Table of Contents

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