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Geometry
Life of Fred: Geometry Expanded Edition
$63.95 Add to cartGeometry: Expanded Edition is the third book in the Life of Fred High School Mathematics Series, and is designed for students in 11th grade who have already finished the preceding Beginning Algebra, Expanded Editionand Advanced Algebra, Extended Edition. This new edition of Geometry replaces the both the earlier Life of Fred Geometry; it also contains all problems completely worked out.
Thirteen chapters plus six honors-level “half” chapters with multiple sub-lessons are included. Each lesson ends with a “Your Turn to Play” segment with a small number of thought-provoking questions. Answers are provided on the next page for students to go over themselves after attempting to solve the problems. Chapters conclude with three problem sets, each of which is named after a city, and their answers. This full-year curriculum will provide students with a thorough knowledge of geometry, including proofs.
Geometry covers: acute, obtuse, and right angles, Perimeter, Polygons, the Pythagorean Theorem, circumference, Arcs, the Compass and straightedge, Golden Rectangles and golden ratio, Trisecting an angle and squaring a circle, Coordinate Geometry, Analytic geometry, Cartesian/ rectangular/orthogonal coordinate system, axes, origins, and quadrants, slope, distance formula, midpoint formula, proofs using analytic geometry, Geometry in Dimensions, Hypothesis and conclusion, Inductive and deductive reasoning, Non-Euclidean Geometry, Collinear points, Theorems, propositions, lemmas, and corollaries, Quadrilaterals, the midsegment of a triangle, Euler’s theorem, Symbolic Logic, Contrapositives, Isosceles triangle theorem, SSS, SAS, ASA postulates, and more.
Life of Fred is a unique, complete (not supplemental), math program that uses a highly engaging narrative to teach math without fear and with enjoyment. Students follow the life of Fred Gauss (a math professor who grows up to the age of six), who has many humorous, unlikely, and zany adventures over the course of the curriculum.
560 pages, indexed; hardcover, non-consumable textbook with Smyth-sewn binding. Students write their answers on separate paper.
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Grade Assigned
Life of Fred: Farming
$29.99 Add to cartFarming is the sixth book in the Life of Fred Elementary Series, which is designed for students in grades 1-4.
Each narrative-based chapter is approximately six pages, and ends with a “Your Turn to Play” segment with three or four questions. Answers are provided on the next page for students to go over themselves after attempting to solve the problems.
Farming covers: Why Many Dolls Have a Vacant Stare, Adding to 14, Litotes, Googol, Three Things in Order to be Great, Oxymorons, Percents, Adding to 16, Rows of a Matrix, Median Average, Collective Nouns, Union of Sets, All of Mathematics Generated by the Empty Set, Proof that the Set of Everything (the Universal Set) Cannot Exist, Cardinality of a Set, Cock-a-doodle-doo in Four Languages, Collinear Points, Numbers vs. Numerals, Borrowing One in Subtraction, Circumference of the World, What Iniquitous Means, the Second Sound Recording Ever Made, the Proof that Every Number is Interesting, Definition of Function, Domain, and Codomain, Flour Fights Are Fun, Rhetorical Questions, the Game of Questions, Caesura, Radius and Ulna, Humerus vs. Humorous, Dollars in Different Denominations.
Life of Fred is a unique, complete (not supplemental), math program that uses a highly engaging narrative to teach math without fear and with enjoyment. Students follow the life of Fred Gauss (a math professor who grows up to the age of six), who has many humorous, unlikely, and zany adventures over the course of the curriculum. Math becomes relevant and important because the need for math occurs in Fred’s life (and he sees math everywhere). Witty and truly entertaining, these books will engage students in a way unlike any other math program – –while also instilling a solid understanding of the principles of mathematics without an abundance of repetitive drills. This series is perfect for inquisitive students who struggle with the relevance of math, or anyone looking for a creative approach to mathematic thinking!
128 pages, indexed; hardcover, non-consumable textbook with Smyth-sewn binding. Students write their answers on separate paper. Answers are also included in the text and written directly to the student.
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Social Studies / Socials
Life in a Mining Community
$9.95 Add to cartMining People mine for coal, oil, minerals, and metals. These are used for energy and as raw products to make things. In various parts of North America there are huge areas rich in one or more of these natural resources. Gillette, in Wyoming, is the coal-mining capital of the USA. Nearby is the small community of Moorcroft. The community developed from an old wild west cattle-ranching center and is now largely based on oil and coal-mining. About 900 people live in the small town.
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Environment
Life in a Forestry Community
$10.95 Add to cartTrees were one of the first natural resources used by man. In North American, most native and early European settlements were set up near forests from where wood was harvested for firewood, building homes and boats, and for fortifying villages. Western Canada had, and continues to have, huge coniferous forests. McKenzie in British Columbia, Canada, is a community based on timber mills, timber supply and tourism. It has a population of 5,450 people.
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Canadian Social Studies
Life in the Far North
$10.95 Add to cartLife in the Far North combines striking images and easy-to-follow text to describe the Native nations that have lived in the northernmost part of present-day North America for thousands of years. The frigid climate has impacted every element of daily life for groups such as the Inuit, Yup’ik, and Inupiat. Children will be keen to learn about: • dwellings such as snow houses • hunting and fishing • the daily lives of men, women, and children • the making of crafts and clothing using natural materials • traditions and ceremonies • how the arrival of Europeans changed the ways of life of these peoples.
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Animals/Bugs
The Life Cycle of a Beetle
$9.95 Add to cartHundreds of thousands of beetles live all over the world in habitats as diverse as swamps, rainforests, and deserts. The Life Cycle of a Beetle describes the growth and development of these fascinating insects from egg to adult. Full-color images of all kinds of beetles, from the familiar to the extraordinary, are included. Illustrations and photographs illuminate topics such as:
• where beetles lay their eggs
• the transformation from larva to pupa to beetle
• differences between male and female beetles
• how beetles defend themselves against predators
• dangers faced by beetles
• how children can help beetles -
History
Life in an Anishinabe Camp
$10.95 Add to cartBeautiful artwork helps illuminate the daily lives of the Anishinabe, or “first people”, also known as the Chippewa or Ojibwa. Living in the Western Great Lakes region, the Anishinabe adapted to each season by changing camp locations to better follows the changing weather. Fascinating text describes clan life, different camps for different seasons, how wigwams and other dwellings were built, hunting, clothing, celebrations, and the roles of men and women.
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Electives
Learning Problem Solving
$16.99 Add to cartGive your students the tools for success to enter the work force as employees or entrepreneurs.
We include practical real-life activities, role-playing scenarios and open-ended strategies. Your students will understand the problem solving process, and take part in group creative art projects while gaining the required critical thinking and creativity skills. Develop your students abilities through dedication and hard work with motivation, productivity, achievement and success. Learn how to comprehend and analyze information while integrating technology and media to expand their growth mindset. All centered on several project-based exercises to learn how to convert information into usable intelligence. Chocked full of standalone reproducible worksheets to give young learners of today all the tools they need to become lifelong problem solvers.
