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Sporty Bugs and Errors

Allyssa Loya (author)

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group ISBN: 9781541583634

Using the action-packed world of sports, this book teaches young readers fundamental coding concepts without using a computer. Learn all about bugs and errors, how to fix them, and how to start seeing them everywhere—especially in sports! Paper and pencil activities give readers real-world understanding of coding concepts.

The Economics of the Super Bowl

Lizann Flatt (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179869

The half-time show is just beginningbut what happened before that to get the Super Bowl on the field? The Economics of the Super Bowl takes a fascinating look at the production process and financing of the Super Bowl. Various links in the economic chain include ticket sales, television broadcasting rights, advertising revenue, and contracting with performers for the half-time show, as well as for laborers to set up the stage and sound.

A Math Journey Through Extreme Sports

Hilary Koll, Steve Mills (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427177179

Fun pictograms and infographics about extreme sports make learning about math topics such as ratios, area, percentages, averages, and angles easy and fun. In this book, readers are presented with scenarios in a number of extreme sports and use their mathematical skills while skyrunning, BASE jumping, ziplining, ice climbing, and racing motocross. Math puzzles and exercises help children build confidence in their math skills.

Math on the Job: Working in Sports

Richard Wunderlich (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427117434

This exciting book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who work in sports and sports-related businesses. Math is an important part of many jobs involved in athletics. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story.

Football: Math on the Gridiron

Tom Robinson (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781623234164

Discover how math applies to the game of football, from the length of the field to the calculation of players' stats.

Auto Racing: Math at the Racetrack

Tom Robinson (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781623234317

Discover how math applies to the auto racing world, from the distance around the track to the calculation of drivers' stats.

Soccer Counts! El Futbol Cuenta!

Peter Alderman, Barbara Barbieri McGrath (authors), Pau Estrada (illustrator)

Publisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781570917943

This bilingual (Spanish and English) book is perfect for soccer stars, featuring simple rhymes to help young readers count to fifteen. One ball, two keepers, three referees, and more add up to a great game. Includes information about the history and rules of soccer.

Baseball

Valerie Bodden (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566606844

An elementary introduction to the physics involved in the sport of baseball, including scientific concepts such as momentum and trajectory, and actions such as pitching and batting.

Basketball Angles

Julia Wall (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394010

Learn all about angles with this exciting book about basketball! Examples taken from the lively sport keep readers engaged and help them better understand geometry and STEM themes. Readers will learn about different types of angles and their qualities, familiarizing themselves with acute angles, obtuse angles, right angles, and straight angles. All of these angles have a vertex, rays, and an angle degree that children can determine with a protractor. This title encourages children to apply mathematics to other topics by teaching them about both sports and angles in one entertaining book! Vibrant images, easy-to-read text, engaging practice problems, and an accessible glossary work together to make learning about angles easy and exciting!

The Winning Angle

Julia Wall (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433394003

Great sports players understand angles! Readers are introduced to geometry in this exciting title that uses easy-to-read text, STEM topics, eye-catching photos, and engaging practice questions to teach children about basic geometrical concepts, including angles, lines of symmetry, perpendicular lines, and a vertex. Featuring challenging mathematical problems, a glossary, and useful index, this title will give readers all the tools they need to learn the winning angles!

Getting Ready to Camp

Sara A. Johnson (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433393686

Introduce young readers to division with this engaging title! Knowing how to use division makes planning a camping trip much easier! This book will excite readers by using practice problems, vibrant images, and helpful mathematical diagrams to improve their division and STEM skills. Meet a family of three who makes 12 smores, then divides 12 by three, giving each family member four smores! Meet five friends who have ten hot dogs, then divide ten by five, giving each friend two hot dogs! Division can help families and friends make things even on a camping trip and can help children in daily life.

Hosting the Olympic Summer Games

Dianne Irving (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391538

Learn how the concepts of elapsed time and measurement relate to hosting the Olympic summer games! Review the history of the Olympics and explore math along the way! This exciting title provides readers with fun examples, easy-to-read text, STEM topics, mathematical graphs and charts, and helpful practice problems, giving them all the tools they need to feel confident measuring time!

Olympic Technology

John Lockyer (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391521

Using examples from some of the most popular Olympic sports, this captivating title will have readers excited and eager to learn all they can about telling time and timing accuracy! Vivid photos and a colorful timeline combine with easy-to-read text, STEM topics, and mathematical charts and graphs to give readers an inside look into sports technology while providing opportunities to practice time measurement. With the accessible glossary, index, and step-by-step instructions, readers will have all the tools they need!

Timing Races

Dianne Irving (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433391392

Practice time measurement by timing races! Racing is all about having the fastest time, so accurate time measurement is very important for athletes! Young readers will learn all about how athletes measure racing times and will practice their mathematical and STEM skills. The vibrant images, fun practice problems, and helpful mathematical charts in this title make time measurement seem exciting and simple!

Count Me In! Soccer Tournament

Lisa Greathouse (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433380037

Invite readers along on the preparations for a soccer tournament! With informational text, vibrant photos and charts, children are engaged from cover to cover while utilizing mathematic skills to increase understanding of all aspects of soccer, including sportsmanship and tournaments.

Count Me In! School Carnival

Lisa Greathouse (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433380020

Invite readers to see what goes on behind the scenes at a school carnival! With informational text, vibrant photos and helpful charts, children are engaged from cover to cover while utilizing mathematic skills to learn the basics of planning, income, estimates, and budgeting.

Down the Field 10, 20, 30

Martha E.H. Rustad (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781681510453

Count up to 100 by tens, learning about the sport of football along the way.

Long, Longer, Longest

Rebecca Felix (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536154

Introduces differences in lengths by comparing lengths of baseball diamonds, tennis courts, Olympic swimming pools and other distances in sports.

Football

Katie Marsico (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793965

Learn about the connection between math and football.

Speed Skating

Katie Marsico (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793996

Learn about the connection between math and speed skating.

Soccer

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793934

Learn about the connection between math and soccer.

Baseball

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793927

Learn about the connection between math and baseball.

Basketball

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793941

Learn about the connection between math and basketball.

Swimming

Cecilia Minden (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793958

Learn about the connection between math and swimming.

Tennis

Katie Marsico (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793972

Learn about the connection between math and tennis.