Use age-appropriate books, stories, and videos to convey ideas of mathematics. 0606.1.9

Links verified on 7/2/2014

1. Brian P. Cleary - author of books conveying math ideas - Mission of Addition, The, Action of Subtraction, The, How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide
2. Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University - type in math or numbers in the search box.
3. Flatland: A romance of many dimensions - fifty-five pages if printed
4. Literature for Learning Math Concepts - using books to teach math
5. Note of Caution: the books below are not available to read online, they are given as a reading list only
   1. Fiction about Math - a 3 page reading list in MS Word format [This expired document is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   2. Math Month in the Library - article about books to consider
   3. Math Novels - use this list of novels as a reading list rather than a shopping list
   4. Math and Science Related Books - a reading list from Math Forum
   5. Mathematical Fiction - large database of titles
   6. Mathematics fiction books - Wikipedia index to articles about 19 books

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1. Bird Sleuth: Investigating Evidence - this module consists of five investigations which give students the chance to learn science by doing science
2. How Science works--Variables - Explains the meaning of 'independent', 'dependent' and 'control' variables, with examples from typical practicals
3. Student Designed Investigations Part 1 - Making Observations [lesson plan designed for grades 3-5]
4. Student Designed Investigations Part 2 - Testable Questions, Predictions, Materials and Procedures [lesson plan designed for grades 3-5]
5. Student Designed Investigations Part 3 - Collecting Data and Drawing Conclusions [lesson plan designed for grades 3-5]
6. Example Hypotheses - You should have some educated guess about how things work. This educated guess about the answer to your question is called the hypothesis.
7. What is a hypothesis? - It is a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
8. Math Statistics - Math Examples

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