Overview of Baobab EducationA Baobab is an African tree, where people meet, share, solve problems and make decisions... and this is exactly what we want our interactive eBooks to encourage. We want to help kids to understand the world around them so they can be good citizens.

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OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS

1. I have been nominated in the K-12 Education category for the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.

2. All told, our team has published over 40 textbooks, eBooks and Teacher’s Guides in mathematics and arts. 

3. I am also an education consultant and I have successfully managed various international education projects in Africa.

4. Before moving into publishing, I taught high school and university math.

5. I have been an author for 23 years now in Canada and have been published by McGraw-Hill and others. I started creating eBooks for math and art a few years ago.

Steeve Lemay, M. Ed.

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2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

Author (Grade 3 to Grade 11)

Education consultant in Africa

Teacher

Many interactive eBooks now available on the iBooks Store

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MATHVENTURE SERIES

1. Baobab Education publishes fully interactive math eBooks. Our eBooks' interactive elements include:

• animation • drawing pads• interactive activities• video and audio • reviews

Best of all, once downloaded, no internet connection is needed.

2. Using exciting real-life activities, our Mathventure series for Grades 3 and 4 helps reinforce key concepts in the Common Core, helping students acquire the problem-solving skills they need to understand the world.

3. These interactive eBooks offer a wide variety of mathematical problems and activities that encourage students to reason, develop problem-solving strategies, and make critical connections between concepts and processes.

About Mathventure Series

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Real-life activities

Over 100 hours of learning per grade

Teacher’s Guide

Developing problem-solving strategies, reasoning, making connections

Fully interactive math eBooks

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2015 iBooks Author Awards Finalist (Nashville)Best Textbook | Best Children's Book | Author of the Year | Best Cover

“I highly recommend the expertise that Baobab Education offers. They are able to develop a pedagogic approach that will respect any educational program’s demands. The Baobab Education team encompasses extraordinary creators of original and innovative content.” – Michel de la Chenelière, CEO of Chenelière McGraw-Hill

"The content coverage is comprehensive and engaging, especially within the problem-solving themes."– Common Sense Education

"Mathventure provides opportunities to learn math by engaging ALL students in real world problems. Math is not seen as isolated skills but as a web of contextual learning and process oriented knowledge."– Elizabeth Anthony, Supervisor of Special Education at Caroline County Public Schools

Hit the Obstacle Course

Training Circuits

Rope Obstacles

A Crazy Ladder

The Climbing Wall

Going to an outdoor adventure camp is a fun

way to challenge yourself! It’s also a great way to get

active outdoors−the perfect place to run, jump, climb

and balance. Come on,

give it a try!

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problem 1 Training Circuits

NeObserve these three circuits.Camp Pine Tree offers three training

circuits: a green one, a blue one and a black one.

How long does it take to complete each of the circuits and meet the challenge?

Tap the images to see each circuit.

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problem 2 Rope Obstacles

NeSpider obstacle

Snake obstacle

Camp Pine Tree also has climbing obstacles.

These obstacles are made with knots.

a) How many knots are there in each obstacle?

b) Draw your own obstacle and determine how many knots it contains.

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problem 3 A Crazy Ladder

NeTo reach the zip line platform, you have to climb a ladder made out of 7 tree branches.

a) On the ladder, show:• a right angle• an acute angle and an obtuse angle• two parallel lines

b) Draw your own ladder by placing the 7 tree branches in a different way. Do you see the same kinds of angles and lines in your own construction?

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problem 4 The Climbing Wall

Livia climbed a wall at her summer camp. At the bottom of the wall, Livia’s hands and feet formed a trapezoid as shown in the first illustration.

She formed other shapes during her climb: a square, a rhombus, a rectangle, a parallelogram, and at least one quadrilateral that was different from the others.

Can you find these shapes on the wall?

Tap the image to see Livia climb.

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Part 1: Reading Mixed Numbers

Carefully look at the two images and read the text below each one.

In these situations, explain what the numbers 112 and 2¼ mean.

A recipe calls for 112 cup of milk. The next exit is in 2¼ miles.

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Part 2: Writing Mixed Numbers

Look carefully at the two images and read the text below each one.

a) How much does the fruit weigh?

b) What quantity of water do you see in numbers of glasses?

Jonathan buys fruit by the pound at the grocery store.

Dahlia pours water into 4 glasses.

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activity 9 Appearances Can Be Deceiving!

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An optical illusion is an image that tricks the eye.

For example, if you think that the pink circle on the left is smaller than the one on the right, you have been tricked by an illusion!

The image below is one of the most famous optical illusions.

Are these two lines the same length?

Draw precisely the inverted-T illusion.

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Now you know more about mixed numbers.

See if you can answer these questions.

Check Answer

Question 1 of 8In which picture does the blue arrow indicate 13

4 cups?

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Good Idea!

Cubic Watermelons

Choose Your Die

A Beautiful Pylon

A Great Invention

Being creative is useful in all kinds of situations.

