School’s Out…NOT!

Emily Pigeon, Heather French, and Kim DiTullio

Your mom gives you $5 to buy an ice cream. You buy a snow cone from the ice cream truck for $1.25. How much change will you get back?

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream!

NCTM Standard: Number and OperationsUnderstand meanings of operations and

how they relate to one another

It takes you 4 laps to swim a mile in your pool. How many laps do you need to swim, if you want to swim a total of 3 miles?

SPLASH Into Summer!

NCTM Standard: Number and OperationsUnderstand meanings of operations and how

they relate to one another

The soccer field you play on is 330 feet in length and 180 feet in width. What is the area of the field?

Pass, Shoot, SCORE!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementUnderstand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and

processes of measurement

Your lawn is a rectangular shape. When you mow your lawn, what kind of angles are formed when you turn at each corner?

Ride On!

NCTM Standard: GeometryAnalyze characteristics and properties of two- and three- dimensional geometric

shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships

You have 5 bathing suits in your closet. Three are one-pieces and 2 are bikinis. What is the probability of selecting a one-piece swimsuit?

Sizzlin’ Style!

NCTM Standard: Data Analysis and ProbabilityUnderstand and apply basic concepts of probability

You are having a cookout! Eight hamburger buns come in a pack. You need twenty hamburger buns. How many packages do you need to buy?

Grillin’ Burgers!

NCTM Standard: Number and OperationsUnderstand meanings of operations and how they

relate to one another

We asked my brother what the temperature of the pool was. He replied, “It’s 80!”. What standard unit is he referring to?

Steamin’ Up!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementApply appropriate techniques, tools, and

formulas to determine measurements

You’re on vacation with your family. As you are riding in the car, your father comes to a complete stop at an intersection. You notice that the stop sign is red and has eight sides. What name do we give an eight-sided shape?

Stop In The Name Of The Law!

NCTM Standard: GeometryAnalyze characteristics and properties of two- and three- dimensional geometric shapes and develop

mathematical arguments about geometrical relationships

You’re going on a camping trip with your friends. In order to get to the campsite, you have to walk 55 yards from your car. How many feet do you have to walk?

Camp Out!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementUnderstand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and

processes of measurement

You and your friends are going miniature golfing. While waiting in line to pay, you glance down and find a ten-dollar bill. How many lines of symmetry does the ten-dollar bill have?

It’s Your Lucky Day!

NCTM Standard: GeometryApply transformations and use symmetry

to analyze mathematical situations

Camp counselors took a survey of each camper’s favorite activity. The following are the results of the survey:

–50% dodge ball

–33% swimming

–2% board games

–__% art

What percentage of campers voted art as their favorite activity?

If 50% equals one hundred votes, how many campers took the survey?

Let’s Get Creative!

NCTM Standard: Data Analysis and ProbabilitySelect and use appropriate statistical methods to

analyze data

You’re at a barbeque. You decide to eat a hamburger. There are four condiments at the barbeque: mustard, ketchup, relish, and onions. What are all of the possible combinations of condiments that you could put on your hamburger?

Let’s Eat!

NCTM Standard: Data Analysis and ProbabilityFormulate questions that can be addressed with data and

collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them

You and your four friends are going tubing on the lake for the afternoon. You all must rent a lifejacket. The total comes to $17.50. How much does each lifejacket cost to rent?

Keeping Your Life Afloat!

NCTM Standard: Numbers and OperationsUnderstand meanings of operations and how they

relate to one another

You and your friends are going to watch the sunset tonight. Your friends tell you to meet them at the beach at quarter to 7, to make sure that you don’t miss the sunset. Where will the hour and minute hands on the clock be at this time?

Watching The Sunset!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementUnderstand measurable attributes of objects and the

units, systems, and processes of measurement

You make a sandcastle with 3 rectangular prisms. The rectangular prism’s dimensions are: a base of 3 inches by 5 inches and a height of 4 inches. What is the volume of the entire sandcastle?

It’s Building Time!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementApply appropriate techniques, tools, and

formulas to determine measurements

You and your friends go for a bike ride. You all bike for different lengths of time, before needing a water break; 10 minutes, 22 minutes, 17 minutes, 15 minutes, and 36 minutes. What is the average time you all biked before needing a break?

Taking A Break!

NCTM Standard: Data Analysis and ProbabilitySelect and use appropriate statistical methods to

analyze data

You decide to go for a jog around the perimeter of your school. The shape and measurements of the school are located on the right. If you jogged three times around the building, what is the total number of feet that you have jogged?

Run, Run, As Fast As You Can!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementUnderstand measurable attributes of objects and the

units, systems, and processes of measurement

180 ft

90 ft

90 ft90 ft

25 ft

65 ft

You are playing darts outside with your family. What is the name of the shape that represents the bulls-eye? What is the circumference of the bulls-eye you are aiming for if the diameter is 3 inches?

Bulls-Eye!

NCTM Standard: GeometryUse visualizations, spatial reasoning, and

geometric modeling to solve problems

You have been fishing all week. At the end of the week, you examine the fish you have caught. You have caught five yellow fish, five green fish, and 10 black fish. What is the percentage of black fish that you have caught?

Go Fish!

NCTM Standard: Number and OperationsUnderstand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.

You have invited your summer soccer team over for an end of the season party. Your mom has decided to make everyone milkshakes. If there are four quarts in a gallon and your mom needs 10 quarts of milk, how many gallons of milk will your mom need to buy at the store?

Yummy In My Tummy!

NCTM Standard: MeasurementUnderstand measurable attributes of objects and the

units, systems, and processes of measurement.

NOW THAT’S THE WAY TO DIVE INTO

SUMMER MATHEMATICALLY

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