Mathemagical Showtime! Investigating the Math Behind Numerical Magic Tricks

If you love helping students discover the magic of mathematics, this fresh, innovative, approach is just what you're looking for. Mathemagical Showtime links kids’ natural love of magic tricks with important concepts of patterns and functions. This high-quality program gets results because it sparks interest while it supports understanding.

Mathemagical Showtime is a resource book for teachers, parents, and tutors. It includes dozens of mind-boggling number magic tricks and stunts, along with guidelines for helping students discover the math behind the magic.

Since the tricks can be analyzed at different levels of abstraction, the book is appropriate for students ages 10-13 (grades 5-7).

The 148-page book includes 47 reproducible pages for use in the classroom or at home.