The 10 Things All Future Mathematicians and Scientists Must Know

Sister Elizabeth Kenny discovered an effective treatment for polio, but it was ignored by the medical establishment for 30 years.

 

Dr. Semmelweis discovered why thousands of women who gave birth at hospitals were dying and a simple way to stop the deaths. His colleagues ignored his discovery and thousands of women continued to die.

 

A simple design mistake led to 114 deaths when a walkway collapsed at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel.

 

This unique collection of classroom lessons, readings, and discussion starters will excite your talented mathematicians and scientists. The Challenger explosion, the failure of the Mars Orbiter, and the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse all involved thinking errors by mathematicians and scientists. This book presents the 10 things our future mathematicians and scientists must know to prevent these kinds of tragedies from occurring. Because science and mathematics instruction is often dominated by facts and calculation, children are rarely exposed to these important concepts. More than 50 stories and discussion starters are included that show children the strong connections between mathematics and science in the real world.