{"product_id":"math-games-lab-for-kids-24-fun-hands-on-activities-for-learning-with-shapes-puzzles-and-games-9781631592522","title":"Math Games Lab for Kids: 24 Fun, Hands-On Activities for Learning with Shapes, Puzzles, and Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMath is the foundation of all sciences and key to understanding the world around us. \u003ci\u003eMath Games Lab for Kids \u003c\/i\u003eshares more than 50 hands-on activities that make learning about math fun by drawing and building shapes, solving puzzles, and playing games.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Have fun: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexploring \u003cb\u003egeometry and topology\u003c\/b\u003e by making prisms, antiprisms, Platonic solids, and M?bius strips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuilding \u003cb\u003elogic skills \u003c\/b\u003eby playing and strategizing through tangrams, toothpick puzzles, and the game of Nim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edrawing and charting graphs to learn the \u003cb\u003elanguage of connections\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscovering how to \u003cb\u003ecolor maps like a mathematician\u003c\/b\u003e by using the fewest colors possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreating \u003cb\u003emind bending fractals\u003c\/b\u003e with straight lines and repeat shapes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverything you need to complete the activities can be found in the book or around the house.\u003c\/b\u003e Learn to think like a mathematician--see how much you'll discover! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The popular \u003cb\u003eLab for Kids series\u003c\/b\u003e features a growing list of books that share \u003cb\u003ehands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics\u003c\/b\u003e, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, energy, and even how to create your own circus--all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a \u003cb\u003ecomplete materials list\u003c\/b\u003e, clear \u003cb\u003estep-by-step photographs\u003c\/b\u003e of the process, as well as \u003cb\u003efinished samples\u003c\/b\u003e. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Rapoport\u003c\/b\u003e holds degrees in mathematics from Harvard University and Michigan State. From her first job out of college, as one of the pioneers of Harvard's Internet education offerings, she has been passionate about encouraging her love for math in others. As an early contributor to both retail giant Amazon.com and Akamai Technologies, the number one firm in cloud computing, Rapoport played a key role in several elements of the Internet revolution. She then returned to her first love, education, as an innovator of new methods to introduce children and adults to the critically important world of STEAM education as COO of an enrichment center dedicated to helping kids explore the creative side of science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and is currently developing and teaching innovative math curricula in the Boston area. Rapoport is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eMath Games Lab for Kids \u003c\/i\u003e(published by Quarry Books), a book of fun, hands-on math activities designed to introduce elementary and middle-school students to several areas of higher math; and the calendars \u003ci\u003eMathematics: Your Daily Epsilon of Math 2021\u003c\/i\u003e,​ \u003ci\u003eMathematics: Your Daily Epsilon of Math 2020\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMathematics 2019: Your Daily Epsilon of Math\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mathematics Calendar 2018\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Rock Point. She has an Erdös number of 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.A. Yoder\u003c\/b\u003e is an educator and engineer who has a lifetime love of puzzles and patterns. Her educational philosophy is that hands-on creative work is both the most fun and the most effective way to learn. She developed and taught the original hands-on-math lessons for an after-school program that eventually inspired this book. Some of her happiest memories come from \"eureka moments\"--either from learning something that makes a dozen other things suddenly make sense, or the sense of accomplishment that comes from solving a clever puzzle. The only thing better is sharing this joy with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646860136722,"sku":"9781631592522","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4799339-2164-4543-9665-5e2431be7af8.jpg?v=1733187803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/math-games-lab-for-kids-24-fun-hands-on-activities-for-learning-with-shapes-puzzles-and-games-9781631592522","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}