Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level

By Mario Salvadori and Joseph P. Wright

Book Overview

From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: "Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?" Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu concepts of zero as well as Mr. William Shanks' 1858 attempt at hand-calculating pi. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556522886
• ISBN13: 9781556522888
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9

Customer Reviews

Math's Little Book of Why

After reading some of the reviews on this book, I just had to respond with a review of my own. This book reminds me a bit of "The Big Book of Tell Me Why" that children (and adults) love to read. I am a home schooling mom, not a math teacher. I am home schooling an accelerated second grader. For our "normal" math class work, we are use Singapore Math and the "Key To" series. For math enrichment, we are reading "Math on...

Math Games for Middle School

I teach middle school mathematics and I think the book is great to aid in cooperative learning groups. Using the information and developing work stations will enhance the students' knowledge of the material. As a lesson, the book would require the creativity of the teacher to add other material and/or adjustments to make it interesting. This book is best for reteaching or review of the topics being taught.

Great "Daily Math" Problems

As a middle school substitute teacher, I'm always looking for things to use as daily problem to open the class with. This book is GREAT!! Problems are divided by topic so it easy to pick & choose. Answers are completely explained.