Math Challenge June 16 Winner

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Math Challenge June 29

Eric and Brianna go fishing off the pier. Together they catch 17 small fish. Brianna catches 5 more than Eric. How many do they each catch?

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Math Challenge June 28

Paul Bunyan and Babe his blue ox visited a rectangular house. The front of the house was 450 feet in length. One of the sides of the house was 400 feet in length. Find the area of the house.

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Math Challenge June 27

Helen Keller's mother was wrapping birthday presents for Helen. She had 15 yards of ribbon for the gift boxes, and 20 gift boxes. If each box got the same amount of ribbon, how much ribbon did she use for each box?

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Math Challenge June 26

The average toothbrush contains about 2,5000 bristles grouped into about 40 tufts per toothbrush. Approximately, how many bristles are in each tuft?

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Monarch butterfly bonus challenge

During the summer months, the monarch lives in the northern part of the United States and Canada. At the end of the summer, they begin their southward migration to Mexico. They cannot fly when the temperature drops below 55 degrees. It takes them about 25 days for the monarch to travel the distance. They go 80-100 miles a day. They can fly up to 20 mph at altitudes up to 10,000 feet. The nectar from marigolds, foxgloves, and buttercups gives them energy.

By November 1, all of the monarchs have arrived to the top of the same mountain in Angangueo, Mexico. The oyamel fir tree supports 30-40 million butterflies at once. They spend the winter here and mate on the spring return north. These fragile creatures have a life span of only a few months, therefore, the monarchs who return north are not the same ones that made the same trip the year before. Yet, they return to the same exact spot. How they know the way is one of the great mysteries of nature.

Monarch butterflies are often tagged and tracked to see how long their flight takes.

Math Challenge June 25

A caterpillar is put on the bottom of a jar that is 20 cm high. The jar has a lid with holes. Every day the caterpillar crawls up 10 cm. Every night it slips back 5 cm. How many days will it take for the caterpillar to touch the lid?

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June 9th Winner

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Math Challenge June 22

How much did the largest brussels sprout weigh?

Clue: If you ate a pound of the largest brussels sprout every 2 days, it would take you 322 days to eat all of it.

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Math Challenge June 21

St. Petersburg, Florida, set the record for the most sunny days in a row. How many days in a row were sunny?

Clue: It was sunny in St. Petersburg for 109 weeks and 5 days in a row.

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Math Challenge June 20

Sara and Max are each having an ice cream soda. They each cost $1.25. Tax is 7%. How much did they pay all together?

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Math Challenge June 19

If there were 570,000 votes in the season finale of American Idol, and the winner received 62% of the votes, how many votes did the winner receive?

If there were 570,000 votes in the season finale of American Idol, and the winner received 62% of the votes, how many votes did the winner receive?

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Math Challenge June 18

We're going to have a picnic. There are 8 sandwiches in the basket. 25% of them are peanut butter and jelly. How many sandwiches are NOT peanut butter and jelly?

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Math Challenge June 15

Laura and her brother went to the park to fly their kites. Laura’s kite flew one hundred twenty feet in the air. Her brother’s kite flew 1/3 as high. How high did her brother’s kite fly?

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Math Challenge June 14

The American flag at the ball fiedl is being replaced. The old flag was 12 feet long and 6 feet wide. The new flag has a length of 12 feet and a width of 9 feet. What is the perimeter of the new flag?


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Math Challenge June 13

Kim Rodrigo is a long ball hitter. In one game he hit Three homeruns!

One ball went 452 feet.
One ball went 497 feet.
The third one went 476 feet.

What is the average distance his homerun balls traveled?

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Math Challenge June 12

When Anne Frank hid from the Germans, her bedroom was 16' 8" long x 6' 9" wide. What was the area of the room?

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May's Winner!

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Math Challenge June 11

The movie, ET, grossed $200 million in the first 60 days it opened in theaters. On average, how much did it gross each day?

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Last Week's Winner June 2 2007

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Math Challenge June 7

The deepest lake in the United States is Crater Lake in Oregon. How deep is Crater Lake?

Clue:When a fish is swimming at the midpoint between the lake's floor and the surface, the fish is 966 feet deep.

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Math Challenge June 6

How much money did the movie The Lion King make?

Clue: Aladdin made $479 million. Toy Story made $354 million. Together they made just $61 million more than the Lion King.

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Math Challenge June 5

What percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of oxygen?

Clue: Earth's crust is made up of 28% silicon, 8% aluminum, and 17% other elements that are not oxygen.

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Math Challenge June 5th

The most miles ever driven by one car was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle. How many miles did the car travel?

Clue: The distance from coast to coast in the United States is about 3,200 miles. The miles that the 1963 Beetle drove are equal to 500 coast-to-coast trips.

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Donut Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
June 1, 2007
History
June 1st is “Donut Day.” Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory was the inventor of the donut with a hole in the middle. Here are some great donut recipes: http://recipes.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Category:Donut_Recipes


Journal
Many people consider donuts to be a great breakfast food (yummy but not very healthy). Describe your “perfect breakfast.”

Vocabulary

Donut Word Search:
http://www.mindspring.com/~agoforth/donutdayws.htm


Read a little more about donut day here:
http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_met.nsf/vw-search/773A5B0EB7DCA46086256FCE005F7180?opendocument


Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/06/math-challenge-jun-1.html

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Math Challenge Jun 1

Chance bought 2 dozen donuts and asked for ¾ of them to be chocolate. How many were chocolate?

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Kelly