Math Wizardry for Kids - Softcover

Kenda, Margaret; Williams, Phyllis S.; Sawyer, Phyllis A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812018095 ISBN 13: 9780812018097

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 1995

Synopsis

More than 200 puzzles, games, designs and projects bring out the magic of math. Here are fascinating codes, wonderful geometric designs with paper and string, number triangles that do all sorts of tricks, and plenty more. The emphasis is on fun, but the book is also great for classroom projects. A glossary, reading list, and full-color, how-to illustrations throughout.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

(back cover)
This new, fun-filled edition of Barron's Math Wizardry for Kids demonstrates to young readers that numbers are fascinating to ponder, fun to calculate, and the key to scientific understanding. Open this book and explore concepts, such as Fibonacci numbers, which dramatically express symmetries in the shapes and number patterns of plant life and other aspects of nature. You'll also discover how to perform math-based experiments, create ciphers, use math principles to crack codes, devise a stock market game, and much more.

Design one-of-a-kind puzzles

Send secret messages

Prove you're smarter than a computer

Make a sundial to measure daylight hours

Construct a time-telling pendulum

Math is both mind-expanding and fun--and Math Wizardry for Kids is the book that proves it!

Hundreds of color illustrations

About the Author:

Margaret Kenda is a writer specializing in creative, hands-on projects for children. Her books' subjects include science, math, geography, inventions, language, and cooking. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds a doctorate from the University of Iowa. She lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0812018095
• ISBN 13: 9780812018097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336