a los científicos a entender el espacio, el tamaño del sistema solar y las condiciones en otros planetas. Las matemáticas hacen posible, en gran parte, la exploración espacial.
Take an in-depth look at mathematics in this science encyclopedia.
When five children go trick-or-treating on Halloween they are in for a fun surprise! Adorable art coupled with a simple, rhyming story will engage little ones as they learn to count from one to five.
Math is everywhere – even on a farm! Step into your boots and take a look around. Farms are filled with animals, fields, tractors, and... math! This 24-page photo-filled book will help young readers find animals to sort and count, farmers to compare heights, hay bales with different shapes to identify, and more. Math on the Farm will get young readers to notice what other math is hiding on their path
Simple text and illustrations teach readers common date- and time-related words in both English and Spanish.
Ahoy! A spectacular Christmas boat parade is underway! Count up to ten as the dazzling crafts bob pass . . . but wait! Where is Santa and his reindeer? Surely, they aren't missing the parade? Never fear, little mariners, Santa simply has a surprise in store. With backmatter on the bevy of boats featured!
