Buku ini memiliki ciri-ciri yang menunjukkan keunggulannya dibandingkan dengan buku matematika yang lain, yaitu berupa komponen-komponen yang dianjurkan oleh NCTM (Komite Nasional Guru Matematika di Amerika Serikat) sebagai kompetensi yang harus ditumbuhkan pada siswa. Komponen tersebut berupa Problem Solving, Connection, Communication, dan Reasoning and Proof.
Mr. Pig, Mrs. Pig, and the piglets are hot, hot, hot and they really want to go to the beach. But time is running out for the Pigs! Will they be able to count the seconds, minutes, and hours and enjoy a swim in the ocean?
When poor Mrs. Pig gets a cold, Mr. Pig and the piglets devise a plan to get rid of her sniffles. The Pigs decide on the perfect remedy: to fix Mrs. Pig's favorite five alarm chili. Will the Pigs be able to cure Mrs. Pig with a spicy meal? Or will their measuring mistakes get them in hot water? Join the Pigs and see what trouble they can cook up in the kitchen.
What happens when we cool a liquid? What is temperature? What causes condensation? Read 'Cooling' to learn about the different ways we can cool materials and how materials can change as they cool. Find out about the freezing points of different materials, how we can reduce the temperature of materials, and what we can do to prevent cooling.