Real World Math
A school library had 245 books. The librarian ordered 178 more books. Later, 96 books were checked out by students.
Question:
How many books are still in the library?
327
245+178=423
423−96=327
Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
Question:
What does Earth’s rotation cause?
Day and Night
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
The main idea is the most important point or message the author wants to tell the reader.
7 × 8 = ?
56
Lena ran 3/4 mile on Monday and 2/4 mile on Tuesday.
Question:
How many miles did Lena run in total?
1 1/4 miles
A student turns on a flashlight.
Question:
Which form of energy is the flashlight producing?
Light Energy
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
9 × 6 = ?
54
A teacher is buying notebooks for her class. Each pack contains 6 notebooks. She buys 8 packs.
Question:
How many notebooks did the teacher buy?
48
A student leaves a cup of water outside on a cold winter night. By morning, the water has turned into ice.
Question:
What change of state occurred?
Freezing
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The dog ran quickly across the yard.
Ran
48 ÷ 6 = ?
8
A rectangular playground is 18 meters long and 12 meters wide.
Question:
What is the area of the playground?
216 Square Meters
A soccer player kicks a ball across the field.
Question:
Which statement best explains why the ball moves?
A. The ball creates its own energy.
B. A force was applied to the ball.
C. Gravity stopped working on the ball.
D. The air pushed the ball forward.
What is a synonym for the word happy?
Examples: glad, joyful, cheerful, or pleased
12 × 9 = ?
108
A cafeteria has 95 apples to place equally into 8 baskets.
Question:
How many apples will be in each basket and how many will be left over?
11 apples each, with 7 left over
A group of students is testing how sunlight affects plant growth. They place one plant in full sunlight and another plant in a dark closet. Both plants receive the same amount of water.
Question:
What is the independent variable in this investigation?
The amount of sunlight the plant receives
A. we went to the park on saturday.
B. We went to the park on Saturday.
C. we Went to the Park on saturday.
We went to the park on Saturday.
64 ÷ 8 = ?
8