Mathematics Explorations: Detective-Style Activities for the Real World, 2nd Edition

By David B. Spangler. What are your chances of winning the lottery? How much interest will you end up paying on that credit card purchase? Thought-provoking real-world math problems (and some humorous ones too) require inductive and deductive reasoning as students search for a pattern, break a code, uncover and correct errors, or use clues to solve a mystery. Teacher pages set up full instructions for 27 activities driven by reproducible student handouts and correlated to NCTM standards. A workbook containing all the handouts allows teachers to conveniently collect a students work. Grades 6–9. Bibliography. Answer keys with full solutions. 8½" x 11". Good Year Books. 199 pages. Second Edition. ©2011. GDY821.