Engineers are the reason we have everything from thumbtacks to rocket ships. But what do engineers think about? Where do they get their amazing ideas? Discover the ways engineers solve problems, learn about some engineering feats, and find out whether you may also think like an engineer.

"Explores methods of solving multiplication and division word problems using big truck and car examples"--Provided by publisher.

"Have you ever had a problem with someone else? What did you do? When we have problems with other people, we can choose what to do by Taking a Spin on the wheel of choice! It’s all part of understanding My Feelings, My Choices."--Back cover.

"Explores methods of solving decimal and percent word problems using sports examples"--Provided by publisher.

"Someone is trying to steal a famous treasure from the museum of mysteries, and the reader must prevent the theft by using math to solve number puzzles involving number patterns, factors and primes, fractions, place values, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"Why has the base crew on the Planet of Puzzles disappeared? Your mission is to rescue the crew, using your knowledge of data handling, including tables, charts, graphs, averages, and probability." -- Publisher.

This book involves parents and children with different activities in problem solving and experimenting, to improve their mathematical skills and gain appreciation for mathematics.

Explains the steps needed to solve word problems.