NEW CHALLENGES

Parents and Teachers:

All grade levels are approximations only.  Please help your child or students select the most appropriate challenges.  Students can answer as many challenges as they would like.

Grades K - adult  (Come on adults - Join in the fun!)

I am going to Churchill to work with scientists that are digging in the soil.  What do you think we'll find?  Maybe you can dig in your own yard and tell me what you find.  Then I'll compare it to what we find.  You can use a magnifying glass to really look at the soil up close!  Older students, don't forget to use plenty of adjectives (describing words).  

Grades 2+  

I am going shopping this weekend for a pair of boots.  I saw a pair in a catalog that cost $55.00. If I pay with $87.00, how much money will I get back?

Grades 3+  (HINT:  Draw a picture to help your thinking)

Part 1      I am bringing batteries for my camera.  Each package of batteries has 7 batteries inside.  I am going to bring 8 packages.  How many batteries will I have?

Part 2  (use your answer from the last question)  If my camera takes two batteries at a time, how many times can I replace the batteries in my camera?

Grades 5+

I will be traveling to Churchill with 10 other teachers.  If  7 of us are women, what is the fraction of teachers who are women?   

What is the fraction of teachers who are men?  

How many fractions can you list that are equivalent to the fraction of male teachers going?

FOR EVERYONE:

Don't look in the comments section until you have figured out your answers, because I might have posted some correct responses already.  Don't forget to put your first name (no last names), age or grade and town.

And you can write down your questions in the comments section too!

Miss Santoro