Annie an architect guides you through the design and construction of your skyscraper in You Do The Maths Design A Skyscraper by Hilary Koll & Steve Mills. It challenges children to solve maths problems in order to design a skyscraper. Why are verticles and reflective symmetry needed to Design a Skyscraper? Find out this an much more in this exciting book! This book helps children understand that maths is part of real life. Answers and a glossary are at the end of the book. Age approx. 8 – 12 years. This book would be great for older children and teens who would benefit from maths based in real life contexts. Topics included in You Do The Maths Design A Skyscraper: Shapes of skyscrapers – 3D shapes The size of skyscrapers – reading and interpreting tables Record breaking skyscrapers – working with graphs Choosing the site – coordinates Securing the site – measurement and perimeters Digging foundations – negative numbers Strong materials – 2D shapes, multiplication and mass Skyscraper uses – fractions and proportions Building your skyscraper – multiplication Surviving earthquakes – working with decimals Emergency stairs – multiplication and division Going to the top – multiplication and division Keeping it Clean – calculation Educational Benefits of You Do The Maths Design A Skyscraper: gain mathematical knowledge apply maths to solve problems understand that maths is part of real life Hardback book with dimensions – 259mm x 190mm x 9mm with 32 pages
