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Performing Math tells the history of expectations for math communication—and the conversations about math hatred and math anxiety that occurred in response. Focusing on nineteenth-century American colleges, this book analyzes foundational tools and techniques of math communication: the textbooks that supported reading aloud, the burnings that mimicked pedagogical speech, the blackboards that accompanied oral presentations, the plays that proclaimed performers’ identities as math students, and the written tests that redefined “student performance.” Math communication and math anxiety went hand in hand as new rules for oral communication at the blackboard inspired student revolt and as frameworks for testing student performance inspired performance anxiety. With unusual primary sources from over a dozen educational archives, Performing Math argues for a new, performance-oriented history of American math education, one that can explain contemporary math attitudes and provide a way forward to reframing the problem of math anxiety.
The plant kingdom isn’t all sunshine and daisies – some plants pack a punch with poison, stingers, sap, and other dangerous qualities! This thrilling volume will introduce readers to a wide variety of Earth’s weirdest and deadliest plants while incorporating fun math questions. Quiz bubbles make the math feel like a game, and a handy answer key at the back of the book allows readers to check their progress, encouraging an independent learning experience. Fact boxes teeming with cool information and vivid photographs will further captivate readers in this fun, cross-curricular text.
Bigger, faster, stronger, better! This information-rich volume teaches readers all the different ways creatures adapt to survive in their environments. Beautiful full-color photographs will attract readers and illuminate key concepts. Quiz questions pop up throughout the text to challenge readers with fun animal-related math problems. Even readers who are wary of math will enjoy the game-like structure of this text, and a helpful answer key lets readers check their answers at the end of the book to assess what they’ve learned.
Hippos might dine on veggies, but their powerful jaws can snap a crocodile in half! Readers will discover the unique eating habits of remarkable creatures at every level of the food chain in this exciting volume as they pour over fascinating photographs and devour informative fact boxes. Cool quiz questions and a helpful answer key make math problems feel like a fun game, and allow readers an opportunity for self-assessment. This cross-curricular approach to life science and math makes this book a welcome addition to any collection.
Super strength, invisibility, and the power of flight – these traits aren’t just for superheroes! Readers will discover incredible creatures with awesome abilities, from camouflage to constructing cocoons. Amazing photographs of these bizarre animals will fascinate readers, while fact boxes overflowing with interesting tidbits will keep them turning pages. Fun quiz questions pop up throughout the book to show readers the relationship between science and math. A helpful answer key lets readers check their answers at the end, making the math problems feel like a game!
