A Taste of the Pi

by Darvill, Laura Kay

• ISBN13: 9780890610879
• ISBN10: 0890610878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-12
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub

Summary

Write Start helps students prepare for the writing portion of standardized tests.A Taste of the Pi: Mathematics writing prompt book focuses on concepts, mathematical principles, and basic skills.

Table of Contents

Compass Designs (Space and Dimensionality)

Tessellations (Space and Dimensionality, Change, Measurement)

Math Concentration (Math Terms, Definitions)

Geometry Walk (Geometric Shapes, Space and Dimensionality)

Island Explaining (Space and Dimensionality, Parallel, Intersecting, Perpendicular)

Quilting Patterns (Measurement, Space and Dimensionality, Symmetry.)

The Number Story (Number)

Bumper Sticker (Number, Various Areas)

The Poets (Varied)

Treasure Hunt (Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Direction.)

Long Division!! (Number, Division)

The Test (Number, Mathematical Structure, Data, Mean)

The Fraction Faction (Number, Fractions)

Prime Time (Number, Time, Fractions, Scheduling)

Traveling On (Number, Measurement, Space and Dimensionality, Map Reading)

What Next? (Patterns, Space and Dimensionality.)

What Is a Zork? (Space and Dimensionality, Similarity.)

Number Patterns (Number, Patterns)

Composite Numbers (Number, Mathematical Structure)

Con-What? (Consecutive Numbers, Patterns)

Mirror Images (Space and Dimensionality, Graphing, Symmetry)

Venn Diagrams (Number, Sets, Data, Venn Diagram)

The Birthday Party (Number, Money, Budget)

Umm, Umm, Good (Number, Fractions)

Shopping Spree (Number, Data, Budget, Graphing)

Tulip Bargains (Number, Percent, Ratio)

The Tip (Number, Percent, Estimation)

The Play (Number, Money, Prediction, Estimation)

Allowance Budget (Number, Percent, Graphing, Money)

Bargain Prices (Number, Percent, Change, Money .)

Are We There Yet? (Graphing, Rate and Time)

Zoo Trip (Number, Time, Speed, Average)

Dice Game (Number, Probability)

The Tournament (Number, Patterns, Charts)

Chess’s Express (Number, Mathematical Structure, Probability)

Ball Schedule (Change, Structure, Patterns)

To Trim or Not to Trim (Number, Calendar, Change, Patterns)

The Toll Road (Number, Change, Probability)

Different Money (Number, Money, Change, Measurement)

Wall Covering (Space and Dimensionality, Estimation, Measurement, Area.)

Zoo Animals (Number, Patterns, Probability)

Don’t Fence Me In! (Number, Measurement, Space and Dimensionality)

Hanging It Up (Number, Measurement, Space and Dimensionality)

Tree Diagrams (Number, Data, Probability)

1,000,000? (Number, Money)

Shell We Guess? (Number, Data, Probability)

Shaking!! (Number, Mathematical Procedure, Probability)

Weather Predictions (Number, Graphing, Data, Change)

The Drink Machine (Number, Data, Graphing)

Sprouting Up (Number, Measurement, Graphing, Charts, Data)

Yes Ma’am! (Number, Data, Graphing, Prediction)

In a Heartbeat! (Number, Data, Graphing, Prediction)

Mean, Median, and Mode (Number, Data, Mean, Median, Mode, Graphing)

Favorite Weekday (Number, Data, Prediction, Graphing)

Sales Chart (Measurement, Data, Predictions, Graphing)

Just a String (Measurement, Estimation, Charts)

Measuring (Number, Measurement, Space and Dimensionality)

It’s a Wrap! (Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Area)

Squared and Cubed (Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Area, Volume)

How Big Am I? (Number, Estimation, Area, Space and Dimensionality)

Clown Face (Number, Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Area.)

Picture Perfect (Number, Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Area, Perimeter)

Light and Dark (Measurement, Space and Dimensionality, Area, Percent.)

The Patio Plan (Space and Dimensionality, Measurement, Design, Money)

Darts Anyone? (Number, Combinations, Probability)

Mowing the Lawn (Space and Dimensionality, Area, Perimeter)

A Box Full! (Number, Space and Dimensionality, Estimation, Measurement)

A Cone or a Pyramid? (Number, Space and Dimensionality, Solids, Volume)

Making Jackets (Space and Dimensionality)

Cube Drawings (Space and Dimensionality, Volume, Perspective)

Shadowing (Number, Ratio, Measurement, Space and Dimensionality)

The Array (Number, Mathematical Procedure, Area)

What Am I? (Number, Space and Dimensionality, Graphing)

The Function Machine (Number, Function, Mathematical Procedure)