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Hundreds Chart Challenge / Writing
Rhymes / Shopping Menu Challenge
Collage of Data / Math 24 Activity / What’s Wrong with this Table?
Create Hundreds Chart Challenge / Roll a Story Problem / Develop a Multiplication/
Division Game

Writing Rhymes

Choose 5 multiplication facts that are difficult for you or a classmate. Write a rhyming couplet for each.

Math 24 Activity

Solve three 3 point cards, three 2point cards, and five 1 point cards. Write the equation for each card.

Create Your Own Hundreds Chart Challenge

Create a challenge similar to Maria’s number challenge. Your clues must contain math vocabulary. You must also include a minimum of four clues.

Collage of Data

Using the periodicals from the basket, find examples of data, graphs, and statistics. Cut out the examples and create a collage. Write a paragraph on an index card that includes the following:

·  The importance of data

·  Different ways data is displayed

·  Different ways data is used

Develop a Multiplication/Division Game

Using the material provided, create a game that will help the class practice their multiplication and division facts. Your game must include clear directions, an answer key, and the necessary items for playing. You may also bring items from home as well, if needed.

What’s Wrong With This Table?

Using the completed multiplication table, find all of the incorrect products. Highlight the incorrect products and write the correct answer above each box.

Shopping Menu Challenge

You have $32.50 to spend on lunch for a family of four. You must order at least an appetizer, four entrees, and four drinks.

List all of the possible combinations of orders that can be placed using the menu from Pat’s Pizzeria. Include the total for each combination, as well as the amount of change you will receive.

Hundreds Chart Challenge

Use a hundreds chart and the following clues to find Mason’s number.

·  Mason’s number is a multiple of 3.

·  Mason’s number is a multiple of 5.

·  If you add the digits of Mason’s number you get an odd number.

·  Mason’s number is even

What could Mason’s number be? Write the possible numbers for each clue. Organize them in some way.

Write a fifth clue so that only one number fits all the clues. What is Mason’s number now?

Write a paragraph explaining how you solved this problem. Be sure to explain how the list of possible numbers decreased with each clue. What strategies were helpful? Be sure to include them in your explanation.

Created by Julie Dill and Kelli Lewis, Wicomico County Public Schools, MD, 2010