Travel Adventures: The Grand Canyon : Data

A trip to the Grand Canyon becomes an adventure in learning data analysis with this engaging math reader! This text integrates math and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way.

The Grand Canyon is a "grand" place to learn data analysis! Through an examination of its rocks and fossils, students will learn data analysis while reading about a fun-filled trip to Grand Canyon National Park. This engaging book uses real-world examples to teach math concepts, and incorporates nonfiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they''ve learned to their daily lives. Essential text features like a glossary, index, and table of contents will increase students'' interest level and their interaction with the text. "Math Talk" poses problems for further thinking, requiring students to use their higher-order thinking skills. Teaching math and reading has never been so seamlessly integrated-or so easy!