Math Lab for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Activities for Learning with Shapes, Puzzles, and Games

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Math Lab for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Activities for Learning with Shapes, Puzzles, and Games
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Math is the foundation of all sciences and key to understanding the world around us. Math Games Lab for Kids shares more than 50 hands-on activities that make learning about math fun by drawing and building shapes, solving puzzles, and playing games.

Have fun:

  • exploring geometry and topology by making prisms, antiprisms, Platonic solids, and Möbius strips.
  • building logic skills by playing and strategizing through tangrams, toothpick puzzles, and the game of Nim.
  • drawing and charting graphs to learn the language of connections.
  • discovering how to color maps like a mathematician by using the fewest colors possible.
  • creating mind bending fractals with straight lines and repeat shapes.

    • Everything you need to complete the activities can be found in the book or around the house. Learn to think like a mathematician--see how much you'll discover!

    The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, energy, and even how to create your own circus--all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.

    ISBN: 
    9781631592522
    Author: 
    Rebecca Rapoport
    Publisher: 
    Quarry Books
    Binding: 
    Paperback
    Publication Date: 
    January 1, 2017