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MathScape™: Seeing and Thinking Mathematically, Course 2
© 2005
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Buyer Beware Student Guide
Chance Encounters Student Guide
Making Mathematical Arguments Student Guide
From the Ground Up Student Guide
The Language of Algebra Student Guide
Getting Down to Business Student Guide
Getting in Shape Student Guide |
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A COMPREHENSIVE, RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS AND BUILDS MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING
Teachers asked for it and this new edition delivers it—new technology components and two expanded units in Course 1 covering decimals and fractions.
MathScape: Seeing and Thinking Mathematically was developed by Education Development Center, Inc. with funding from the National Science Foundation. It is one of the four middle school mathematics programs to receive a satisfactory rating from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Features- Twenty-one units sequenced over three years of study embed rigorous mathematics in engaging projects and investigations!
- Available in hardcover editions or individual softcover modules, MathScape is flexible enough to meet the needs of any middle school classroom.
- The program uses a combination of classroom strategies, group activities, cooperative learning situations, and homework.
- All units are firmly grounded in problem solving, communication, reasoning, skills, and mathematical connections.
- MathScape emphasizes mathematical thinking in addition to equations and problems. Students seek and describe patterns, represent situations in multiple ways, understand varying solution strategies, and generalize.
Teacher’s Guides
A separate Teacher’s Guide for each of the 21 units includes:
Detailed lesson plansReproductions of student pagesMathematical backgroundSample student workHomework optionsTips from field-test teachersA full range of assessment optionsReproducible pages for investigations
Each slim, well-organized guide contains all teacher materials needed to teach and assess the unit.
Carefully Sequenced, Yet Flexible
MathScape’s twenty-one units are ordered in the suggested sequence shown in the chart below. While the developers carefully considered mathematical content development as they placed the units into grade levels and order, this suggested sequence is not the only way MathScape can be used.
Some teachers may choose to use the units in a different order or to move units from one grade level to another to accommodate district curriculum guidelines. They might also use MathScape along with favorite materials from other sources to create a program that is customized and truly unique.
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Grade
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Grade
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WHAT
DOES THE DATA SAY?
Graphs and Averages
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BUYER
BEWARE
Rates, Ratios, Percents, and Proportions
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LOOKING
BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Correlations, Rankings, and Permutations
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THE
LANGUAGE OF NUMBERS
Inventing and Comparing Number Systems
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CHANCE
ENCOUNTERS
Probability in Games and Simulations
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MATHEMATICS
OF MOTION
Distance, Speed, and Time
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FROM
WHOLES TO PARTS
Operating with Factors, Multiples, and Fractions
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MAKING
MATHEMATICAL ARGUMENTS
Generalizing About Numbers
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SHAPES
AND SPACES
Thinking Three-Dimensionally
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DESIGNING
SPACES
Visualizing, Planning, and Building
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FROM
THE GROUND UP
Modeling, Measuring, and Constructing Houses
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WHAT
COMES NEXT?
Modeling and Predicting
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BESIDE
THE POINT
Operating with Decimals, Percents, and Integers
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THE
LANGUAGE OF ALGEBRA
Equations, Tables, and Graphs
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EXPLORING
THE UNKNOWN
Writing and Solving Equations
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GULLIVER’S
WORLDS
Measuring and Scaling
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GETTING
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Functions and Spreadsheets
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ROADS
AND RAMPS
Slopes, Angles, and Ratios
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PATTERNS
IN NUMBERS AND SHAPES
Using Algebraic Thinking
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GETTING
IN SHAPE
Exploring Two-Dimensional Figures
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FAMILY
PORTRAITS
Comparing Family Functions
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MathScape Online
mathscape2.com (Course 2)
Visit this site for the following tools:
Online Study ToolsTechnology OptionsCurriculum LinksTeacher ReflectionsBulletin Board
Components
STUDENT GUIDES
Buyer BewareChance EncountersMaking Mathematical ArgumentsFrom the Ground upThe Language of AlgebraGetting Down to BusinessGetting in Shape
STUDENT MATERIALS
Student Modular PackConsolidated Student EditionQuick Review Math Handbooks, Book 2Math Skills Maintenance Workbook, Course 2
TEACHER’S GUIDES
*Buyer Beware*Chance Encounters*Making Mathematical Arguments*From the Ground Up*The Language of Algebra*Getting Down to Business*Getting in Shape
TEACHING TOOLS
Teacher Classroom Resources*Quick Review Math Handbook, Book 2 Teacher’s
Guide*Reproducible Skill Quizzes*Math Skills Maintenance Workbook, Course 2,
Teacher Annotated Edition*Reading and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom*Using the Internet in the Mathematics Classroom*Investigations for the Special Education Student
MANIPULATIVE KITS
Classroom KitOverhead Kit
TECHNOLOGY
StudentWorks™ CD-ROMTeacherWorks™ CD-ROMExamView® Pro Testmaker CD-ROMVirtual Activities for Middle School Math, Level 2 CD-ROMWhat’s Math Got to Do with It? Real-Life Video, Level 2 VHS
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