Algebra 1 (Applications, Equations, Graphs) brings math to life with many real-life applications. The cover illustrates some of the applications used in this book. Examples of mathematics in baseball, space exploration, mountain climbing, and graphic design are shown. Circling the globe are three key aspects of Algebra 1 - the equations, graphs, and applications that students will use in this course to help them understand how mathematics relates to the world. Reading age for native speakers: High School students
The language needed for writing about visuals such as graphs and tables is quite complex in English. For students taking the IELTS Academic Module, the Writing Task I presents a number of challenges. University students and others writing reports also often need assistance to be able to describe graphs and diagrams accurately.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! From purple potato salad to lottery winnings, the stories in this engaging collection will humor you, surprise you, and invite students to learn English through a sparkling avenue! Drawn from authentic news articles, folktales, and poetry, each of the 24 two-color selections is supported with photographs and illustrations. The pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities include filling in the blanks, matching, interpreting graphs, and discussing solutions to problems. These books can be used either as independent text or with the support of The Oxford Picture Dictionary. The cassettes contain recordings of all the readings.
Lynette Long, «Wacky Word Problems: Games and Activities That Make Math
Easy and Fun (Magical Math)»
Grade 3-6–This volume includes specific directions and activities to construct pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs, and to compile statistics. Materials needed, step-by-step directions, and at least one illustration accompany each activity. The black-and-white drawings and graphs are appealing and easy to read. While these activities are solid, the focus here is on play, not on thinking about when to use certain types of graphs or what the gathered information indicates. Similarly, the computation of statistics is encouraged but
