This volume incorporates multiple intelligences theory with the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) standards to produce worksheets and activities that are appropriate for middle school math.

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Estimation, large numbers, and numeration : $1,000,000 long -- How many strides to walk around the Earth? -- Patterns in the 100s chart -- Rectangles and factors -- Venn diagrams: LCM and GCF -- Applying fractions and decimals to the "real world" : Folding a tangram -- Making a tangram quilt -- Dessert for a crowd -- 5x5 puzzle cents -- Chocolate chip cookies -- Music and fractions -- Mathematical palindromes -- Geometry: Mathematical window to our world : Pentominoes -- Open-top boxes -- Classifying polygons -- Explorations with cereal boxes -- Designing cereal boxes -- Painted cube -- Cubes that grow -- Measure of mathematics : Just how big is the Statue of Liberty? -- Gummi worms -- How long is your digestive system? -- What happened 1,000,000 seconds ago? -- How long would it take to walk to China? -- Buying apples by the pound -- EggsCetera -- Data collection and probability : Super suvey -- What is your favorite subject? -- One die and probability -- Pair of dice and probability -- Is this game fair? -- Dinosaurs and probability -- Designing your own activities.