Making Sense of Maths - Fitting In: Student Book

Summary:

Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding.

This series will motivate, engage and develop the conceptual understanding of students at KS3 and KS4.

Students build their own problem solving strategies based on their understanding of the world around them which then support them to tackle functional questions.

The Student's Book, used in conjunction with the workbook and teachers' book, provides engaging activities that support students in developing a true understanding of area, Pythagoras and volume.

Making Sense of Maths has been based on Realistic Maths Education (RME) and extensively trialled in KS3 and KS4 classrooms in the UK by a team from Manchester Metropolitan University.

• Use alongside existing  resources or on its own
  
• Ideal for Year 10s heading for the C/D borderline
  
• Ideal for intervention groups
  
• Supports the move from modular to linear specifications by improving knowledge retention
  
• Provides support for good teaching and learning under the current Ofsted criteria

• Builds confidence and motivation
• Addresses misconceptions
• Each title covers a different set of topics

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Looking at the size of shapes
A green and pleasant land?
The delivery driver
Pricing tiles
Stained glass
Cleaning windows
Playground surfaces
Summary
Chapter 2 : Areas and sides
Triangle types
Making triangles using three squares
Triangles with a right angle
Pythagoras
Summary
Chapter 3: Volume and surface area
Counting
Stacking shelves
Packing cubes
At the cheese counter
The chocolate counter
Finding volumes
In school
Summary
Chapter 4: Circle patterns
A stitch in time
The swimming circuit
The circle: Using formulas
Mirrors
The trampoline
Mirrors and circles
Summary
Chapter 5: Fitting in
Tiles within tiles
Playground
Cubes
Orange juice
Capacity and volume
Wooden blocks
Summary

About the Author(s):

Paul Dickinson taught maths in UK Comprehensive schools for over 20 years. He is now a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he works with trainee teachers and develops and trials classroom materials based on RME(Realistic Maths Education).
Stella Dudzic taught for 22 years in secondary schools, including 9 years as head of department. She is currently Programme Leader for Curriculum at MEI and regularly leads CPD for teachers.  She is also a Principal Examiner.
Frank Eade has worked in mathematics education for over 25 years. He is particularly interested in using realistic situations to give students access to mathematics and in using students beliefs and misconceptions to help them move forward in mathematics.
Steve Gough taught maths for 20 years, 10 years as Head of Maths, in schools in Greater Manchester. Since 2008 he has been a Senior Lecturer in Maths Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and has worked with teachers to develop the 'Making Sense of Maths' series.
Sue Hough is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and has spent the last 6 years developing materials for 'Making Sense of Maths'. Previously Sue spent 18 years teaching maths in 11 - 18 schools and worked as a head of Maths.

Readership:
KS3 and GCSE students working from level 3 to level 7