Modern Math Tasks to Provoke Transformational Thinking, Grades 3-5 - Softcover

Dionne Cross Francis; Meredith Park Rogers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1680540890 ISBN 13: 9781680540895

Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2024

Synopsis

Prepare Your Students to Become Global Citizens! Students in grades 3–5 are undergoing significant cognitive growth and beginning to understand what fairness and equity mean in a diverse and interconnected world. Modern Math Tasks to Provoke Transformational Thinking presents carefully crafted tasks that nurture multi-disciplinary literacies, including ecological and cultural literacies. From climate change to systemic injustices, the need for multidisciplinary problem-solving skills has never been greater. The innovative tasks in this series bridge the gap between traditional siloed education and the real-world problems we encounter daily. By emphasizing mathematical modeling, data analysis, and cross-disciplinary thinking, they empower students to tackle complex issues and become global citizens ready to shape a brighter future. Investigating Life in a Square: Area, Data, and Healthy Ecosystems Developing Climate Literacy to Save Speedy the Tortoise Everyone Counts: Examining Issues of Fairness in Creating Voting Districts My Shirt Comes from Where? How Clothes Travel Food, Families, and Fractions: Reflecting on Nutrition and Access Empower your students to become transformational thinkers to shape their communities and tackle global challenges head on!

Edition details

• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1680540890
• ISBN 13: 9781680540895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186