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Judith A. Muschla taught mathematics in South River, New Jersey for over twenty-five years. She was a recipient of the 1990–1991 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program award in New Jersey and was named 2002 South River Public School Teacher of the Year.
Gary Robert Muschla, a prolific author and classroom teacher, taught math, reading, and writing for more than twenty-five years in Spotswood, New Jersey.
Judith and Gary Muschla have coauthored many bestselling math books including Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Grades 6-12, Second Edition; The Math Teacher's Book of Lists, Second Edition; The Math Teacher's Problem-a-Day; and Math Starters!
| Acknowledgments | |
| About This Book | |
| About the Authors | |
| Alignment to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points | |
| How to Use This Resource | |
| Implementing Math Projects in Your Class | |
| Chapter One: An Overview of Using Math Projects | |
| Your Role as Teacher and Facilitator | |
| Solving Multistep Problems | |
| Developing Math Projects of Your Own | |
| Chapter Two: Managing Math Projects | |
| Organizing Your Class | |
| Building and Maintaining a Positive Classroom Environment | |
| Suggestions for Presenting and Implementing Projects | |
| Conferences with Individuals and Groups | |
| The Importance of Cooperation | |
| Organizing Math Groups | |
| Sharing Results | |
| The Importance of Writing in Math Class | |
| Using Technology in Math Projects | |
| Chapter Three: Evaluating Math Projects | |
| Observation Logs | |
| Checklists | |
| Point Systems | |
| Evaluating Writing | |
| Student Self-Evaluation | |
| Teacher Self-Evaluation | |
| The Projects | |
| Chapter Four: Math and Science | |
| Earth by the Numbers | |
| Student Guide 1.1: Earth by the Numbers | |
| Worksheet 1.2: Earth Extremes | |
| Geometry All Around Us | |
| Student Guide 2.1: Geometry All Around Us | |
| Data Sheet 2.2: Geometry Everywhere | |
| Planning a Spring Flower Garden | |
| Student Guide 3.1: Planning a Spring Flower Garden | |
| Data Sheet 3.2: Facts and Prices of Some Common Flowers | |
| Worksheet 3.3: One-Inch Grid | |
| Worksheet 3.4: Flower Cost Sheet | |
| Planning My School Lunch for a Week | |
| Student Guide 4.1: Planning My School Lunch for a Week | |
| Data Sheet 4.2: Food Choices for School Lunches | |
| Weather Observers | |
| Student Guide 5.1: Weather Observers | |
| Data Sheet 5.2: Weather Vocabulary | |
| Out of This World | |
| Student Guide 6.1: Out of This World | |
| Data Sheet 6.2: Some Major Events in Space Exploration | |
| Chapter Five: Math and Social Studies | |
| When in Rome . . | |
| Student Guide 7.1: When in Rome . . | |
| Data Sheet 7.2: The Basics of Roman Numerals | |
| The Mathematics Hall of Fame | |
| Student Guide 8.1: The Mathematics Hall of Fame | |
| Data Sheet 8.2: Candidates for the Mathematics Hall of Fame | |
| The Numbers in a Travel Brochure | |
| Student Guide 9.1: The Numbers in a Travel Brochure | |
| Data Sheet 9.2: Country Highlights | |
| Data Sheet 9.3: Directions for Making a Twofold Travel Brochure | |
| Making a Scale Drawing | |
| Student Guide 10.1: Making a Scale Drawing | |
| Data Sheet 10.2: How to Make a Scale Drawing of Your Classroom | |
| Worksheet 10.3: Half-Inch Grid | |
| Favorites | |
| Student Guide 11.1: Favorites | |
| Data Sheet 11.2: Survey Topics | |
| Data Sheet 11.3: How to Make a Frequency Table | |
| Scavenger Hunt for Math in Our Lives | |
| Student Guide 12.1: Scavenger Hunt for Math in Our Lives | |
| Data Sheet 12.2: Math in Many Places | |
| Chapter Six: Math and Language Arts | |
| A Class Math Newsletter | |
| Student Guide 13.1: A Class Math Newsletter | |
| Data Sheet 13.2: Guidelines for Creating a Class Math Newsletter | |
| Family Matters and Math | |
| Student Guide 14.1: Family Matters and Math | |
| Data Sheet 14.2: Interview Tips | |
| Writing Poetry about Math | |
| Student Guide 15.1: Writing Poetry About Math | |
| Data Sheet 15.2: Three Types of Poems | |
| Data Sheet 15.3: Tips for Poets | |
| Writing and Presenting Math Messages | |
