Author(s): Catherine Smith (Professor of English, East Carolina University)

Education

Maths Quest 7 NSW AC has been written specifically to meet the requirements of the NSW Australian Curriculum. The Mathematics Syllabus focuses on students Working Mathematically in the strands of Fluency, Understanding, Reasoning, Problem-Solving and Communicating. The student textbook contains the following features: * New larger format text * Problem Solving chapters to provide students with opportunities to apply their knowledge out of the context of defined topics * NAPLAN practice questions * Every chapter contains: - links to assessON -- our innovative online tool that provides additional assessment resources for your mathematics course and enables online assessments FOR, AS and OF learning and automatic feedback - links to SpyClass for MQ7, a captivating online comic-style game where students complete a range of missions - Individual pathways: All exercises within the text are carefully graded so that students get to work at their own level. At the start of each exercise a guide to Individual pathways is provided.
Individual Pathway Activities are available on the eBookPLUS to provide additional opportunities for students to engage with relevant mathematical concepts at their own level. - A language section to provide students with opportunities to use mathematical language in context and to enhance their literacy skills - A rich task/Investigation (Communication) to provide students with opportunities to explore and apply mathematical ideas beyond the level of skill - Chapter Challenges to provide students with opportunities to think beyond the obvious and the concrete - Puzzles to engage students and provide them with opportunities to learn through fun activities eBookPLUS This title features eBookPLUS: an electronic version of the textbook and a complementary set of targeted digital resources. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available to you online at the JacarandaPLUS website (www.jacplus.com.au). Your eBookPLUS resources include: * Individual Pathway activities written specifically to cater for the differentiated classroom -- worksheets for students performing below, at and above the expected level.
* ProjectsPLUS -- focus on the Cross-Curricular priorities of the AC * WorkSHEETS for revision and consolidation * SkillSHEETS to assist with gaps in understandings * Chapter summaries for consolidation * Concept maps * Interactivities to bring mathematical concepts to life and for engagement * eLessons to help explain difficult concepts * links to assessON * links to SpyClass FREE assessON for students and teachers when you adopt Maths Quest NSW Australian curriculum editions!* *Introductory offer for booklist/class set adoptions by schools of Maths Quest and Core Science NSW Editions for use in 2014. Class set minimum of 25 units applies. Access to assessON provided for all teachers and students at your school for the relevant Year level(s). Advise us of your adoption by 1 December 2013.