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*** HERE AT LAST IS A TRULY CREATIVE, ORIGINAL AND FLEXIBLE TEACHERS' RESOURCE BOOK. JUST AS LANGUAGE IS MUCH MORE THAN GRAMMAR AND SPELLING - MATHEMATICS IS MUCH MORE THAN THE BASIC SKILLS. SLEUTH HELPS TEACHERS TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO INVESTIGATE. IT WILL KINDLE THE CURIOSITY OF YOUNG MATHEMATICIANS AND LUANCH THEM INTO EXCITING NEW EXPERIENCES. THEY WILL SEE THAT MATHS IS EVERYWHERE - IT IS PART OF THEIR DAILY LIVES. THE BOOK CONTAINS A COPYRIGHT-FREE SECTION OF REPRODUCIBLE ACTIVITY SHEETS WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE TEACHERS' NOTES. THE TEACHER HAS THE FLEXIBILTY TO DECIDE FOR EXAMPLE WHETHER TO BEIGN A UNIT WITH A WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION AND THEN LET THE STUDENTS WORK INDIVIDUALLY; OR WHETHER TO USE THE TOPICS AS A BASIS FOR MATHEMATICAL PROJECTS; OR WHETHER TO LET THE MORE INTERESTED STUDENTS GO AHEAD BY THEMSELVES WHILE MORE GUIDANCE IS SUPPLIED TO THE REST OF THE CLASS. *** FOR THE PUPIL: TOPIC 1 - NUMBER RESEARCH - TOPIC 2 - IMAGINARY POLYGONS - TOPIC 3 - PATTERNS FROM NUMBERS - TOPIC 4 - QUADRILATERALS ***