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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52301690 Title: Great graphs and sensational statistics : games and activities that make math easy and fun Author: Lynette Long Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, ©2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0471210609 9780471210603 OCLC:52301690

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Great graphs and sensational statistics : games and activities that make math easy and fun

Author:	Lynette Long
Publisher:	Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, ©2004.
Series:	Magical math
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Offers games and activities to learn about graphs and statistics, including pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs. Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics, Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you trul Read more... Offers games and activities to learn about graphs and statistics, including pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs. Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics, Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside "Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics, you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you. An off-the-chart book of graphing games and activities-even for kids who dislike math-like the other books in Lynette Long's Magical Math series, Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics helps make basic math interesting. Children will learn graphing and statistics techniques through dozens of easy activities and lively illustrations. They will find out how to make pictographs, pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs, and much more. All activities are appropriate to the learning level and can be done at home or in the classroom with easy-to-find materials, such as playing cards, dice, and paper and pencil. Lynette Long, PhD (Washington, DC) is the author of several children's math books, including Marvelous Multiplication (0-471-36982-9), Dazzling Division (0-471-36983-7), Fabulous Fractions (0471369810), and Measurement Mania (0-471-36980-2).
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Lynette Long Find more information about:
ISBN:	0471210609 9780471210603
OCLC Number:	52301690
Description:	vi, 119 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	The magic of graphs and statistics -- Pictographs -- Bar graphs -- Pie charts -- Line graphs -- Map charts -- All about graphs and charts -- Statistics -- Graphs and statistics -- Master certificate.
Series Title:	Magical math
Responsibility:	Lynette Long.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents

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Offers games and activities to learn about graphs and statistics, including pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs. Don't Just Learn Great Graphs and Statistics, Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic, essential tools: paper and pencil. Inside "Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics, you'll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you'll see how they make information easy to understand. You'll jump into statistics, where you'll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You'll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you. An off-the-chart book of graphing games and activities-even for kids who dislike math-like the other books in Lynette Long's Magical Math series, Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics helps make basic math interesting. Children will learn graphing and statistics techniques through dozens of easy activities and lively illustrations. They will find out how to make pictographs, pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs, and much more. All activities are appropriate to the learning level and can be done at home or in the classroom with easy-to-find materials, such as playing cards, dice, and paper and pencil. Lynette Long, PhD (Washington, DC) is the author of several children's math books, including Marvelous Multiplication (0-471-36982-9), Dazzling Division (0-471-36983-7), Fabulous Fractions (0471369810), and Measurement Mania (0-471-36980-2).

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