Answers Week 3 IT'S A ZOO OUT THERE

I hope you enjoyed answering the questions last week! Here are the answers to It’s a ZOO out there!

Step 1: 9 - 3 = ; 3 monkeys are on the loose

Step 2: 4 + 6 + 5 = ; 15 big cats

Step 3: 2 x 400 OR 400 + 400= ; 800 spectators

Step 5: 52 - 21= ; 31 miles per hour faster

Step 6: 77 - 49=; The alligator is 28 more teeth scarier.

Have you been to the zoo this summer? Which one?

Send your story and/or photos to Mrs. Milton at summermath@norwood.k12.ma.us

Week 4 - July 28 - The Real Scoop

Norwood Public Schools - Summer Math 2014

Week 4 - July 28

The Real Scoop

Read this:

July is National Ice Cream Month, begun by President Reagan in 1984. Ice cream, or “iced cream” as they called it back in George Washington’s time, has actually been around a lot longer than that: even 2,400 years ago the Romans would take ice that they schlepped down from the mountains (since they didn’t have fridges or freezers) and mix it with fruit. Thanks to electricity, getting ice cream is a lot easier now, and we can focus on the really important stuff – like what flavors go together best on a cone, and whether gummy bears will stick without sliding off.

A note from Mrs. Milton:

Let's try out some math problems. Remember to continue to answer questions and complete tasks until you need adult assistance or you reach the end of your comfort zone. You may reach step 2, for some step 5 and for others you may go all the way. Each problem will present different challenges for each child.

Answers week 2 RUNNING YOUR MOUTH

I hope you enjoyed answering the questions last week! Here are the answers to Running Your Mouth.

Step 1: This answer will be different for everyone…

Step 2: 2 x 10 = 20 minutes OR 10 + 10 = 20 minutes

Step 3: 1/2 of 20 = 10 minutes; the time it usually takes for just 1 cartoon!

Step 5: 150 X 3 = ; 450 words per minute (Wow!)

Step 6: 187 words per minute more

Have you seen any interesting videos this summer? Did you try to speed up a video?

Send your videos or thoughts to Mrs. Milton at summermath@norwood.k12.ma.us

Week 3 - July 21 - It's a ZOO out there

Norwood Public Schools - Summer Math 2014

It's a ZOO out there

Read this: July may be National Ice Cream Month, but this week is National Zoo Keeper Week.  What a great job: you get to hang out at the zoo every day, pet all those furry animals, and feed them without even having to stand in line.  Of course, the job also has its dangers, like possibly losing your hand when you try to feed the sharks!  If you imagine a typical day for a zookeeper, you see that the excitement could add up fast.

 Visit this link to learn more about National Zoo Keeper Week

A note from Mrs. Milton:

Let's try out some math problems. Remember to continue to answer questions and complete tasks until you need adult assistance or you reach the end of your comfort zone. You may reach step 2, for some step 5 and for others you may go all the way. Each problem will present different challenges for each child.

We are getting MULTIPLE submissions from students. Please submit your work ONE TIME only. Thank you :) Mrs. Milton

Answers Week 1 PARTY IN THE OCEAN

I hope you enjoyed answering the questions last week! Here are the answers to Party in the Ocean.

Step 1: 3+14 animals/sea lions

Step 2: 3x100 or 100+100+100300 fish

Step 3:6x100 or 100+100+100+100+100+100 or 2(3x100)600 fish

Step 5: 2000 - 4001,600 more whales

Step 6:N x 400 = 20005 times as many whales as usual

Have you seen any whales, sea lions or other sea animals this summer? Send your pictures to Mrs. Milton at summermath@norwood.k12.ma.us

Wild about WHALES?

Norwood Public Schools - 

Summer Math 2014

Week 1 - Follow-Up

Hello Mathematicians-

I hope you are having a fantastic summer.

I am so proud of each and every one of you for taking the time to work on Mathematics over the summer. I know it is hard to stop and get down to work when the weather has been so GREAT!

I had so much fun reading your work. The addition and subtraction problems that you wrote were FANTASTIC!

Here are some that I had to share:

- do you see yours?

-try answering a friend's problem

-you can submit your answer as a comment below

-have fun!

