Math Dictionary Tending the Garden The Garden and

Math Dictionary Tending the Garden

The Garden and the Salad • Vocabulary that is used during area and perimeter lessons • Vocabulary that is used during teaching graphing

Planting the Garden Typical vocabulary used when teaching perimeter and area

Base: The lowest part. The surface that a solid object sits on, or the bottom line of a shape.

Height: The vertical distance from top to bottom.

Length: How far from end to end.

Width: The distance from side to side.

Area: The size of a surface. The amount of space inside the boundary of a flat object.

Perimeter: The distance around a two-dimentional shape.

Making the Salad Typical vocabulary used when teaching graphing

key: Used to identify the number of categories presented in a graph. KEY

symbol: A pattern or image used instead of words.

data: A collection of facts such as values or measurements.

icon: a picture representation.

horizontal: going from side to side, like the horizon. vertical: going up and down, like a tree.

graph: a type of drawing used to represent data.

pictograph: a way of representing data using symbols.

table: numbers or quantities arranged in rows and columns.

Pie chart: a circular chart divided into sectors, each sector shows the relative size of each value.

Adding to the Dictionary • When starting a new math unit • When a math term is unfamilar to the student • When would you?

Word Wall/Math Wall • Just as writing and reading get a space in the classroom for vocabulary, so should math • Group math words with symbols to help with understanding • Add to the existing word wall in a unique color to make the math vocabulary stand out • http: //www. amathsdictionaryforkids. com/