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)