North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Grade 4 – Math Scavenger Hunt-ANSWER KEY

  1. You just arrived at the aquarium andhave $65.00in your pocket. You are visiting with your Aunt Cindy who is 45, Grandpa who is 65, little sister who is 5, and your brother who is 15. You decide to pay for everyone. Use the table below to figure out how much it will cost for your family to visit the aquarium:

Age: / Cost:
0-2 years old / Free
3-12 years old / $9.00
13-61 years old / $11.00
62 and up / $10.00
  1. How much will it cost your family to go to the aquarium today? $___50.00__
  1. How much money will you have left? $___15.00______

Mountain Gallery:

  1. Check out the Smoky Mountain Trout Pool. There are three types of trout in this exhibit: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout. Use the panels to ID each species.

  1. The pie chart above shows what fraction or how many of each species of trout are in the exhibit.Let’s pretend there are 20 total trout in the exhibit. Eight are Brook Trout andfour are Brown Trout. What fraction are Rainbow Trout? 8/20 or 2/5

Piedmont Gallery:

  1. Use the ruler at the top of the page to measure the window of the salamander exhibit, called “On the Edge.”Round your measurements to the nearest inch!

44 inches

14inches

(*Note: measurements will vary depending on student accuracy. We accept 14-16 inches for the height and 43-45 inches for the length.)

  1. What is the perimeter of the window? ___116______inches
  1. What is the area of the window? ____616______inches
  1. How many salamanders can you find in the exhibit? Look closely! ______

(This is just for fun and subject to change throughout the year.)

Coastal Plains Gallery:

  1. This year we have eight different snakes in the Bear Creek Farm exhibit.
  2. Can you find all 8 snakes?Write eight in roman numerals: __VIII______
  3. What year is it? ____2016______(subject to change)
  4. Write this year using roman numerals: ______MMXVI______

Ocean Gallery:

  1. Before the aquarium re-opened the Living Shipwreck exhibit started with 200 fish. Sadly,10 fish didn’t make it. Once the fish were comfortable in the exhibit the aquarists added 450 more fish. It took 4 people to get all the fish into the exhibit safely. Sadly,5 fish didn’t make it. A few weeks laterthe aquarists added 3 sharks and 2 green moray eels. The aquarists also added 110 little fish. Later the aquarists moved 4 little fish to another exhibit. Once all the fish were happy the aquarists added 4 more sharks and 50 fish to the Living Shipwreck.
  1. How many fish are in the exhibit? (Remember sharks and eels are fish too!) ____800 fish______
  1. There are tarpon, red drum, and a gag grouper in the Living Shipwreck Exhibit. If the gag grouperis bigger than the red drum. And the gag grouper is smaller than the tarpon. Which is bigger, the red drum or the tarpon? ____tarpon_____
  1. Your visit is almost over and you decide to go to the gift shop to get something for your best friend who is home sick.With the money you have left you want to buy your friend a gift but also want to be able to goto Dairy Queen and get a small Blizzard.
  1. How much money did you have left after you paid admission to the aquariumfor you and your family? $___15.00______

Item: / Cost:
Small Blizzard / $4.09
Black-tip shark stuffed animal / $10.00
Sea turtle hat / $15.00
Nimbus sea turtle stuffed animal / $12.00
Ocean Life book and CD / $17.99
  1. Look at the table, which item(s) could you buy and still have enough money left to get your ice cream treat? __Black-tip shark stuffed animal____

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