Coding (Real World Math) - Hardcover

Szymanski, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1338761919 ISBN 13: 9781338761917

Publisher: Children's Press, 2021

Synopsis

Follow the robot and get ready to use math to learn to code!

1 robot … 2 robots … 3! Programmers use math every day to write code that helps computers and robots do their jobs. Join a real coder to learn about STEPS of a program, PATTERNS in code, IF/THEN statements, and more. Then test your math skills with special You Can Do It challenges.

This brand-new series demonstrates how math skills can be applied to high-interest topics and careers in Coding, Building, Tracking Animals, and Space Exploration. The K-2 math concepts include counting 1-100 with basic addition and subtraction, using the power of 10, measuring, and simple geometry. Real world scientists, architects, programmers, and mathematicians model hands-on, from-the-field experiences in a way that will make children excited to use and expand their math skills!

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About the Author

Jennifer Szymanski is an author and freelance science education writer. She specializes in writing materials that support both teachers and students in meeting national and state science standards but considers her “real” job to be helping students connect science to everyday life. She lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her family and two cats.

Reviews

K-Gr 2-The books in this series focus on different fields of science and relate patterns, geometry, and other concepts to tasks within the various careers. Each title profiles individuals who use math on the job-astronomers, architects, wildlife biologists, and video game designers. Readers are encouraged to try ordering moon rocks by size or counting penguins by groups of ten to see how math applies to the real world. Putting the steps in order to program a robot, measuring craters on the moon, or tracking the distance traveled by animals are all activities that use math skills. Colorful photos of Chichen Itza, sea turtles, or a Mars rover make the books visually appealing. VERDICT Connections between the math concepts and the titular subject seems a bit forced at times, but the inclusion of women and people of color in the scientist profiles is a welcome representation.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Children's Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1338761919
• ISBN 13: 9781338761917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32