Unit 8 Contents

Use the data in Liz and Diana's Stencil Border table to solve each problem. Tell your partner how you decided. Be prepared to share your strategy.

1. What variables did Liz and Diana compare in their data table?
2. What stayed the same as they made their borders?
3. What did Liz and Diana do to collect the data they wrote in their data table?
4. Suppose Liz and Diana wanted to make a border across the top of the board. What would they need to know to find the number of times they will use the stencil?
5. Liz and Diana decided to add a stencil border to the length of Mr. Martin's desk. How many stencils are needed if his desk is 30 inches long?
6. The girls decided to make a 14-inch border. How many stencils are in the border?
7. Diana made a border with 8 stencils. How long is the border?
8. Liz made a border with 20 stencils. How long is the border?
9. How many stencils are needed to add a border to a bulletin board that is 50 inches wide? Tell your neighbor how you decided.
10. How many stencils are needed to add a border to a table that is 51 inches wide?
11. Use an index card to make your own stencil design. Use the designs on the following pages to guide your stencil design. Follow Liz and Diana's steps from earlier in the lesson to make your stencil.