Table of Contents

Timeline

Introduction: Geometry through History

Shake Hands On It!

Chapter 1: Moving, Bending, Stretching Geometry!

Hands Down Geometry!

In Your Face!

Downward Facing Dog

Making Shapes With Friends

Chapter 2: Angles in the Classroom

Polygon Pile-Up

3-D Shapeshifters

Stop, Drop, and Fold!

Cube Art

Poetry Patterns

Exploring and Transforming

Chapter 3: Measuring Your Home and Yard

Dream Treehouse

Swingy Bird Feeder

Bubbly Prism

Geometric Garden

Mini Scale Models

Chapter 4: Ship-Shapes in the Neighborhood

Rub a Dub Dub . . . Wall?

Cartographers Are Mapmakers!

Shape Detective

Pool Planning

Volume Scavenger Hunt

Chapter 5: A Wide World of Geometry

Fractal Finder

Finding Fibonacci

Tetrahedron Tent

Glossary Game

Glossary

Resources

Essential Questions

Metric Conversions

Index

Promotional Information

•$40,000 marketing and publicity budget (for series)
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About the Author

Jeanette Moore has been an educator for more than 15 years. She has published several elementary school ELA, history, and mathematics workbooks, has served as a content editor since 2012, and has developed several original mathematics games. Jeanette is a member of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and International Dyslexia Association.

Matt Aucoin holds a master's degree in fine art from the Center for Cartoon Studies and teaches drawing to preschool-age children. Matt has illustrated several books for Nomad Press including; Explore Atoms and Molecules!, Explore Predators and Prey!, and Explore Makerspace!

Reviews

Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself
Library Media Connection: "Wondering how to make math fun or how to encourage students to see math as an interesting subject? This book shows readers how math concepts can be learned using readily available items. Sections cover number patterns, lines, curves, and shapes. Introducing the concepts through hands-on activities conveys how mathematics is not as scary as many think. Students will appreciate the fun, creative activities. Younger readers may have difficulty with some of the vocabulary. Younger readers may have difficulty with some of the vocabulary. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Editor's Note: An additional activity and facts are available at the publisher's website. Recommended."