Math Detective A1

INTRODUCTION

• What is Math Detective?
• Key Ideas and Math Topics Charts
• Scoring Rubric/Assessment Criteria
• To the Student: Why You Should Become a Math Detective
• Sample Problem: The Camping Trip
• Math Detective Certificate

NUMBER AND NUMERATION

• The Train Ride
• Who's Who
• Well Rounded
• The Inca Quipu
• At the Arcade
• The Sieve of Eratosthenes
• Miguel's Memory Games
• A Walk Through the Park
• Mrs. Sanchez's Four Children

OPERATIONS

• Off to the Movies!
• The Parking Lot Problem
• The Potato Race
• The Camping Trails
• The Mystery Fraction
• The Rainy Week
• The Best Pancake Recipe
• The 2002 State Shopping Spree

GEOMETRY

• Angle Billboards
• Trip to the Game
• The Perennial Garden
• The Quadrilateral Factory
• The Toy Box Project
• The Case of the Missing Money
• The Math Teachers' Room

PROBABILITY

• Sum of Six
• The Buttons
• The Spinner Game
• The Game of Dish
• The Breakfast Special

STATISTICS

• The Great Goldfish Giveaway
• Jameel's Math Scores
• Cody's Homework Graph
• Temperature Tale of Two Cities
• Making Money Mowing
• The World Record Fish Reports

PRE-ALGEBRA

• The King Orders the Operations!
• Symbol Says
• The Case of the Missing Numbers
• The Busy Elevator
• The Function Machines Go Nuts!

ANSWERS

TEACHER NOTES

Test Preparation

Math Detective® prepares students for many assessment tests, including the ones listed below

State Assessment Tests - All 50 states
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT?7)
Metropoliton Achievement Test (MAT 7 & MAT 8)
Stanford Achievement Test™ (SAT/9; SAT/10)
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®)
California Achievement Tests (CAT/6)
and many more!