100 whales were at the beach. 200 more whales came. How many whales are there altogether?  There were 7 dolphins 2 of them swam away How many dolphins were left? There are 11 humpback whales and 10 beluga whales. How many whales are there altogether? 6 whales each have 4 fish. They all catch 2 more. How many fish in all? There are 6 whales. They each eat 200 stingrays. How many stingrays were eaten all together? There were 2 whales. 2 swam away. How many are left? There was a party of 10 whales. Eight Whales left. How many were left? 8 whales jumped into the water. 4 killer whales ate 4 of the whales.  7 whales were out to play. 5 of them left. How many whales are there? A group of 4 whales met another group of 2 whales. How many whales in all? 3 whales ate 50 little fish. how many fish got eaten? Every winter, whales swim to the warm ocean waters but some may die along the way. This year 700 whales swim to the warm ocean. How many whales are left? THERE ARE TWO WHALES, ONE LEAVES TO GO TO THE DEEP CANYON. HOW MANY WHALES ARE THERE NOW?  There are 6 whales trying to catch fish. 6 more whales join them. 3 of them swim away. How many whales are left? The female whale ate 200 fish and the male whale ate 300 fish and the baby whale a 100 fish.How many fish did they eat in all? Five whales meet five more whales. How many whales are there? I went on a whale watch and saw five whales. I saw three of them go under water. How many whales do you see now? I saw 20 whales in the ocean. 15 more came later. How many total whales are there now? 5 whales are underwater. 7 whales are above water. How many whales are there?  There are 10 blue whales. Seven go under water. How many blue whales are still at surface? If 3 whales each eats 50 fish, how many fish have been eaten? There are 3 Whales 8 Whales joined them. How many whales are there in all?  There were 10 humpback whales swimming in the ocean. 15 more joined them. How many whales in all? There were 10 whales taking a breath on the surface of the water and 4 swam away and 1 came back how many whales are on the surface of the water?  We saw 3 whales on the front of the boat. the back of the boat we saw 8 whales. How many whales did we see in all? A group of 4 humpback whales joined another group of 7 other humpback whales. How many whales are there all together?  There were 10 Hump Back Whales. They all ate 100 Anchovies. How many did they eat?  There are 96 whales 8 of them swim away. How many whales are left? If I saw 13 whales the fist half of the time I went whale watching. In the second half I saw 14. How many did I see altogether.  There are 3 whales eating fish. 10 more whales come in to eat fish. How many whales are there all together? One day 3 humpback whales are swimming in the ocean later a dozen whales join them. How many humpback whales are there now? 10 whales are swimming in the ocean. 5 swim away to get some lunch. How many whales are left? My mom went scuba diving and while she was scuba diving in the morning she found 11 whales swimming. Later on the afternoon he day she found 22 whales swimming in the ocean. How many more whales did she find afternoon than the morning?  17 whales were swimming in the sea. 14 of them did flips. how many whales kept swimming ? If there were 100 krill and a whale ate 70 krill how many krill would be left?  I saw 2 whales in the water. Then 5 more popped out of the water. How many whales did I see in all? There were 9 whales in the ocean. 5 came to join. How many are all together? 5 whales are swimming 3 swim away.How many whales are left? I am whale watching. I see 6 whales. 9 more come. How many whales are there in all? Sarah sees 8 whales on the whale watch. Her friend only sees 3 whales. How many more whales did Sarah see than her friend? There were 7 whales 3 of the whales swam away now how many were left? There are 600 whales near the bay. If 100 of them swim away, how many are left? A whale ate 100 fish and another whale ate 300 fish. How many in all? There was 5 whales on sea and each had 50 baby whales and how many whales were in all? There was 1 whale on sea and it had 50 baby whales and how many whales were in all? There was 148 big whales and 218 baby whales how many whales were in all? There are 1,600 whales. 600 leave. How many whales are left.1,600-600=1,000.The answer is 1,000. 29 whales swam by. 16 swam away. How many whales are left? Two whales are sharing thirty-six anchovies each got eighteen. One whale left to eat shrimp. How many anchovies were not eaten?  In the ocean there lived a family of Killer whale. They lived in a deep dark cave. There were many whales in the family that they had to spit apart. There were 15 adult whales and 9 baby whales. How are there in all ? If 2 whales see 4 fish how many fish can each whale get equally? 4 whales are in a family. 2 get away. 100 fish get eaten every year if 200 fish get eaten this year how many more fish will get eaten than usual? There are 12 humpback whales. 5 humpback whales swam away. How many are left? There are 5 whales in the Monterey Bay.13 more come into the Monterey Bay. How many are there in total? 2 whales ate 62 little fish. If there were 98 fish before, how many fish were eaten in all? Six whales are in the ocean sixteen whales are in the aquarium  how many whales are in all? There are 3 whales and 5 more come.How many whales are there now? There are two whales that live in Cape Cod.Each whale eats two hundred fish a year. How many fish are eaten in two years? 15 whales are swimming all together. 7 baby whales get lost in a coral reef. How many whales are left.  There are seven whales. If three whales leave and five more come, how many are there now? If you saw 7 whales and 5 went under water how many whales do you see now? 6 right whales met 5 more whales and then 2 of the whales left. How many whales are left now? There are five whales. Each day each whale gets fed 200 fish. How many fish get eaten a day? A whale ate 500 pounds worth of food on Monday. On Tuesday it ate 824 pounds worth of food. How many pounds worth of food did the whale eat altogether. 824+500=1324 A whale ate 100 fish on sunday.Also he ate 600 on saturday.how many fish is that? There are 15 whales in the Pacific Ocean. Then 25 more whales go to the Pacific. How many whales in total live in the Pacific? Off the California Coast live 2,000 blue whales. Two of the blue whales are captured and brought to an aquarium. How many blue whales are left off the California Coast? These 3 whales ate a total of 600 anchovies then 5 more Humpback Whales swim in and eat a total of 1,000 anchovies. How many anchovies in all are eaten? If there are 2 humpback whales and they eat 200 fish. How many fish would they eat if you tripled 200? There were 6 whales in the bay. Three of the whales went on a "people" watch. How many whales were left in the bay? 12 humpback whales swim by a boat and then 18 more whales swim by the same boat on the same day. How many whales swam by the boat that day? There were 2 whales in the ocean. They had 3 babies. How many whales are in the ocean now? We went on a whale watch and 2 whales ate 15 basses. How many fish did they eat in all? 3 whales were swimming and one ate 69 fish, one ate 34 fish, and the final fish ate 87 fish. How many fish did the three whales eat in total? Three whales ate some fish. One had 69 fish, one had 34 fish, and one had 87 fish. How many fish did the the three whales eat in total? If I went on a boat and I saw 13 whales,but 5 of them went back into the water how many whales do I see now? There is a family of five whales, two of the whales are pregnant. Each pregnant whale is carrying one calf. After the calves are born how many whales are in the family now?

