Math around Us
You see a line graph showing population over time. What does the line going upward tell you?
The population is increasing
A sidewalk has squares repeating every few feet. What’s that an example of?
A repeating pattern
You’re at a grocery store — what kind of math do you use without realizing it?
Comparing prices, adding totals, estimating cost
A soccer ball’s pattern of hexagons and pentagons shows what concept?
Geometry / repeating shapes
You check the weather and see the temperature rise by 2° every hour. What might it be after the next hour?
2° warmer than it is now
You see a “Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off” sign. What does that show about how price changes?
A relationship between quantities
You stack cups: 1 on bottom, then 2, then 3... What kind of pattern do you see?
A growing pattern
You’re cooking dinner — where might math sneak in?
Measuring ingredients, timing, scaling recipes
Street tiles form a repeating diamond pattern — what kind of math rule could describe that?
A pattern rule or sequence
You see gas prices go up 5¢ every day this week. What do you think will happen tomorrow if the pattern continues?
It’ll go up another 5¢
You fill your car with gas — the price changes every week. What’s the “variable” in this situation?
The gas price
The seats in a stadium increase by 5 in each row. What could describe this rule?
“Add 5 each time” or a simple formula
You’re on social media — what math concept helps decide what you see on your feed?
Algorithms / patterns
A building’s windows get taller with each floor — what kind of relationship is that?
A growing (linear) pattern
A new song gets 1,000 more streams each day. If it has 5,000 today, what will it likely have tomorrow?
Around 6,000 streams
A thermometer goes from 60°F to 70°F in an hour. What part of math tracks how things change over time?
Rate of change
A tile floor repeats in colors red–blue–green–red–blue–green… What’s this showing?
A repeating sequence
You’re filling your gas tank — what are some variable quantities?
Price per gallon, total gallons, total cost
An artist creates a painting with perfect symmetry. What’s that showing?
Balance / reflection / mirror symmetry
A store restocks 10 more shirts each morning. If they start with 30, how many after three days?
60 shirts
You walk up a ramp to a building. What kind of math idea describes how steep the ramp is?
Slope / Linear relationship
A staircase gets higher one step at a time. How is that like a line on a graph?
Each step adds a constant increase (linear growth)
You’re planning a trip — what math concepts are at play?
Distance, time, speed, budgeting, conversions
A music producer doubles the tempo of a song. What mathematical idea describes that change?
Proportion / scaling up
You notice your savings go up $50 each month. If you start at $200, what’s your total after four months?
$400 total