Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia — A Middle Years' Approach is a resource which creates a link between the primary and secondary school approaches to Mathematics. It features a unique and fully integrated textbook/workbook package designed to work in tandem whilst providing a flexible approach to learning.
Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia — A Middle Years’ Approach caters for:
- Year 7 students in primary and middle school settings
- enrichment for gifted and talented Year 6 and 7 students
- Year 8 students who require a thorough coverage of basic skills.
The
Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia A Middle Years' Approach Booklist Pack contains:
- 1 copy of Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia A Middle Years' Approach Textbook
- 1 copy of Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia A Middle Years' Approach eMaths Student CD
- 1 copy of Heinemann Maths Zone for Western Australia A Middle Years' Approach Workbook
Key features of the Textbook
- Questions and examples that encourage correct setting out of work
- Stunning full colour design with large, motivating photos throughout
- Home pages providing quirky, cutting-edge snippets of mathematical information related to chapter content
- Well graded questions
- Open-ended and multiple choice questions
- Theory sections with concise, uncluttered explanations
- Danger Zones highlighting common errors students should watch out for
- Maths in Actions and Maths@Works providing historical and real life contexts
- Laugh Zones with self-correcting code-based answers which reveal a cartoon caption
- Investigations and Activities
- Computer investigations
- Chapter reviews featuring Personal Learning Activities and Review questions
- A Glossary and index
Key features of the Workbook
- Write-in skills practice for students to do before attempting textbook questions
- Individual skills practised in separate questions
- Partly filled in working so students may be able to proceed without teacher explanation
- References to consolidation worksheets that give further practice of the most important skills
- Summary of information required to complete the questions
- Modelling of exemplary setting out
- Word searches for mathematical literacy
- Chapter review questions
- DIY summaries
- Replays for cumulative revision
Key features of the eMaths Student CD
- Full textbook plus over 1000 dynamic links
- eTutorials offering interactive multimedia support with animations, sound and video
- eQuestions, providing extra on-screen practice
- Animations, offering dynamic hints for specific questions
- eTesters, generating random race-against-the-clock tests
- Interactives, providing dynamic geometry and randomly generated concept development
- Consolidation worksheets providing students with extra practice
- Homework sheets specifically tailored to the textbook
- Chapter assignments for test revision
- Links to relevant websites
- Bonus software.
Recommended CD specifications
PC only
- Intel® Pentium® III processor or higher
- Windows® 2000, XP or Vista
- Microsoft® Office 2000, XP or 2007
- 128MB or more of installed RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
- Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8