Measuring Length
Area, Perimeter,
and Volume
Time and Temperature
Fractions and
Number Lines
Problem Solving
100
Draw a line segment that is 9 inches long on your white board.
Students must prove their answers with their rulers.
100
Explain the steps to find the perimeter of a rectangle.
Measure the length of at least two of the sides. If you only measure two sides, you know the other two sides are equal. Then, add the lengths of all the sides together.
100
Correctly name the current time on the clock in your classroom.
Correct answer = current time. If you said, "a.m." or "p.m.," add an extra 100 points!
100
Explain what a numerator represents and give an example.
A certain part of the whole. Example: In the fraction 3/4, the 3 represents 3 out of 4 parts of a whole.
100
The lifeguard at the pool was keeping track of the number of swimmers throughout the day. At the beginning of the day, there was a small number of swimmers. Throughout the day, 68 more swimmers came to the pool, for a total of 79 swimmers in all. How many swimmers were in the pool at the beginning of the day?
11 swimmers.
200
Using a ruler, draw a line segment on your white board that is between 16 centimeters and 28 centimeters.
Any correct measurement between 16 and 28 centimeters.
200
Joshua is putting a fence around his garden to keep the rabbits out. His garden is 13 feet long and 8 feet wide. How many feet of fencing will Joshua need to fence the perimeter of his garden?
13 + 13 + 8 + 8 = 42 feet
200
Explain how to measure the temperature on a thermometer. Be detailed!
Decide what the tickmarks on the thermometer are counting by. Then, measure the line at the top of the shaded portion of the thermometer. Students MUST include counting the tickmarks as part of their explanation in order to earn points for this question.
200
Draw a number line that skip counts by increments of 6.
Each point on the number line should skip count by 6s.
200
Explain the difference between multiplication and division. Be detailed, and include what we know and what we do not know for each operation.
In multiplication, we are looking for the total number, and adding the same number of groups repeatedly. In division, we know the total, and we need to find the number of groups, or how many are in each group.
300
Measure the length of your pencil, from the tip of the eraser to the point of the lead, to the nearest centimeter.
Students must prove their answers with a ruler and answer in centimeters.
300
Explain TWO ways you could measure the volume of a cube.
Length x width x height; find the area of one layer and multiply by the number of layers; count all the cubes that will fit inside; etc.
300
Kassie woke up at 7:15 a.m., and she left for school at 8:05 a.m. Use a Judy Clock to show a time that is BETWEEN 7:15 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. Explain your answer.
Students must explain their answers and use Judy Clocks to earn the points for this question.
300
Drew's collection of baseball cards includes cards from the Texas Rangers and the New York Mets. Drew has 25 cards altogether. If he has 19 Rangers cards, what is the fraction of cards that are from the Mets?
6/25 cards are from the Mets. Students must include the fraction to earn points.
300
If Jonathan picked 16 apples every day from Monday through Friday, and he earned $4 for every apple he picked, How much money did Jonathan earn on Monday and Tuesday combined?
$128: (16 x 4) x 2
400
Draw 5 line segments that equal a total of 86 centimeters.
Students must prove their answers with rulers. One example: 28 cm, 15 cm, 32 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm.
400
The perimeter of my rectangular desk is 72 inches. If the length of one side of my desk is 15 inches, what is the length of the other 3 sides?
15 inches, 21 inches, and 21 inches.
400
Explain an activity you could do outside when the temperature is 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, etc.
400
Place the following mixed numbers on a number line correctly: 2 1/2; 3; 3 3/4; 2 1/4. Be sure to space them correctly on your number line!
The points on the number line should be in this order: 2 1/4, 2 1/2, 3, 3 3/4. Students should have 2 1/4 and 2 1/2 next to each other, while the others should be spaced further apart.
400
Heather, Andrew, and Susan were each solving their own puzzles, and they were trying to race to finish. Heather had completed 48 pieces of her puzzle. Andrew had completed 19 more pieces than Heather. Susan had completed 15 pieces less than Andrew. Who was winning, and how many pieces had they completed?
Andrew was winning. He had completed 67 pieces of his puzzle.
500
Meredith drew a map of the race she ran this weekend. On her map, each line she drew was one path that she ran during her race. The first line was 13 centimeters long. The second line was 16 centimeters long, and the third line was 4 centimeters long. If each centimeter on Meredith's map represented 3 feet, how many feet did Meredith run altogether?
Meredith ran 99 feet.
500
Jackie's backyard is 9 feet wide and 16 feet long. Her next door neighbor's backyard is 10 feet wide and 24 feet long. What is the area of both of their yards combined?
384 square feet (If you correctly named "square feet," add an extra 100 points to your score!) BONUS: If answered correctly, you may earn an extra 300 points! If the first question was not answered correctly, you may still answer this question for 300 points. QUESTION: If 2 square feet in Jackie's yard were cut in half (like triangles), what is the area of Jackie's yard?
500
Explain the type of clothes you would wear when the temperature outside is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Explain why you chose these types of clothes.
Long pants, light jacket, etc. Students must explain why to get full credit.
500
Abby's birthday cake was served to 15 people, but 3 people did not eat their pieces. Name a fraction that is GREATER than the fraction of the cake that was eaten.
12/15 of the cake were eaten, so correct answers may include 13/15, 14/15, 15/15, or one whole.
500
Explain how to solve this problem and find the solution without using a white board or paper: Ms. Lo has 23 students in her class. Every student has 2 red pencils and 3 green pencils. When her new student arrived, Ms. Lo gave her the same number of pencils as the other students. How many pencils do all the students have combined?
120 pencils: 24 students, 5 pencils each
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