Discover Maths 1
A new, highly accessible and engaging First Year Maths Book for the Junior Cycle
Discover Maths 1 is a new First Year Maths book, written by a team of highly experienced, maths experts. It is the first in a three-book series designed to fully meet the needs of teachers and students, and the requirements of the Junior Cycle Maths specification.
Written in a highly accessible manner, and addressing the challenges of the mixed-ability First Year classroom, the book contains hundreds of excellent and engaging questions to suit all abilities and support the transition from Primary School Maths. As well as a comprehensive range of resources to support the planning and teaching needs of teachers.
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
- Well-structured and focused chapters with clear learning intentions highlighted at the beginning of each chapter
- Content is delivered in a simple and straightforward approach and sets the foundations of Junior Cycle Maths for all students
- Chapters are colour-coded by strand for ease of navigation
- Definitions, notes, examples for every question type and exercise are included, ensuring students’ seamless progression through the content
- Topics are introduced to students in an appropriate and accessible way to ensure understanding of tricky concepts
- A key emphasis on unification throughout, with dedicated chapters, providing students effective opportunities to understand and practice unifying different mathematical skills developed in previous chapters
- Think-Pair-Share, Class Discussion, Class Activity tasks and questions encourage individual inquiry, pair-work and whole-class learning
- A wide range of questions on each topic to help students develop their mathematical ability
- Differentiated questions cater for students of varying abilities in the mixed-ability First Year classroom
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Exam-style questions are incorporated into the end-of-chapter revision exercises, and are graded into three levels to help you assess students’ mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills and allow you to set appropriate questions for your class:
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- Accelerator
- Cruise Control
- Turbo
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- Self-assessment opportunities allow students to assess and reflect on their learning, including anticipation exercises and reflection tasks at the beginning and end of chapters
- A ‘Spotlight on Mathematicians Throughout History’ feature highlights the real-world relevance of maths
- Fun content including maths jokes and end of-chapter ‘Just for Fun’ exercises is integrated throughout
- Short answers are provided at the back of the book
- FREE Student Graph Copy provided for students to complete specific maths questions
The Discover Maths 1 package includes:
A Student Textbook
Free Student eBook
Free Student Graph Copy