You Do The Maths Design A Skyscraper

You Do The Maths Design A Skyscraper by Hilary Koll & Steve Mills 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! Annie an architect guides you through the design and construction of your skyscraper. 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