Written by Ed Zaccaro

The newest book by math educator Ed Zaccaro contains 700 fun and challenging questions designed for advanced students in 6th grade and up. Each challenge page contains a question in each of seven curriculum areas: math, money, science, geography, history/government, language of algebra, and facts and factoids. Questions represent a range of relevant and important knowledge areas that will prompt students into further research of topics they are curious about. Teachers and homeschooling parents will find this a useful break from instructional time or for those times when students have finished their work and need something fun and educational to work on. Students will be motivated to see how many they get right and won't even realize they are learning new things. A separate answer section is included.


SAMPLE QUESTIONS:


Math: If you hear thunder 20 seconds after there is a lightning strike, how far away is the storm? 

Money: If you had 50 billion dollars and spent one million dollars a day, how long would your money last? 

Science: What animal is responsible for the most human deaths worldwide? a) mosquito b) hippo c) deer d) bee 

Geography: There are only two states that have not had the temperature reach 100 F. Alaska is one, what is the other state? 

History and Government: How long was the Lewis and Clark expedition? a) 8 months b) 11 months c) 1 year 11 months d) 2 years 4 months 

Language of Algebra: If there are n quarts of water in a bathtub, how many gallons are there in the tub? 

Facts and Factoids: For every person who is killed by a shark, _______ sharks are killed by humans. a) 1000 b) 10,000 c) 5-10 million d) 100 - 200 million