The Hoover Dam: Applying Problem-Solving Strategies (Math for the Real World: Advanced Proficiency Plus)

by Greg Roza

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Photographs and text describe how math was used to solve problems relating to the Hoover Dam including how much concrete and other building materials were needed and the environmental issues that arose as a result of the dam.

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AR 6.7 (1) math (1) problem solving (2) school (2)

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Greg Roza is a writer and editor for a children's book publisher and teaches at the State University of New York in Fredonia. He has a wife, Abigail, and a daughter, Autumn Leigh

Common Knowledge

Important places
Hoover Dam, Colorado River, USA
Original language
English

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Nonfiction, Kids, Tween
DDC/MDS
510Natural sciences & mathematicsMathematicsMathematics / Graphs
LCC
QA63 .R69ScienceMathematicsMathematics
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