Books in Real World Math - Level 2 series

McMillan, Dawn

Water, lemons, and sweetener ― what more do you need to start a lemonade stand? Plenty! You can use number patterns to decide how many lemons to buy, how many batches of lemonade to make, and how much money you can expect to earn selling lemonade. Number patterns are a very important math skill.

What do the planet’s endangered animals have to do with math? Charts and graphs make it much easier to understand the shrinking population of tigers, trees, and leatherback turtles. Looking at numbers, comparing yearly totals, and making predictions are all important in understanding wildlife at risk.

You see 2-D shapes around you every day. Stop signs are red octagons. Corn chips are salty triangles. Your spelling test is a paper rectangle. Shapes like these are the part of math called geometry. Shapes in art can be seen in everything from stained glass windows to tile mosaics. Come explore the creative world of 2-D shapes.

Ready. Set. Go! How do you know you’re the fastest runner at your school? How do you set a record for the backstroke at your local swimming pool? Winning any type of race depends on timing. Accurately measuring time can be the difference between winning the gold and going home empty handed.

Offers math problems and activities through the lens of grand prix racing.

Shiny red trucks and high tech equipment are kept in perfect order at the fire station. Fire fighters use math skills every day. They measure the length of fire hoses. They also measure the volume of water needed to put out a blaze. Measuring is all in a day’s work at the fire station.

Max visits his cousin Sara at the farm and finds that all kinds of things come in groups of two.

The children in the neighborhood are planning a party and use graphs to decide which drinks, food, and games their guests will enjoy most.

What happens to the environment when a flood occurs? What are some of the causes of floods? What can people do about the problems caused by floods? How can you use your math skills to learn more about floods? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and learn more about floods.

Maria's and Juan's families are both taking trips and use distance measurement to decide where to go.

The children in the neighborhood are planning a party and use graphs to decide which drinks, food, and games their guests will enjoy most.