Math as a Creative Process: Using Arts, Crafts, and Cooking to Decipher Math Concepts

Math as a Creative Process: Using Arts, Crafts, and Cooking to Decipher Math Concepts integrates a variety of craft and hobby situations with broad math applications. Students are guided through problem scenarios using different methods of math reasoning and varied approaches to problem solving. Problem sets are supported by detailed explanations and illustrated solutions, presented in a logical step-by-step format. Recommended for students grades 5 through 8. About the author: Hal Torrance has worked as a teacher in a variety of elementary and middle school settings. He's also taught high school mathematics for college-bound students. In 1997 he began writing articles, books, and testing materials for educational publishers, eventually authoring over two dozen titles. He now publishes his own line of books for the education market, focusing primarily on mathematics.