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We are colleagues focused on making math real:
<br /><br /><strong>Frank Wilson:</strong> <br />
I am an award-winning author and educator with more than 15 years of college-level teaching experience. I have written 7 college-level textbooks and more than 200 stand-alone learning activities used by learners worldwide. I have created student-empowered learning environments as a professor at the following institutions:<br />
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2005 - present<br />
- Green River Community College, 2000 - 2005<br />
- United States Air Force Academy, 1998 - 2000<br />
- Rio Salado College, 1997 - 1998<br />
- Brigham Young University, 1992 - 1994<br /><br /><br /><strong>Scott Adamson:</strong><br />
Scott is an award-winning professor who strives to help students develop mathematical reasoning and persistent problem solving as they make sense of big mathematical ideas. He structures the classroom environment so that students are afforded the opportunity to make sense of mathematics and strives to develop enthusiastic learners in the classroom.<br /><br />
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Residential Mathematics Faculty - Chandler, Arizona, 1998 – present<br />
- Research in Innovation in Mathematics and Science Education (RIMSE), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2008 – 2010
<br />- Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (CRESMET)
<br />- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2007 – 2008 academic year
<br />- Chandler Unified School District, Secondary Mathematics Teacher Specialist - Chandler, Arizona, 1996 – 1998
<br />- Chandler High School, Mathematics Teacher - Chandler, Arizona, 1991 – 1998
<br />- Payson High School, Mathematics Teacher - Payson, Arizona, 1988 - 1991
<br />- Intel Corporation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Summer Institute - Chandler, Arizona, Summers 1993 – 2001
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Make It Real: Borrowing Money - Working with Negative Integers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Add and subtract positive and negative integers
- Interpret the practical meaning of sums and differences of integers
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, copyright, and letter fro
5th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math
Make It Real: Sharing Snacks - Dividing Whole Numbers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Divide a given number of items equally between a given number of groups
- Use long division
- Interpret the practical meaning of a fraction"
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, co
4th - 5th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions
Make It Real: The Price of Gasoline: Working with Gas Prices
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 4.NF.5
- 4.NF.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
4th
Applied Math, Decimals, Fractions
Make It Real: The NFL Pro Bowl: Graphs in the First Quadrant
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on this Common Core standard:
- 5.G.2
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 5
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
5th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Graphing, Math
Make It Real: Minimum Wage: Working with Graphs in the First Quadrant
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on this Common Core standard:
- 5.G.2
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 5
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
5th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Graphing, Math
Make It Real: Pieces of Chocolate - Adding and Subtracting Fractions
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Write a fraction that represents the shaded portion of a region
- Shade the portion of a figure that is represented by a fraction
- Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
- Write improper fractions as mixed numbers
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math
5th - 6th
Fractions
Make It Real: Cooking in the Kitchen - Multiplying Fractions
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Multiply a whole number by a fraction
- Multiply two fractions
- Convert improper fractions into mixed numbers
- Add two fractions
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, copyright, a
5th - 6th
Applied Math, Fractions
Make It Real: Fraction Situations #1: Working with Fractions
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on this Common Core standard:
- 4.NF.3
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
4th
Applied Math, Decimals, Fractions
Make It Real: Major League Baseball Contract: Working with Large Numbers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 4.OA.3
- 4.NBT.1
- 4.NBT.2
- 4.NBT.3
- 4.NBT.4
- 4.NBT.5
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great for inve
4th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math
Make It Real: Sharing Snacks #2 - Dividing Whole Numbers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Use long division
- Interpret the practical meaning of a fraction
- Factor an integer into its prime factors
- Convert a percent into a fraction
- Determine the practical meaning of quotients and remainders
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
-
4th - 5th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions
Make It Real: Pieces of Chocolate #2 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Write a fraction that represents the shaded portion of a region
- Shade the portion of a figure that is represented by a fraction
- Add and subtract fractions with different denominator
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions
5th - 6th
Applied Math, Fractions
Make It Real: Currency Exchange: Working with Foreign Currency Exchange
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 5.OA.2
- 5.NBT.1
- 5.NBT.2
- 5.NBT.3
- 5.NBT.4
- 5.NF.4
- 5.NF.5
- 5.MD.1
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted:
5th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math
Make It Real: Fruit Snacks - Using Probability
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on this NCTM standard:
- Determine the probability of an event
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, copyright, and letter from the author
5th - 7th
Statistics
Make It Real: Where are we Heading: Working with Drawing Angles
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 4.MD.5
- 4.MD.6
- 4.MD.7
- 4.G.1
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great for inverted / flipped classroom
4th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: How Many Ants?: Working with Large and Small Numbers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 4.OA.3
- 4.NBT.1
- 4.NBT.2
- 4.NBT.3
- 4.NBT.4
- 4.NBT.5
- 4.NF.4
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great
4th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math
Make It Real: Counting Candy - Using Pie Charts
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Create a pie chart to represent a data set
- Use a fraction to represent the shaded portion of a pie chart
- Convert a fraction to a percent
- Simplify a fraction
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity
5th - 6th
Fractions, Graphing, Math
Make It Real: Shopping for Bargains: Working with Money
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 6.RP.3
- 4.NF.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 4, 6
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
4th - 6th
Applied Math, Decimals, Fractions
Make It Real: Fruit Snacks - Working with Averages
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Find the average of a set of numbers
- Predict unknown results based on averages
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, copyright, and letter from the author
5th - 6th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations
Make It Real: iPad Sales: Working with Sales Numbers
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with a Common-Core-Standards-aligned activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these Common Core standards:
- 4.OA.3
- 4.NBT.1
- 4.NBT.2
- 4.NBT.3
- 4.NBT.4
- 4.NBT.5
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 4
Great for inve
4th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math
Make It Real: Australia by the Numbers - Working with Number and Place Value
"When am I ever going to use this?"
