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Synopsis
How many seconds will it take to fall 1 mile when skydiving? While hang gliding in windy conditions, what is your maximum rate of climb during the first 6 minutes? In Extreme Math, students discover the excitement of using their mathematics problem-solving skills to answer actual questions faced by extreme sports athletes. The word problems in this book are drawn from interviews with actual people using mathematics in their chosen fields—extreme sports!
All activities are tied to the standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Other books that make math fun for students include Camp Fraction, It's Alive!, and It's Alive! And Kicking!
Grades 5-10
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About the Author
Back in 1983, Kip left his fast-paced management job in the auto industry and ventured west. Since then, he has fought forest fires, patrolled the backcountry on skis and horseback, explored technical mountain faces, built trails, and maintained remote cabins for the Forest Service in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, California, and Alaska.
Marya is the author of several Prufrock bestsellers, including Real Life Math Mysteries, It&;s Alive!, and Extreme Math, which she cowrote with her husband Kip. They have four wonderful, spontaneous, gifted children scattered across the country.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Imagine your students tackling math word problems drawn from the extreme sports of polar ice swimming, scuba diving, and adventure racing. World champion athletes (like Erik Weihenmeyer, the first blind man to climb Mount Everest) present real math problems they face while scaling peaks, hang gliding off cliffs, kayaking over waterfalls, riding raging bulls, and plunging down steep cliffs on mountain bikes. Taught by the athletes, using basic multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages, your students will figure out that math is essential even in the world of extreme sports . . . and it can be fun Like the authors' previous book, the best-selling Real Life Math Mysteries, the word problems in this book are real, alive, and clearly focused. Each problem is provided on a blackline master and includes problem-solving suggestions with a comprehensive answer key. Many of the athletes share their thoughts and encouragement to study hard in school. All activities are tied to the standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Seller Inventory # CIN1882664965VG
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