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Get hands-on with 27 creative projects and experiments that will turn you into a math whiz.Explore the exciting world of numbersWhether you're a math geek or prefer practical hands-on projects, this ebook combines creativity with calculations. You don't have to be a genius or even need a calculator. Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this ebook comes with simple step-by-step photographs and instructions that will help you whip up a cool math creation.Perfect for kids who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), Math Maker Lab features activities that cover many aspects of math, including numbers, measurement, and geometry. You'll combine art and math by drawing impossible objects, create beautiful patterns to make a times-table dream catcher, and perfect the ratio for making refreshing fruit drinks. Throughout the ebook, explanatory boxes show you how the math works and how the skills you've learned can be used in the real world.Math Maker Lab is the perfect for curious kids who are interested in taking the mystery out of math.

Bring math to life with this exciting new math activity book for kids.With 30 activities and crafts that children can play their way through, this kids'book takes the fear out of math--and gives you the skills to become a math expert. Children will find out that being a mathematician isn't just about scrawling numbers on a dusty chalkboard--it's part of our everyday lives! How to Be a Math Wizard teaches kids to think like math pros as they ask mathematical questions and get hands-on with key math concepts. From calculation and numbers; to space, shape, and measure; all core curriculum math topics are covered in creative and engaging ways.This book invites kids to investigate math in a playful, hands-on way, using things from around the house: find out about perimeter by designing and building a mini house, practice multiplication through a game of bingo, sweeten probability through chocolate, and uncover the mystery of coordinates through a treasure map.If you like solving problems, making things, and learning facts, then this is the book for you, mathematician!

This playful preschool math activity book will unleash your child's curiosity as they play their way through 20 fantastic math projects.Each easy step-by-step activity is hands-on and practical to encourage budding mathematicians to use their senses. Look I'm A Mathematician explores essential math topics to get children prepared for school - the perfect math book for kids ages 3 to 6.Look I'm A Mathematician is full of activities to show young readers just how much fun math can be!Children will discover that math has a part in everything in the world and that they already have the tools they need to become magical mathematicians - a curious mind, unlimited imagination, and super senses. A great introduction to learning math, this book teaches kids the magic of numbers through play with number bugs, creating a hungry adding robot, learning about subtraction by playing skittles, crafting 3D shape aliens, and even making a repeating pattern fruit wand. Covering a comprehensive range of math topics, from counting and numbers to shape and size, and measurements and time, this is the perfect first math book for children. Every fun project features a mixture of bright photography and charming illustrations that support the easy-to-follow activity instructions. These creative hands-on activities support classroom math taught in schools.Look I'm A Mathematician allows little readers to do what they do best - imagine, create, learn, problem-solve, and play their way to math magic!Try Out Amazing Projects!You don't need a fancy calculator or a whiteboard full of big numbers to be a mathematician. You already have everything you need - your amazing brain and your senses!Look I'm A Mathematician is full of puzzles to solve, things to work out, and brain teasers. This educational book is full of fun math activities for kids like: - A math treasure hunt- Making shape aliens- Measuring things- Clever counting - And much, much more!DK's Look! I'm Learning series of exciting and educational STEM books, focus on the sensory experience of practical learning and play. Hands-on learning experiences tap straight into kids'insatiable curiosity and sense of wonder. These books for children are perfect for ages 3 - 6, formatted with a padded cover and toddler-tough pages. The series encourages children to develop independence and improves their critical thinking, investigation skills, and motor skills. Try the other titles in the series next, including Look I'm A Cook, Look I'm A Scientist, and Look I'm An Engineer.

Numbers create the structure to our universe. Without numbers, computers would not work and cars would not go. There would be no way to quantify things. You wouldn't be able to ask'How many?'or'How much?'We would not understand time or distance. Sports records wouldn't matter! DK's Go Figure! is a math book filled with the weird and wonderful side of math and numbers.Discover why there are 60 minutes in an hour, why daisies have to have 34, 55, or 89 petals, and why finding a prime number could make you a millionaire. Go Figure! is also packed with activities that children can try out on their own or with friends, including brainteasers, magic tricks, and things to make, while also learning about the simple puzzles that stumped the world's brainiest mathematicians for centuries. Go Figure! is a fun and quirky look at the magical world of numbers, without the effort of a math textbook.Reviews:'A dynamic book filled with puzzles and problems to solve.'- School Library Journal'A totally cool book about numbers by Johnny Ball convinces young readers that math is far from boring.'- Think & Discover'Give it to teachers at many levels, who will want to borrow from Ball's pedagogical toolbox.'- Booklist

If you think numbers are boring, think again! Imagine the world without measurements: What time is it? Are we nearly there yet? How big do you want it? Why Pi? takes readers through a mesmerizing, historical number journey, from the ancient civilizations that used numbers as simple measurement, through the Renaissance period with the conquering of the seas and mapping of the world, the Industrial Revolution, and all the way on to Einstein's theory of relativity and discovering space. Numbers are eternal and have been a crucial element in human history. From sailing the seven seas to journeying deep below the waves and up through the atmosphere, it's all about numbers. Discover how simple modern-day things are all about measurement and see how the future will be shaped by numbers as we travel farther into space.Numbers aren't just about sums and calculations, and there is no one better at illustrating this than the ingenious Johnny Ball as he demonstrates just how essential math is to our everyday world. Why Pi? examines how numbers have allowed explorers, engineers, and scientists to explore, build, and discover.Reviews:'[An] extensive look at the history of measurement.'- BooklistAwards:Teachers'Choice Award Winner