Geometry & Measurement: Grades 6-8 : Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement

by Forte, Imogene

• ISBN13: 9780865303676
• ISBN10: 0865303673
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Independent Pub Group

Table of Contents

Introduction...Celebrate Basic Math Skills	7	(1)
Skills Checklist for Geometry & Measurement	8	(1)
SKILLS EXERCISES	9	(40)
Flying Feathers...(Points, Lines, and Planes)	10	(1)
Some Spectacular Angles...(Kinds of Angles)	11	(1)
Confusion in the Village...(Kinds of Lines)	12	(2)
The Colors of the Olympics...(Kinds of Polygons)	14	(2)
Poolside Geometry...(Kinds of Triangles)	16	(1)
Different, yet the Same...(Kinds of Quadrilaterals)	17	(1)
Tracking Down Distances...(Finding Perimeter)	18	(2)
No Horsing Around...(Properties and Parts of Circles)	20	(1)
Circular Reasoning...(Circumference of Circles)	21	(1)
Seeing Double...(Similar and Congruent Figures)	22	(1)
Places and Spaces...(Area of Quadrilaterals)	23	(1)
Smooth Sailing...(Area of Triangles)	24	(1)
Homework from Home...(Area of Trapezoids)	25	(1)
Sizable Differences...(Area of Circles)	26	(1)
On Target...(Congruent Angles)	27	(1)
Flipped Figures...(Congruent Polygons)	28	(1)
Duffel Bag Math...(Volume of Space Figures)	29	(1)
Prism & Pyramid Calculations...(Volume of Pyramids and Prisms)	30	(2)
Do You Speak Metric?...(Metric Units of Measurement)	32	(1)
It Takes Teamwork...(Metric Conversions)	33	(1)
The Great Measurement Switch...(Metric to U.S. Conversions)	34	(2)
Mixed-up Measures...(U.S. Measurement Conversions)	36	(1)
Measurement Matters...(Units of Measure)	37	(1)
An Olympic Tradition...(Measuring Length)	38	(2)
Whose Room Is Roomier?...(Finding Area and Perimeter)	40	(1)
Empirical, Spherical Facts...(Measurements of Weight, Statistics)	41	(1)
Midnight Snacks...(Measuring Volume)	42	(1)
Wrestling with Angles...(Measuring Angles)	43	(1)
About How Much?...(Estimating Measurements)	44	(2)
Weighty Issues...(Metric to U.S. Conversions)	46	(1)
The Heat Is On...(Measuring Temperature)	47	(1)
Time Flies, and So Does Michael Johnson (Time Measurement)	48	(1)
APPENDIX	49	(13)
Glossary of Geometry and Measurement Terms	50	(5)
Table of Measurements	55	(1)
Formulas	56	(1)
Measurement Conversions	56	(1)
Geometry & Measurement Skills Test	57	(4)
Skills Test Answer Key	61	(1)
Answers	62