Week 2 - July 14 - Running Your Mouth

Norwood Public Schools

Summer Math 2014

Week 2 - July 14

Running Your Mouth

Read All About it....

Even without scientists telling us, we’re pretty sure it isn't healthy to sit in front of a screen watching videos for hours and hours. But sometimes you want to watch more shows than you can fit into the time you’re allowed. It looks like grown-ups have this same problem, so some technology whizzes invented a way to watch videos faster. These software programs let you play any video 2 or 3 times faster, or even 5 times faster. In the old days if you sped up a video, the sounds turned high and squeaky and the people talking in it sounded like chipmunks. But the new technology doesn't do that – everything sounds just right. Your brain can still understand it, and you can watch the video in a lot less time! Normally people speak about 150 words in a minute, so doubling or tripling that speed adds up to a lot of talking in a short time.

Click on the blue link above to learn more about Words Per Minute @ WikiPediA

To experience a video that is playing up to 2 times faster, click below. The first 20 seconds is an introduction to how the specific app works. The second part of the video will give you an idea of how the video sounds and looks when sped up!

Want to speed up your YouTube videos? Click Here to Learn How

A note from Mrs. Milton:

Let's try out some math problems. Remember to continue to answer questions and complete tasks until you need adult assistance or you reach the end of your comfort zone. You may reach step 2, for some step 5 and for others you may go all the way. Each problem will present different challenges for each child.

Answers - Grouchy Birthday, Oscar! SAMPLE PROBLEM

I hope you enjoyed answering the sample questions last week! Here are the answers to Grouchy Birthday, Oscar!

Step 1: 4 - 1 ; 3 trash cans

Step 2: 45 + 1 ; 46 years old

Step 3: (If you are 8 and Oscar is 45) 45 - 8 ; 37 years older

Step 5: 

1. 3 x 4 = 12
2. 4/2 ; 4 divided by 2; 4 x 1/2
3. 12 + 2

or 4+4+4+2 or (3x4)+2

14 pounds of trash

Step 6: 14 x 7 (14 pounds or trash times 7 days in a week)
98 pounds of trash
                       

Please let me know if you have any questions on these answers. Your feedback makes for rich mathematical discussions.

Keep up the GREAT work! Mrs. Milton

Week 1 July 7 Party in the Ocean

Norwood Public Schools - 

Summer Math 2014

Week 1 - July 7

Read this:

Monterey Bay, on the beautiful coast of California, sits above a giant underwater canyon, or wide crack in the ocean floor. It gives sea life a wonderful safe spot to live, so all kinds of awesome ocean creatures live in the bay - whales, dolphins, sea lions, and all kinds of fish. Every spring even more animals move in, thanks to cold water rising up from the ocean floor.  More teeny fish move in, which brings in the bigger fish who eat them, then the seals who eat those fish, then whales who eat the seals. But this year the explosion of sea life is even bigger, thanks to strong winds and extra fish last year. It's such a boom that during class at Stanford University's marine lab there, a whole group of humpback whales will swim by and the teacher can't keep any of his students' attention - he just has to stop teaching and let the kids watch out the window until the whales swim away!

Visit the link below and listen to the story on NPR radio (there is no video)

Monterey Bay An 'Ocean Buffet Open For Business' This Spring

A note from Mrs. Milton:

Let's try out some math problems. Remember to continue to answer questions and complete tasks until you need adult assistance or you reach the end of your comfort zone. You may reach step 2, for some step 5 and for others you may go all the way. Each problem will present different challenges for each child. You may want to write all of your answers on paper and then enter them into the form below.

Let's get going.....(look for answers to be posted on July 16)