Creativity can make things more practical, help you win a game, lead to a more attractive environment, get you from one place to another…and much more!

Are you creative?

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problem 5 Cubic Watermelons

Mathventure for 4th Grade

It’s not easy to stack watermelons, especially when there are a lot of them. It would be more practical if they were cube-shaped.

Cassandra buys a cubic watermelon at the market. When she gets home, she wonders how she should cut it up.

a) On the drawing tablet, suggesta way of cutting the watermeloninto 8 equivalent pieces. Then, suggest how to cut it into 12 equivalent pieces.

Cassandra finally decides to cut the watermelon into 8 pieces.

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of the watermelon on a plate.

b) If she had cut the watermelon into 12 pieces, how many pieces would she have to put on the plate to have the same quantity of watermelon?

How do you grow a cubic watermelon?

Simply grow the watermelon inside a cube-shaped mold.

Someone had to come up with the idea!

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The rules for a board game state:

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problem 6 Choose Your Die

Mathventure for 4th Grade

Stephen has the red pawn and would like to knock out one of his opponents. He can choose one of the following three regular dice:

• a 6-sided die

• an 8-sided die

• a 12-sided die

• The player rolls a die and advances his pawn by the number indicated.

• If the pawn lands on a square that is already occupied, the pawn that was already there is returned to the starting position.

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a) For each die, what fraction of the sides will allow Stephen to attain his objective?

b) Which die should Stephen choose? Explain.

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problem 7 A Beautiful Pylon

Mathventure for 4th Grade

Electric pylons are very useful, but they can ruin the landscape. Is there a way to make them more attractive?

Some people have tried. Look at these examples.

A cat’s head

More and more original

Use the drawing tablet to create a beautiful pylon starting from the base provided.

In your drawing, identify 2 acute angles of the same size and 2 obtuse angles of the same size. Also indicate the largest and smallest angles you constructed.

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problem 8 A Great Invention

Mathventure for 4th Grade

Over 1,500 years ago, in China, it was discovered that a magnetized needle pointed North. Someone had the brilliant idea to use this discovery to create an orientation tool. As a result, the compass was born.

Imagine that you’re in the desert.

You decide to walk in a direction that makes a 20° angle with North. Then you turn 60° to the left to walk a distance two times longer. Lastly, you decide to return to your point of departure by taking the shortest path possible.

In which direction should you walk the last part of your journey?

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geometry and measurement activity 8 The Protractor

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measuring

an angleSometimes, angles cannot be compared at a glance.

The instrument adapted to measure angles is called a protractor.

Observe this measuring instrument and describe what you see.

Part 1: Measuring an Angle

This physiotherapist is measuring an angle in order to assess a patient’s flexibility after a knee operation.

Using the protractor on the drawing tablet, find the measurement for each of these angles.

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Mathventure for 4th Grade

measuring

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Part 2: Drawing an Angle

We sometimes have to create angles in our daily lives.

In construction, for example, it’s common to form angles. The photograph shows wood that has been cut at a 45° angle.

Using the protractor onthe drawing tablet, draw an angle that measures:

a) 30°

b) 45°

c) 60°

d) 150°

e) 210°

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Mathventure for 4th Grade

measuring

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Review

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Mathventure for 4th Grade

Check Answer

Question 1 of 8Which of these angles measure 60°?

Now you know how to use a protractor.

Will you be able to answer these review questions?

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Lines and shapes

Movie 1.2 Mathventure for 3rd Grade

Symmetrical shapes

Movie 1.4 Mathventure for 4th Grade

Shapes and their attributes

Movie 1.1 Mathventure for 4th Grade

Cercle

Movie 1.3 For TFO Education

Section 3

PASSP’ART

1. Baobab’s interactive Passp’art eBooks are engaging and long-lasting learning tools.

2. Passp’art takes users on a journey across six continents, introducing them to internationally famous contemporary artists, such as René Derouin, Hassan Massoudy and Titouan Lamazou, among others.

3. Interactivity is at its best in Passp’art: photos, videos, animations, activities and games help to make the artists’ work inspiring for young people, and encourages them to discover and enjoy the artistic world!

About Passp’art

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Over 30 hours of learning

Famous living artists

Creative activities

Fully interactive art eBooks

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2015 iBooks Author Awards Winner Best Artwork2015 iBooks Author Awards Finalist Best Textbook | Best Cover

"Finally an e-learning resource for my art classes! The activities are creative and my students love playing while learning. I want more of these eBooks... highly recommend!"– Apple customer review

"[Passp'art is an] excellent choice for young artists – innovative and enriching." – Apple customer review

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Section 4

BAOBAB EDUCATION

1. Our web site: www.baobabeducation.com

2. Email: slemay@baobabeducation.com

3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaobabEducation/

4. LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/steeve-lemay-m-ed-17a6961b

5. Twitter: @baobabeducation

6. Our products: http://www.baobabeducation.com/products.html

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