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Common Core State Standards® Grade 3 Math Practice Test

Bright Minds LLC’s two new apps -- Common Core State Standards Grade 3 Math Practice Test, and Common Core State Standards Grade 4 Math Practice Test -- help kids improve their math proficiency in: Operations & Algebraic Thinking; Number & Operations in Base Ten; Number & Operations-Fractions; Measurement & Data; and Geometry. Both apps are designed with rich graphics and word problems that take advantage of the iPad’s enhanced display area and native interactive functionality. Teachers and parents who want to give kids an interactive and results-focused way to enhance their math proficiency in: Operations & Algebraic Thinking; Number & Operations in Base Ten; Number & Operations-Fractions; Measurement & Data; and Geometry can now download two innovative new <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-state-standards/id617828373">apps from Bright Minds LLC: Common Core State Standards® Grade 3 Mat</a>h <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-state-standards/id617828373">Practice Test and</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-state-standards/id784745597">Common Core State Standards® Grade 4 Math Practice Tes</a>t. Designed with rich graphics and word problems that take advantage of the iPad’s enhanced display area and native interactive functionality, both apps provide grade 3 and grade 4 students (respectively) with full coverage of the critical areas identified by the <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/">Common Core State Standards initiativ</a>e, which are being adopted by various States and School Districts to test student proficiency:* Grade 3: developing understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100; developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1); developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area; and describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes.</td> Grade 4: developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends; developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry. In addition, both apps feature two tests that provide a range of questions, from simple quizzes to challenging multi-step problems. The tests are automatically scored at the end -- with incorrect answers conveniently highlighted -- so that teachers and parents can easily identify specific learning areas that require further instruction and attention. <a name="page2"></a>Aside from the apps’ extremely robust and well-developed curriculum and instructional design, what makes them so remarkable is how easy and fun they make the learning experience – a factor that the developers say is critical for capturing the fleeting attention of young learners. “Frankly, it doesn’t matter how powerful or useful a learning app for kids might be, if they don’t enjoy using it, then they’ll tune out and switch off,” commented a spokesperson from Bright Minds LLC. “That’s why we spent so much time developing, testing and refining the overall interactive experience, so that kids would love using the app whether they were in the classroom, or in the comfort of their own home.” Common Core State Standards® Grade 3 Math Practice Test is available now in the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-state-standards/ id617828373. Common Core State Standards Grade 4 Math Practice Test is available now in the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core- state-standards/id784745597. For more information or media inquiries, contact Mark Johnson on behalf of Bright Minds LLC at +1 408 757 0156 or press (at)appshout(dot)com. About Bright Minds LLC Formed in 2012 and based in Seattle, WA, Bright Minds Publishing Company was started out of the need for authoring high quality education material geared towards Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle school students on various educational topics. Our content helps build Critical & Logical, spatial and mathematical skills during the formative years of any child. Our content is available on various form factors namely hard copy books, soft copy books and apps on the Apple App Store. All the media is custom crafted based on curriculum by our highly motivated and educated staff members. The content is then tested with various end user groups in different age groups. It goes through several rounds of editing before it is shipped for publishing. We take a lot of pride in the quality of our work. The content is presented to the user in simple and lucid format that is clear to understand. Learn more at http://www.brightmindsllc.com * Note: The Core State Standards Initiative is not affiliated with Bright Minds LLC, and the Core State Standards community was not involved in the development of either app.

Common Core State Standards® Grade 3 Math Practice Test

Bright Minds LLC’s two new apps -- Common Core State Standards Grade 3 Math Practice Test, and Common Core State Standards Grade 4 Math Prac...

Your Guide to Statement of Purpose for Graduation School

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Your Guide to Statement of Purpose for Graduation School

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4 Ways a School Tour to Greece Offers More Than Simply History

If it's impossible to understand the present without first knowing the past, then its impossible to know the past without truly understanding Greece. The enduring footprint of classical Greek civilisation on the world's culture was, and still is, immense. But a visit to Greece offers more than just a window into days long lost for students. The nation itself is transforming and full of life, and young learners can begin to compare the past to the present and draw connections. The local view of the past An activity that students can engage in on a <a href="http://www.equity.co.uk/">school tour</a> to Greece that they are unable to do in the classroom is meet the Greek locals. While strolling on the shores of Ios or marvelling at the frescoes in the Athens Museum, students can discuss what they have picked up about the heritage of the country with the very people who are forging its current heritage. They can receive a unique view on how this past is re-envisioned by those who make up the Greece of today. Glory days gone but not forgotten Students who study classics and history will visit Crete or the Parthenon and be struck by how the ancient forefathers of Western civilisation created so much – yet they may not link this to life in modern Greece. Many might imagine a nation that was formerly the lofty heart of an international culture and a light for intellect is now relegated to the edge of potency and security in Europe. This is no doubt an oversimplification, yet this concept of how Greece has transformed and how it now reflects on its past is a unique aspect for young people to consider on a school tour. History, progress and circles As students of antiquity develop their understanding, they may begin to ponder historiography or the question of how history is written. Since this is slightly obscure and theoretical, it can be very helpful to take a school tour to Greece and practice historiography rather than discuss it. The means by which Greece has changed over centuries, and the way its classical past has been pondered, considered and reflected upon in relation to its current culture, allows students to think about whether or not history works as progress upon progress or in a cyclical fashion. Keeping the Greek connection It is imperative for students of history, geography and cultural studies to wrestle with how social identity is formed. Even though this can be a difficult and philosophic concept to think about, a school tour to Greece is a fantastic way to consider how the Greek identity has been formed in light of its past and up to its present. Many people have not considered much of the history of Greece after the wane of the classical period up, but from Roman to Medieval to Renaissance times this nation has been active, and considering the change in the idea of being Greek over this time illuminates the concept of identity.

4 Ways a School Tour to Greece Offers More Than Simply History

If it's impossible to understand the present without first knowing the past, then its impossible to know the past without truly understa...