The answer is 10. What is the question?

  

Write your equation and put it in the math box at the office.  Show your thinking in numbers, pictures and words.

Six Coins

You have 6 coins in your pocket.  How much money could you have in your pocket?  
Show your thinking in pictures, numbers and words.  Put your answer in the box in the office.

O Canada...

Estimate how long it will take to sing our national anthem.

O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Record your estimate and drop in the box at the office!

Pizza Party

Mrs. Johnston is going to order a pizza with 3 toppings.  Here are her pizza toppings to choose from:

• pepperoni
• cheese
• pineapple
• ham
• mushrooms
• chilli peppers

How many different pizza combinations can you make? Show your thinking with words, pictures and numbers.  Please submit your answers to the box in the office.

Olympic Medals

If Canada has 20 medals...

 


How many gold, bronze and silver medals could we have?  How many different combinations can you make? Show your thinking in words, pictures, and numbers.  Put your answers in the box in the office.

Happy Feet!

Challenge #1

How many feet are in your family?  Count the number of feet in your family, including pets.

 How did you figure out the total number? Show your thinking using numbers, pictures or words.  Record your thinking and put in the math challenge box at the office.  Please submit your answers by February 20, 2014.

Welcome

Welcome to our math blog.  We will be posting math challenges on a weekly basis.  These challenges may be completed at home with family support or in class.  Please record your thinking and return to the math challenge box at the office.  Challenges will be announced at weekly assemblies as well as on the bulletin board near the back stairs (outside the staff room door).