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by Gary Scarpello Ph. D. (Author)
Math Wizards at Work contains 50 entertaining classroom ready math and logic puzzles set in the work place for middle and high school students. Math has never been so much fun! The Wizards range from easy to difficult. They are a great way to add pizzazz to your lessons or as extra credit. Use them as warm-up exercises or as stepping-off points for class discussion or lesson introductions. The Math Wizards at Work are divided into trade areas that span the entire Career-Technical curriculum so there is something here for every trade. Detailed solutions are provided for each Wizard. Math Wizards at Work can also be used in middle and high school academic classes to add fun real-world problems to your curriculum. Each of the Math Wizards at Work is Standards based. Use them to strengthen word/open-ended problem skills for high stakes tests. Have students write out how they solved the Wizards, explain and defend each step of the solution in paragraph form, and show all work!
Author Biography
GARY SCARPELLO, Ph.D., has been teaching mathematics, social studies, and computer science/technology to high school students for over 25 years. In his years of teaching he has taught a variety of student populations including career-technical, adjudicated, court dependent, and learning and emotional support students. He conducts workshops providing effective teaching tips and techniques for career-technical education teachers integrating mathematics into their program curriculum. His articles on mathematics anxiety and teaching practices have appeared in Techniques and Education Digest.
