Designer digs : finding area and surface area / by Renata Brunner-Jass ; content consultant, David T. Hughes.
| Author/creator | Brunner-Jass, Renata |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Ill. : Norwood House Press, ©2013. |
| Description | 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color, color maps) ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | iMath readers iMath readers. ^A1192367 |
| Contents | IMath ideas : how much area -- Discover activity : think big -- The colorful square room -- The palace room -- Connecting to history -- The tree room -- Math at work -- The basketball room -- The space room -- The big wrap-up -- iMath ideas : focus on area -- What comes next? |
| Abstract | "The mathematical concepts of perimeter, area, and surface area are explored as a student designs dream rooms for a school project. Readers learn the formulas to calculate area for quadrilaterals and triangles. Additional concepts include parallel lines, right angles, irregular polygons, decomposing shapes, and area nets. This book features a discover activity, history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Grade 4 to 6. |
| LCCN | 2012035768 |
| ISBN | 9781599535746 (library edition : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1599535742 (library edition : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603575430 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 160357543X (ebook) |