Math Facts
Geometry
Crenshaw
A Long Walk to Water
Rocks & Minerals
100

2 x 2

4

100
What is an angle that is smaller than a right angle? 

Acute Angle

100

What is the main problem in the book Crenshaw? 

The family doesn't have enough money to pay rent, and may have to live in their minivan. 

100
What are the names of the two tribes in A Long Walk to Water? 

Dinka and Nuer

100

This type of rock is created from being melted and cooled.

igneous rock

200

5 x 7

35

200
How do you calculate Area of a rectangle? 

Length x Width

200

What is the name of the family's dog? 

Aretha Franklin

200

What is the country that Salva and Nya are from? 

Sudan

200

What type of rock contains fossils and small pieces of minerals? 

Sedimentary Rock
300

8 x 4

32

300

How do you calculate the perimeter of a rectangle? 

Length + Length + Width + Width

300

Who is Crenshaw? 

Jackson's Imaginary friend

300

Does Nya go to school? 

No. 

300

What type of rock is the easiest to break apart? 

Sedimentary Rock

400

10 x 77

770

400
A rectangle has a length of 9m and a width of 4m. What is the area?

Area = 9 x 4

Area = 36 square meters

400

Why is Jackson frustrated with his parents? 

He  wants to know the truth, but they keep making it seem like everything is fine. 

400

What is the name of Salva's friend who disappears?

Marial 

400

This is the process of rocks being formed and eroded over time. 

The Rock Cycle

500

12 x 10

120

500

A rectangle has a length of 15cm and a width of 2cm. What is the perimeter? 

Perimeter=Length + Length + Width + Width

Perimeter = 15 + 15 + 2 + 2

Perimeter = 34 cm

500

What happens after Jackson's family leaves their apartment? 

They move into a small garage apartment behind a music store. 

500

What river are Salva and his uncle crossing? 

The Nile
500

What does the Moh's scale measure? 

Hardness

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