Fraction Fun
Which is greater, 1/100 or 1/5?
1/5
What decimal would be the same as 5 quarters?
1.25
What is the name of the story that first teaches you about Math Mountains?
A Math Mountain is a tool to organize equations and see the relationships among them. For example, 2 + 4 is the same as 4 + 2.
You learned about the "Tiny Tumblers" in Kindergarten and worked a lot with Math Mountains in 1st Grade!
Think about an odd number where you take away a letter and it becomes even. What is the number?
7 (Seven). Take away the "s" and it becomes "even." haha
What does STEM stand for?
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
How would 3 friends share 2 cookies equally?
Each friend gets 2/3 of a cookie. Break each cookie into three equal parts. Each friend gets 1/3 of each cookie. 1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
What is 100.000 - 97?
3
How many sides on a hexagon?
6
You learned this in Kindergarten!
Which 3 digits, when added or multiplied together, have the same answer (sum or product)?
1, 2, and 3
1 + 2 + 3 = 6
1 x 2 x 3 = 6
What year was Challenger built? Note: this information is on a plaque in the front office!
1986
How would 3 friends share 5 candy bars equally?
Cut each bar into 3 equal pieces. Each person would get 5/3 or 1 2/3 candy bars.
Which number is greatest?
A) 9.000999
B) 9.009000
C) 9.090000
The correct answer is C. "See" below!
A) 9.000999
B) 9.009000
C) 9.090000
Yes, a parallelogram is a 4-sided polygon with opposite parallel sides. Examples are a rectangle or square.
You learned this in 3rd grade.
Two girls were born by the same mother on the same day, same year, and within a minute - but they are not twins. How is this possible?
A third girl was born as well, so they are triplets!
How many kids does Mr. T have?
3 (Cora - 23, Cleo - 19, and Eva - 16)
If 2 friends share 1/2 a sandwich, how much of a sandwich would each friend get?
1/4
Gasoline is sold by the gallon. The price of gas is always represented by a whole number, followed by a decimal to the thousandths. Which digit is always in the thousandths place?
9
For example, the price of gas is $4.17 and 9/10 of a cent (penny, the "hundredths"), or $4.179
Can an area model for 23 x 45 be represented with a rectangle and a rhombus?
No, only a rectangle, as the opposite sides must be the same to show square units of whole numbers.
You learned this in 4th grade
There is a basket with 5 apples. How do you divide the apples evenly with 5 kids, so that each kid gets 1 apple and 1 apple remains in the basket?
4 of the children get 1 apple and 5th kid gets the basket with the apple remaining in it!
How many staff (people) work at Challenger. Each team gets 2 minutes to come up with an estimate, and the team closest to the total gets the points!
108
What is 1/2 of a 1/2 of a 1/2 of a 1/2?
1/16
Which decimal value is used to measure earthquakes?
tenths (1/10). The Richter scale measures the intensity, or magnitude of an earthquake. For example, the last major earthquake in our area happened in 2001 and measured 6.8, lasting nearly 1 minute. Mr. T was at Challenger in Portable 6 when it happened at around 11 a.m. The whole portable shook!
What is the next number in the sequence?
35, 42, 50, 59, 69, ______
80. This is skip counting by 7, plus 1 more each time.
If 1 = 3, or 2 = 3, or 3 = 5, or 4 = 5, or 5 = 4...
What does 6 = ?
3, because 6 has three letters! (six)
1 (one) = 3
2 (two) = 3
3 (three) = 5
4 (four) = 5
5 (five) = 4
Which teacher has been at Challenger the longest?
Mrs. Brown