welcome to magoffinmiddle school math-science maniacs 2014

WELCOME TO MagoffinMiddle School Math-Science MANIAcs

2014

COMPETING TEAMS

Einstein’s (math)

Vs

Ionstein’s (science)

The Rules of the Game• The first round is called the Jeopardy Round. Five trivia

categories are posted on the board, with a column of five questions below each category. The questions are hidden by dollar amounts, which increase in value from top to bottom. The higher the dollar amount, the tougher the question.

• Players begin by choosing a category and a dollar amount. I will read the question, and give you a few minutes to work with your teams. Once time is up, you will need to raise your team’s white board with an answer!!!

WHO GETS THE POINTS?

• The campus with the most teams with the correct answer will get the points. Therefore, each one of the teams is contributing to your campus total score!

Jeopardy Schedule!

• 10 minutes-Practice Round

• 45 minutes-Jeopardy Round #1

• 15 minutes-Summary/Break/Prepare for Part 2

• 45 minutes-Jeopardy Round #2

WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS?

• ROUND #1 SCORE 1

• ROUND #2 SCORE 2

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TOTAL SCORE

FINAL ROUND GET READY TO BET!!!

PRACTICE PROBLEM

• Jackie paid $3.25 to make 25 copies. How much would she pay for 60 copies at the same price per copy?

A. $6.65

B. $7.80

C. $8.45

D. $9.00

Answer

B. $7.80

Jeopardy

Number SenseMatter and

Energy Force, Motion,

and Energy

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$100 $100 $100 $100

$200 $200 $200 $200

$300 $300 $300 $300

$400 $400 $400 $400

$500 $500 $500 $500

Final Jeopardy

Geometry & Spatial

Reasoning

Probability / Earth & Space

$100 QuestionBrian and Cameron are planning a trip from El Paso to Houston, a distance of 742 miles. They plan to drive an average of 60 miles per hour. They expect to stop 2 times for 45 minutes each time to rest and eat. What is a reasonable total time to allow for the trip? A. 10 to 11 hours B. 11 to 12 hours C. 12 to 13 hours D. 13 to 14 hours

$100 Answer

D. 13 to 14 hours

$200 QuestionA copy machine can print 36 pages in 45 seconds. At this rate, how long will it take the copier to print 1332 pages? A. 27.77 minutes   B . 27 minutes 45 seconds  C. 1665 minutes  D. 28 ¾ minutes

$200 Answer

B . 27 minutes 45 seconds

$300 QuestionRachael was measuring side lengths of squares and calculating their areas. What would be the side length of a square with an area of 200 square inches?

A. Less than 13 inches

B. Between 13 and 14 inches

C. Between 14 and 15 inches

D. More than 15 inches

$300 Answer

C. Between 14 and 15 inches

$400 QuestionThe average distance from Earth to the sun is about 1.496× 108 kilometers. The average distance from Saturn to the sun is about1.423× 109 kilometers. When both planets are at their average distance from the sun, how much farther is Saturn from the sun than Earth? A. 73,000,000 km B. 127,300,000 km C. 1,172,400,000 km D. 1,273,400,000 km

$400 Answer

D. 1,273,400,000 km

$500 QuestionPatricia had 72 tickets for games at a pizza parlor. She used 1/9 of the tickets to play the Kong game. She then used 12.5% of the remaining tickets to play the ring-toss game, in which she won 7 more tickets. How many tickets did Patricia have after playing these games?

Record your answer…

$500 Answer

63 tickets

$100 Question

$100 Answer

J.

$200 Question

$200 Answer

$300 Question

$300 Answer

$400 Question

$400 Answer

$500 Question

$500 Answer

$100 QuestionRodney is building a replica of Fenway Park. The infield is in the shape of a diamond with each side measuring 90 feet. If Rodney is dilating the infield using a scale factor of 62.5 %, what is the perimeter of the dilated diamond?

A. 33.75 feet B. 135 feet C. 56.25 feet D. 225 feet

$100 Answer

D. 225 feet

$200 QuestionTriangle ABC is similar to triangle MNO.

What scale factor was used to dilate triangle ABC to create triangle MNO?

$200 Answer

D. 2½

$300 Question

The tire of a wheelbarrow has a diameter of 9 inches. Which is closest to the distance traveled during 3 full rotations of the tire?

A. 14.1 inches

B. 28.3 inches

C. 42.4 inches

D. 84.8 inches

$300 Answer

D. 84.8 inches

$400 QuestionA rectangle has a length of 7.5 inches and a width of 3 inches. This rectangle is dilated by a scale factor of 2.2 to create a new rectangle. What are the dimensions of the new rectangle?

F. l = 5.3 in. and w = 0.8 in. G. l = 16.5 in. and w = 6.6 in. H. l = 9.7 in. and w = 5.2 in. J. l = 16.5 in. and w = 3.0 in.

$400 Answer

G. l = 16.5 in. and w = 6.6 in.

$500 QuestionMartin is using cardboard moving boxes to store all his magazines. Each box is 1½ feet wide, 3 feet long, and 2¾ feet high. If Martin uses three boxes, what is the combined volume of the boxes in cubic inches?

Record your answer…

$500 Answer

64,152 cubic inches

$100 Question

$100 Answer

$200 Question

$200 Answer

$300 Question

$300 Answer

$400 Question

$400 Answer

$500 Question

$500 Answer

$100 QuestionLarry rolls a fair cube with faces numbered 1 through 6 and spins a spinner. The cube and the spinner are shown below. What is the probability of rolling a 3 and spinning a 4?

$100 Answer

$200 Question

$200 Answer

$300 QuestionAmy shoots arrows at a target. She hits the bulls-eye 28 times in 52 attempts. How many times can she expect to hit the bull’s-eye if she makes 182 attempts from the same location?

F. 90 G. 94 H. 98 J. 104

$300 Answer

H. 98

$400 Question

$400 Answer

$500 QuestionMike is playing a game in which he spins two spinners. The spinners are shown below. What is the probability that Mike will get purple and a prime number on his next turn? Record your answer as a fraction…

$500 Answer

9/32

Final JeopardyA sphere is dilated by scale factor of 1.06 to create a new sphere. How does the volume of the new sphere compare with the volume of the original sphere?

A. The volume of the new sphere is 1.06 times the volume of the original sphere.

B. The volume of the new sphere is (1.06)3 times the volume of the original sphere.

C. The volume of the new sphere is (2.12)3 times the volume of the original sphere.

D. The volume of the new sphere is (1.06)2 times the volume of the original sphere.

Final Jeopardy Answer

B. The volume of the new sphere is (1.06)3 times the volume of the original sphere.

Final Jeopardy

The total number of washcloths, y, contained in x packages can be represented by the equation y = 8x. Which of the following graphs best represents this situation.

There will be 4 graphs and you will have 30 seconds to view each graph.

Final Jeopardy

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Final Jeopardy Answer

Final Jeopardy

A package of 5 erasers costs $0.39. At this rate, how much would 60 erasers

cost, in dollars and cents?

Record your answer

Final Jeopardy Answer

4.68