Groovy Geometry: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun [Paperback]

Lynette Long (Author)

Book Description

Series: Magical Math | Publication Date: January 23, 2003

Don't Just Learn Geometry...Master It!

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 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 tools: paper and pencil.

Inside Groovy Geometry, you'll find all the geometry basics, plus information on how to figure out the height of any object from its shadow, find distances "as the crow flies," estimate the area of any space, and much more. While you play the Name Game and Rectangle Race, you'll learn how to draw, measure, and identify different kinds of angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. And with fun activities like Bull's Eye and Pizza Party, you'll practice plotting coordinate points on a graph and measuring the area and diameter of a circle. Most important, you'll have a great time doing it!

So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

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From the Back Cover

Don’t Just Learn Geometry...Master It!

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 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 tools: paper and pencil.

Inside Groovy Geometry, you’ll find all the geometry basics, plus information on how to figure out the height of any object from its shadow, find distances "as the crow flies," estimate the area of any space, and much more. While you play the Name Game and Rectangle Race, you’ll learn how to draw, measure, and identify different kinds of angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. And with fun activities like Bull’s Eye and Pizza Party, you’ll practice plotting coordinate points on a graph and measuring the area and diameter of a circle. Most important, you’ll have a great time doing it!

So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

About the Author

Lynette Long, Ph.D., is the author of several children's math books, including Fabulous Fractions, Measurement Mania, Dazzling Division, Marvelous Multiplication, and Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, all from Wiley. She has taught math and was a professor of education, specializing in mathematics education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471210595
• ISBN-13: 978-0471210597
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynette Long has an M.S. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in psychology. She has taught math and was a professor of education, specializing in mathematics education. She is the author of several children's math books, including Dazzling Division and Marvelous Multiplication, both published by Wiley.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, December 20, 2011

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This review is from: Groovy Geometry: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun (Paperback)

This gave me some good ideas for teaching math. However, most of the projects do not translate well into the lessons I needed. Most of the concepts are not core concepts. However, would be great enrichment activities.