Mathematics

Math Sense

A comprehensive series that will help adult students overcome math anxiety and discover math as interesting and purposeful. The fi ve titles integrate instruction, assessment and GED skills to help learners develop good number sense – all within the context of real-life experiences.

Measuring Up

Protea Textware Ltd.

Measuring Up teaches and tests math skills using metric measurements in real-life applications. The wide range of activities includes: shopping at a grocery store, preparing for a barbecue, calculating distances, packing, and sorting and sending out mail. The software covers such concepts as understanding: fractions, decimals, metric units, decimal scales, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, rounding off, conversion of different units of measurement.
System requirements: Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, Me, XP

Multiplying People, Dividing Resources

Math skills: Grades 5 to 8

Make math relevant to students while building their knowledge of human geography and environmental studies. This unique, interdisciplinary curriculum reinforces math skills while giving students insights into their changing world. This 74-page manual provides instructors with 16 activities that make use of simulations, demonstrations, cooperative learning, and thought-provoking discussion questions to engage students. The activities require students to estimate, graph, collect data, make projects, and use fractions, ratios, and percentages.