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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: Home Floorplans: Working with Scale Drawings
"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:
- 7.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: 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Slicing Foods: Working with Cross Sections
"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:
- 7.G.3
- G-GMD.4
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 7, High School
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
7th - 12th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Scale Model Toys: Working with Scale and Scale Drawings
"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:
- 7.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: 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Construction Planning #1: Working with Areas and Volumes
"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.G.1
- 6.G.2
- 7.G.6
- N-Q.1
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 6, 7, High School
Great for inverted / fli
6th - 12th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Landscaping the Yard: Working with Perimeters and Area
"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:
- 6.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: 6
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Swimming Pool Design #3: Working with Perimeters and Areas
"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.G.1
- 7.G.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 6, 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th - 7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Right Triangles around the House: The Pythagorean theorem
"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:
- 8.G.7
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 8
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
8th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Transportation Grids: Working with the Pythagorean theorem
"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:
- 8.G.7
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 8
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
8th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Body Mass Index: Working with a Measure of Fitness
"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:
- 6.EE.2
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Level Targeted: 6
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Swimming Pool Design #2: Working with Perimeters and Areas
"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.G.1
- 7.G.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 6, 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th - 7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
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: Measuring Paper: Working with Perimeter and Area
"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:
- 7.RP.1
- 7.RP.2
- 7.RP.3
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Angles on the Move: Working with the Meaning of Angle Measure
"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
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, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Swimming Pool Design #1: Working with Perimeters and Areas
"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.G.1
- 7.G.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 6, 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th - 7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Planets Orbiting the Sun #1: Working with Arcs and Arc Length
"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:
- 7.RP.1
- 7.RP.2
- 7.RP.3
- G-C.5
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 7, High School (Mostly grade 7)
Great f
7th - 12th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Construction Planning #2: Working with Areas and Volumes
"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.G.1
- 6.G.2
- 7.G.6
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 6, 7
Great for inverted / flipped classrooms!
6th - 7th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Angles and our Planet: Working with the Meaning of Angle Measure
"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: Angles in Construction and Design: 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: Planets Orbiting the Sun #4: Working with Arcs and Arc Length
"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:
- 7.RP.1
- 7.RP.2
- 7.RP.3
- G-C.5
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 7, High School (Mostly grade 7)
Great f
7th - 12th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
Make It Real: Planets Orbiting the Sun #3: Working with Arcs and Arc Length
"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:
- 7.RP.1
- 7.RP.2
- 7.RP.3
- G-C.5
Download contains:
- One engaging real-world math activity (two pages)
- Worked-out solutions (two pages)
- Getting started, copyright, and cover.
Grade Levels Targeted: 7, High School (Mostly grade 7)
Great f
7th - 12th
Applied Math, Geometry, Math
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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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