It is a question that has plagued math teachers for decades. Now you can answer the question with an activity built around a real-world context.
Focusing on these NCTM standards:
- Convert numbers in words into numbers in digits and vice versa
- Identify the place value of a given digit
- Round numbers
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Activity Objectives
- Cover, copyright, and lette
4th
Applied Math, Numbers, Place Value
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About the store
Experience
We are colleagues focused on making math real:
<br /><br /><strong>Frank Wilson:</strong> <br />
I am an award-winning author and educator with more than 15 years of college-level teaching experience. I have written 7 college-level textbooks and more than 200 stand-alone learning activities used by learners worldwide. I have created student-empowered learning environments as a professor at the following institutions:<br />
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2005 - present<br />
- Green River Community College, 2000 - 2005<br />
- United States Air Force Academy, 1998 - 2000<br />
- Rio Salado College, 1997 - 1998<br />
- Brigham Young University, 1992 - 1994<br /><br /><br /><strong>Scott Adamson:</strong><br />
Scott is an award-winning professor who strives to help students develop mathematical reasoning and persistent problem solving as they make sense of big mathematical ideas. He structures the classroom environment so that students are afforded the opportunity to make sense of mathematics and strives to develop enthusiastic learners in the classroom.<br /><br />
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Residential Mathematics Faculty - Chandler, Arizona, 1998 – present<br />
- Research in Innovation in Mathematics and Science Education (RIMSE), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2008 – 2010
<br />- Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (CRESMET)
<br />- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2007 – 2008 academic year
<br />- Chandler Unified School District, Secondary Mathematics Teacher Specialist - Chandler, Arizona, 1996 – 1998
<br />- Chandler High School, Mathematics Teacher - Chandler, Arizona, 1991 – 1998
<br />- Payson High School, Mathematics Teacher - Payson, Arizona, 1988 - 1991
<br />- Intel Corporation, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Summer Institute - Chandler, Arizona, Summers 1993 – 2001
Teaching style
Our passion is helping mathematics students answer the question, "When am I ever going to use this?" By bringing interesting and engaging real world contexts into the classroom, we help students look at the world through a mathematical lens. When learners begin to see that mathematics is not an isolated subject in school but rather a powerful tool that can help them make smart decisions, they become motivated and empowered. The learning activities I create engage and empower students.
Awards & shining teacher moments
<strong>Frank:</strong><br />
- Textbook and Academic Authors Association TEXTY textbook excellence award, 2007, 2012<br />
- Green River Community College Make Their Day staff award, 2005 <br />
- Faculty Excellence Award, Green River Community College, 2001<br />
- Calculus Division Instructor of the Year, US Air Force Academy, 2000<br />
- Education and Training Manager of the Year, Luke Air Force Base, AZ, 1996<br /><br /><strong>Scott:</strong><br />
- American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Teaching Excellence Award, 2007<br />
- Maricopa Institute of Learning Fellow, 2001-2002<br />
- American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges INPUT Award - Maricopa Mathematics Modules, 2000<br />
- Intel Innovations in Education Award, 1998<br />
- Phoenix Suns Outstanding Arizona Educator, 1997<br />
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, State Finalis
My own education history
<strong>Frank:</strong><br />
- Ph.D. candidate, Business Admin., Northcentral University, 2012<br />
- M.S. Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 1994<br />
- B.S. Mathematics, Brigham Young University, 1992<br /><br /><strong>Scott:</strong><br />
- Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction–Mathematics Education from Arizona State University.<br />
- B.S. and M.A.T. in Mathematics Education from Northern Arizona University<br />
Additional biographical information
<strong>Frank:</strong><br />
- Husband and father of six children.<br />
- Resident of Arizona<br /><br /><strong>Scott:</strong><br />
- Husband and father of four children.<br />
- Resident of Arizona<br />
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