How Big is a Billion? (Smart Math Book 11)
Book Details
Author(s)George Gadanidis, Molly Gadanidis
Publisherwww.BrainyDay.ca
ISBN / ASINB006O9OLQU
ISBN-13978B006O9OLQ7
Sales Rank912,522
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
SMART MATH #11
Math + social justice.
Savannah and Tanner are waiting for their Moms to finish shopping when they see a homeless family, huddling against the cold breeze.
They also see a newspaper headline advertising a billion dollar tax cut.
How big is a billion?
And how might a billion dollars be used to help children in need?
What could Savannah and Tanner do to help?
What could you do to help?
The story is part of the Smart Math Series and comes with math extensions and tips for teachers and parents.
For grades 2 and up.
CLASSROOM TESTED
Smart Math stories have been used in classroom-based research.
Visit www.ResearchIdeas.ca for documentaries that include classroom videos, lesson plans, and other resources.
Smart Math provides young students with rich story contexts for developing conceptual understanding, and prepares them for big ideas of mathematics they will encounter in higher grades.
Visit www.BrainyDay.ca for more Smart Math and Smart Science stories.
AUTHORS
George Gadanidis is a mathematics education professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Molly Gadanidis is an elementary school student.
Math + social justice.
Savannah and Tanner are waiting for their Moms to finish shopping when they see a homeless family, huddling against the cold breeze.
They also see a newspaper headline advertising a billion dollar tax cut.
How big is a billion?
And how might a billion dollars be used to help children in need?
What could Savannah and Tanner do to help?
What could you do to help?
The story is part of the Smart Math Series and comes with math extensions and tips for teachers and parents.
For grades 2 and up.
CLASSROOM TESTED
Smart Math stories have been used in classroom-based research.
Visit www.ResearchIdeas.ca for documentaries that include classroom videos, lesson plans, and other resources.
Smart Math provides young students with rich story contexts for developing conceptual understanding, and prepares them for big ideas of mathematics they will encounter in higher grades.
Visit www.BrainyDay.ca for more Smart Math and Smart Science stories.
AUTHORS
George Gadanidis is a mathematics education professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Molly Gadanidis is an elementary school student.
