Space Exploration (Real World Math)

by Jennifer Szymanski

Overview

Grab your space suit and get ready to use math to explore space!

3 … 2 … 1 … blast off! Space scientists use math every day to explore our universe. Join a real astronomer on an amazing adventure to COUNT the planets, MEASURE the stars, ADD on the space station, and more. Then test your math skills with special You Can Do It challenges.

This brand-new series demonstrates how math skills can be applied to high-interest topics and careers in Coding, Building, Tracking Animals, and Space Exploration. The K-2 math concepts include counting 1-100 with basic addition and subtraction, using the power of 10, measuring, and simple geometry. Real world scientists, architects, programmers, and mathematicians model hands-on, from-the-field experiences in a way that will make children excited to use and expand their math skills!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338762396
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	10/19/2021
Series:	Real World Math
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Szymanski is an author and freelance science education writer. She specializes in writing materials that support both teachers and students in meeting national and state science standards but considers her “real” job to be helping students connect science to everyday life. She lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her family and two cats.

Table of Contents

Let's Go! 4

Counting with the Planets 6

Sizes on the Moon 10

Adding on the International Space Station 14

Categories on Mars 18

Measuring the Stars 22

Way to Go! 26

Dr. Eva Explores 28

Glossary 30

You Can Do It! Answer Key 31

Index and About the Author 32

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2021

K-Gr 2—The books in this series focus on different fields of science and relate patterns, geometry, and other concepts to tasks within the various careers. Each title profiles individuals who use math on the job—astronomers, architects, wildlife biologists, and video game designers. Readers are encouraged to try ordering moon rocks by size or counting penguins by groups of ten to see how math applies to the real world. Putting the steps in order to program a robot, measuring craters on the moon, or tracking the distance traveled by animals are all activities that use math skills. Colorful photos of Chichen Itza, sea turtles, or a Mars rover make the books visually appealing. VERDICT Connections between the math concepts and the titular subject seems a bit forced at times, but the inclusion of women and people of color in the scientist profiles is a welcome representation.

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