15. Required Materials

• We specified linguine since it is flatter and less likely to roll around than spaghetti.

• For grade 6: Tracing paper, graph paper, colored pencils, scissors, and an index card to use as a straightedge or to mark right angles.

  For grades 7 and 8: Everything listed for grade 6, plus a ruler and a protractor. Clear protractors with no holes and with radial lines printed on them are recommended.

  Notes: (1) "Tracing paper" is easiest to use when it's a smaller size. Commercially available "patty paper" is 5 inches by 5 inches and is ideal for this. If using larger sheets of tracing paper, consider cutting them down for student use. (2) When compasses are required in grades 6–8, they are listed as separate Required Material.

• Brass brads

• Clear protractors with no holes and with radial lines printed on them are recommended.

• A rigid edge that can be used for drawing line segments. Sometimes a ruler is okay to use as a straightedge, but sometimes it is preferable to use an unruled straightedge, like a blank index card.

• Any way for students to create work that can be easily displayed to the class. Examples: Chart paper and markers, whiteboard space and markers, shared online drawing tool, access to a document camera.

• Bundles of "patty paper" are available commercially for a very low cost. These are small sheets (about 5" by 5") of transparent paper.