Teaching Your Kids New Math, 6-8 For Dummies

Dr. Kris Jamsa is the author of 115 books on computing and education. He holds eight college degrees, which include a PhD in Computer Science, a PhD in Education, and a Masters in Education with a focus on multiple intelligences. Jamsa was the founder of the Head of the Class series, an e-learning portal for kindergarten through fifth grade.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Securing the Foundation 5Chapter 1: Parent, Provider, and Now, Math Teacher 7Chapter 2: Adding to What They Already Know 13Chapter 3: Subtracting Any Knowledge Gaps 31Chapter 4: Multiplying Their Multiplication Skills 49Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer 67Chapter 6: Mastering Fractions 83Chapter 7: The Point of Decimals 101Chapter 8: Prime Time Factors 119Part 2: Sailing through Sixth-Grade Math 129Chapter 9: Getting Around Shapes 131Chapter 10: Working with Numbers Less than Zero 143Chapter 11: Starting with Simple Statistics 161Chapter 12: Making Sense of Ratios 185Chapter 13: Working with Exponents 195Chapter 14: Getting Started with Algebra 207Chapter 15: Calculating and Applying Percentages 225Chapter 16: Making Sense of the Metric System 239Part 3: Succeeding at Seventh-Grade Math 247Chapter 17: Revisiting Ratios with Unit Rates 249Chapter 18: Converting Fractions to Decimals 255Chapter 19: Properties of Operations 261Chapter 20: The Geometry of Angles 269Chapter 21: Statistics Aren’t Perfect 283Chapter 22: Introducing Probabilities 291Part 4: Graduating to Eighth-Grade Math 303Chapter 23: Solving Two-Variable Expressions 305Chapter 24: Numbers, Like People, Aren’t Always Rational 315Chapter 25: Raising the Status with Exponents 319Chapter 26: Calculating a Line’s Slope and Intercept 335Chapter 27: Circling Back to Geometry 351Chapter 28: Taking Another Chance on Probability and Statistics 365Part 5: The Part of Tens 383Chapter 29: Ten Types of Mathematics 385Chapter 30: Ten Things to Consider before High School 389Index 393