| Student Guide 16.1: Writing and Presenting Math Messages | |
| Data Sheet 16.2: Possible Topics for Math Messages | |
| Data Sheet 16.3: Examples of Math Messages | |
| Writing and Performing Math Skits | |
| Student Guide 17.1: Writing and Performing Math Skits | |
| Data Sheet 17.2: Sample Skit | |
| Worksheet 17.3: Skit Ideas | |
| Writing Math Word Problems for Other Students | |
| Student Guide 18.1: Writing Math Word Problems for Other Students | |
| Data Sheet 18.2: Guidelines for Writing Math Word Problems | |
| Data Sheet 18.3: Guidelines for Solving Math Word Problems | |
| Math Journals | |
| Student Guide 19.1: Math Journals | |
| Data Sheet 19.2: Guidelines for Keeping Math Journals | |
| Chapter Seven: Math and Art | |
| Creating a Billboard That Advertises Math | |
| Student Guide 20.1: Creating a Billboard That Advertises Math | |
| Data Sheet 20.2: Billboard Basics | |
| Worksheet 20.3: Math Billboard Idea Sheet | |
| Creating a Math Cartoon | |
| Student Guide 21.1: Creating a Math Cartoon | |
| Data Sheet 21.2: Cartoon Creations | |
| Painting a T-Shirt with a Math Slogan | |
| Student Guide 22.1: Painting a T-Shirt with a Math Slogan | |
| Data Sheet 22.2: How to Paint a T-Shirt | |
| Exploring Tangrams | |
| Student Guide 23.1: Exploring Tangrams | |
| Data Sheet 23.2: Facts About Tangrams | |
| Data Sheet 23.3: How to Make a Tangram | |
| Picture This | |
| Student Guide 24.1: Picture This | |
| Worksheet 24.2: Modeling Fractions | |
| Making a Tessellation | |
| Student Guide 25.1: Making a Tessellation | |
| Data Sheet 25.2: Triangles | |
| Data Sheet 25.3: Quadrilaterals | |
| Data Sheet 25.4: Pentagons, Hexagons, and Octagons | |
| Making a Three-Dimensional Paper Sculpture from a Two-Dimensional Net | |
| Student Guide 26.1: Making a Three-Dimensional Paper Sculpture from a Two-Dimensional Net | |
| Data Sheet 26.2: Net for a Cube | |
| Data Sheet 26.3: Net for a Tetrahedron | |
| Data Sheet 26.4: Net for an Octahedron | |
| Chapter Eight: Math and Recreation | |
| The Math in a Favorite Sport | |
| Student Guide 27.1: The Math in a Favorite Sport | |
| Data Sheet 27.2: Sports and Math | |
| Inventing a Math Board Game | |
| Student Guide 28.1: Inventing a Math Board Game | |
| Data Sheet 28.2: Guidelines for Creating a Math Board Game | |
| Creating Math Puzzles | |
| Student Guide 29.1: Creating Math Puzzles | |
| Data Sheet 29.2: Sample Math Puzzles | |
| Exploring Math Web Sites | |
| Student Guide 30.1: Exploring Math Web Sites | |
| Worksheet 30.2: Math Web Sites | |
| The Math in Planning a Birthday Party | |
| Student Guide 31.1: The Math in Planning a Birthday Party | |
| Data Sheet 31.2: Birthday Party Basics | |
| Worksheet 31.3: Birthday Party Cost and Tally Sheet | |
| Chapter Nine: Math and Life Skills | |
| Measuring Up in Metric and Customary Units | |
| Student Guide 32.1: Measuring Up in Metric and Customary Units | |
| Worksheet 32.2: Measure This | |
| Buying Books for the School Library | |
| Student Guide 33.1: Buying Books for the School Library | |
| Data Sheet 33.2: Book List | |
| Worksheet 33.3: Book Cost and Tally Sheet | |
| ItÆs About Time | |
| Student Guide 34.1: ItÆs About Time | |
| Worksheet 34.2: Weekly Schedule | |
| Numbers in the News | |
| Student Guide 35.1: Numbers in the News | |
| Worksheet 35.2: Math Makes the News | |
| A Class Math Tournament | |
| Student Guide 36.1: A Class Math Tournament | |
| Worksheet 36.2: Problems for a Class Math Tournament | |
| Creating a Review for a Math Test | |
| Student Guide 37.1: Creating a Review for a Math Test | |
| Data Sheet 37.2: Tips for Writing Review Problems | |
| The Presenters | |
| Student Guide 38.1: The Presenters | |
| Data Sheet 38.2: Possible Topics for a Math Presentation | |
| Worksheet 38.3: Presentation Planner | |
| Setting Up a Math Portfolio | |
| Student Guide 39.1: Setting Up a Math Portfolio | |
| Data Sheet 39.2: Math Portfolio Guidelines | |
| My Best Day in Math Class | |
| Student Guide 40.1: My Best Day in Math Class | |
| Worksheet 40.2: Remembering My Best Day | |
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