Table of Contents
About the Authors xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
About This Book xxix
Standards and Problems Chart xxxi
Part 1: Making Math Starters Part of Your Program 1
The Value of Math Starters 3
Starting Class with a Math Starter 3
Purpose and Value of a Math-Starter Notebook 4
The Value of Written Explanations 7
Cooperative Problem Solving Using Math Starters 7
Organizing Groups for Problem Solving 7
The Value of Sharing and Discussion 11
Using Problem-Solving Strategies 11
Evaluation 14
Checklists 14
Point Systems 14
Quizzes That Include Math Starters 15
Review of Math-Starter Notebooks 15
Student Participation 15
Portfolios 15
A Final Word 15
Part 2: Math Starters 17
Section 1: Whole Numbers and Integers: Theory and Operations 19
Section 2: Rational Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 51
Section 3: Algebra and Beyond 101
Section 4: Functions 163
Section 5: Geometry 185
Section 6: Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis 281
Section 7: Number and Quantity 319
Section 8: Potpourri 335
Answer Key 363