Math Around Us

This Kidproj project ended in 1998.

1. Activity: Math Curse Revisited"

Mrs. Cox's 6th graders
Neff School in Manheim Township, Lancaster, PA

When I woke up this morning I felt that I have been math cursed. Through my day I knew that I was going to have a lot of math problems to solve.
Event 1:
I woke up this morning and got up to eat breakfast. I ate a whole cup of cereal with a half cup milk. I poured both into a bowl.
Questions:
Q: How much milk would I need if I ate two cups of cereal?
Q: If I spilled a quarter a cup of milk while I ate a cup of cereal, how much milk would I have left?
Event 2:
I went with my mom to pick up my sister at work. We left the house at 9:36 pm. and got to where she worked at about 9:40. we waited there till 9:43. We got home at about 9:48.
Questions:
Q: How long did it take to get from my house to where my sister worked?
Q: How long did it take all together to go from my house and back home?
Anly L., age 11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA
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Event 1:
I called my grandma in Memphis, TN. Her number is 901- 722-2122. Then I Called my other grandma in Cincinnati, her number is 513-522-3146. I wondered:
Questions:
Q. If I added all my Memphis’ grandmothers’ numbers up what would they total? Q.I wondered if I added all my Cincinnati grandma’s numbers what the total would be?
Q.Next , I wondered if I added both totals, what would I get?
Event 2:
I helped my mom fold laundry. There were towels, wash clothes, socks, and undershirts. There were 4 towels, 5 wash clothes, 12 socks, and 3 undershirts. Questions:
Q. I wondered how many items in all I folded?
Emily W., age 12, Neff 6th Grade- Lancaster, PA.
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When I was shopping at the mall I saw shoes I wanted to buy. They were $15.25. I had $20. How much change would I get?
Later on when I was still shopping I saw a $29 shirt marked 20% off. How much would it be?
Allison F., age 12, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA
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One day I woke up and wondered. If I went to bed at 10:00 PM and woke up at 8:00 AM how many hours did I sleep?
Then I went down stairs to eat cereal for breakfast.If I poured 10 pieces of cereal and didn’t think that was enough so I poured 23 more pieces. Each piece weighed 2 ounces how many ounces did I eat?
Scott M., age11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA
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Today we were at Park City and I wanted to get a bear that was $18.50. The store was having a sale and the bear was marked 25% off.
1. How much would the bear be with the 25% off?
2. How much would the bear be with 25% off and 6% sales added?
We worked at the Harvest Days at Landis Valley today. We sold french fries and drinks. The fries cost $1.50 and the ice tea was .75 and the water was .50.
1. A man bought 3 fries 1 ice tea and 4 water. How much was his total?
2. A woman bought 2 fries, 5 teas and waters. How much was the total?
Andrew K., age11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA _________________________________________________________________
On Sunday afternoon I went to the store and bought three items of clothing. It all added up to $30.00. My mom gave a fifty dollar bill.
I wondered, how much money will she get in change?
That night my grandparents called our house. We asked them to call back because we were eating dinner. They asked what time to call back.
I thought they should call back at 7:30, but they live in Nevada so I asked myself, "What time would it be if it’s 7:30 in Pennsylvania?"
Rachel G., age 11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA
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My dad gave me five dollars to buy two snow cones at the Hempfield Soccer tournament. They cost $.75 each. How much change did I get back?
My team played in the Hempfield Soccer Tournament. During the first game, the score was tied, 1 - 1. We need to score one more goal to win. How many goals will we have if we score one more?
Mike F., age 11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA
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When I woke up Sunday I knew I was cursed, math cursed! It started when I was feeding Luther, my dog, breakfast. Luther gets fed three times a day. He gets one and 1/3 cups at one meal. I asked myself the following questions:
1. How many cups a day is he fed?
2. How long will a 22 pound bag last him?
Then I went to Youth Group. We were making college care packages. We need to make 15. We had 50 bags of popcorn and 75 bags of pretzels. I wondered:
1. How many bags are in all?
2. How many bags of pretzels are left over after each package gets one?
3. How many bags are left over in all?
4. How many more bags could we put in each package?
Jackie A., age 11, Neff 6th Grade - Lancaster, PA

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Mrs. Cox's 6th graders Neff School in Manheim Township, Lancaster, PA

Mrs. Cox's 6th graders
Neff School in Manheim Township, Lancaster, PA