Monday, December 26, 2011

Holiday Math Extra Credit


1)
    How many addition signs should be put between digits of the number 987654321 and where should we put them to get a total of 99?




2)
    Divide the face of the clock into three parts with two lines so that the sum of the numbers in the three parts are equal.




3)
    According to experts the first 4 moves in a chess game can be played in 197299 totally different ways. If it takes 30 seconds to make one move, how long would it take one player to try every possible set of 4 moves?




4)
    Batman has been imprisoned by the Riddler. To escape he must find the quickest way to move the tower of plutonium disks from one post to another so that the disks have the same arrangement as on the original post. He may move only one disk at a time. What is the minimum number of moves he must make in order to move the ten disk tower and have it appear the same?





5)
    A man has to be at work by 9:00 a.m. and it takes him 15 minutes to get dressed, 20 minutes to eat and 35 minutes to walk to work. What time should he get up?




6)
    Replace each blank with the correct digit.
    4 3 _ 2
                4 5 _ 
              _ 1 2 7
             ---------
              8 8 9 3
    




7)
    In the first year of production a play sells 1572 tickets, in its second year it sells 1753 tickets, in its third year it sells 152 less than in its second year. How many tickets are sold in 3 years?




8)
    The Riddler has left a clue for Batman to follow at the scene of each crime. These are the clues that Batman has found:
  • (1) There is a 1 in the thousands place.
  • (2) The digit in the tens place is 9 times the digit in the thousands place.
  • (3) Multiply the digit in the thousands place by 2.
  • (4) The digit in the ones place is a hand without a thumb.
  • (5) The digit in the hundreds is 2 less than the number in the tens.Solve the riddle to find the number and help Batman stop the Riddler.




9)
    Scientists have just discovered people on Neptune. There are 3 villages, 2 cities and 1 super city on Neptune. These are the populations in 1994 and 1996.
    1994      1996
     
          Eilosa         129       204
          Vertu          308       292
          Pridi           90        50
          Dedrun         500       600
          Antran         700       693
          Maran         1200      1500
    
    List the places in order of increasing size in 1994 and 1996. In which year was the population of the planet greater?




10)
    Rachel, Kim and Shawn went to Cuba for a vacation. On the way to Cuba, the plane made the trip in 315 minutes. On the return trip, the flight took 216 minutes. They stayed in Cuba for 3629 minutes. Estimate how long the trip took to the nearest 10.How long did the trip really take?




11)
    The mass of the Great Pyramid is 557t greater than that of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Stone Henge has a mass of 2695t which is 95t less than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There once was a Greater Pyramid which had a mass twice that of the Great Pyramid, what was the mass of the Greater Pyramid.




12)
    Find the number of faces, edges and vertices on the figure shown.
  • What would this figure be called?
  • What would the two figures contained in it be called?




13)
    Given a cube, draw a second figure with a square base, having 8 edges, 5 vertices and 5 faces.




14)
    Given a cone having one edge and one vertex and two faces, make two intersecting cuts through the flatside and find the number of vertices, edges and faces each piece will have.




15)
    How many different cubes can you make if each face of a given cube has a line connecting the center points of two opposite edges?




16)
    If every vertex of a regular pentagon is connected to every other vertex, how many triangles are formed?




17)
    The weather during Pith Possum's vacation was strange. It rained on 15 different days, but it never rained for a whole day.
  • Rainy mornings were followed by clear afternoons.
  • Rainy afternoons were preceeded by clear mornings.
  • There were 12 clear mornings and 13 clear afternoons in all.
  • How long was the vacation?




18)
    Festival Antigonish keeps a set of five counter weights to help stagehands move heavy props. The weights can balance exactly any load that is a multiple of 10kg, from 10kg up to a total of the five weights. Give the masses of weights which meet these conditions and allow the stagehands to counterbalance the max possible load.




19)
    If you begin with a one digit integer, multiply by 3, add 8, divide by 2 and subtract 6, you will get the integer back.Find the number.




20)
    This stairway is made of cubes. How many cubes would be needed to make the steps 9 steps high?




21)
    Look at the chart and fill in the numbers.The key is to find a pattern.
    4 5 9    16  7
     2 2 4  5 7  1
     2 3 5 6  8   4
     4 6 20 42 25  63 2
    
    




22) This is a turtle graphics problem.

    A bug is walking across the doorstep of a house. When he starts out he is facing the house at the opposite side of the doorstep. If he goes 3 units left, 1 unit right, 2 units left, 8 units left, what will the bug have to do to get back where he started as quickly as possible without retracing his steps?




23)
    If Jane is older than Kim, Kim is older than Shawn. Shawn is younger than Jane and Rachel is older than JaneList the people from oldest to youngest.




24)
    There are 12 people in a room. 6 people are wearing socks and 4 people are wearing shoes, 3 people are wearing both. How many people are in bare feet?




25)
    One morning grasshopper fell down a hole 2 metres deep. He would climb 1/4 of a metre every day but at night he slid down 1/8 pf a metre. At this rate, how many days until the grasshopper gets out?




26)
    Kim, Raelene, Jim and Rick finished first, second, third and fourth in a motor bike race. If their numbers were 5, 17, 1 and 7, use the following clues to find out who had what number and what order they finished in.
  • 17 said she would have placed higher if her bike had not stalled at the start.
  • Rick finished before 7 but after Raelene.
  • 1's father, said he was very proud of his daughter's finish.
  • Kim finished after 5.
  • Jim wasn't third.




27)
    An ice cream stand has nine different flavours. A group of children come to the stand and each buys a double scoop cone with two flavours of ice cream. If none of the children choose the same combination of flavours, and every different combination of flavors is chosen, how many children are there?
    FLAVOURS
    
     1 Vanilla
     2 Maple
     3 Chocolate
     4 Tiger
     5 Raspberry
     6 Strawberry
     7 Coffee
     8 Moon Mist
     9 Cherry Vanilla
    




28)
    Place the digits 9,4, 7, 6, 5, 1, in the boxes in order to get the largest result.
    [ ][ ] x [ ][ ] + [ ] x [ ] =  ?
    




29)
    Four boys work together painting houses for the summer. For each house they paint they get $256.00. If the boys work for 4 months of summer and their expenses are $152.00 per month, how many houses must they paint for each of them to have one thousand dollars at the end of the summer?




30)
    In her first year a dog breeder's dogs produce 2 puppies. In her second year her dogs produce three-times as many puppies. In her third year her dogs produce 5 times as many puppies as the first year. How many puppies will the breeder have produced in her first 3 years?If she sells the puppies for $200.00 each, how much will she have made?




31)
    Two frogs are hopping along a path one lily pad wide, going in the same direction. There are 18 lily pads and one frog jumps 3 lily pads at a time, the other jumps two lily pads at a time. If the frogs leave the shore one after the other, how many lily pads will be jumped on by both frogs?




32)
    A grocery store has a sale on bananas. If you buy six bananas you get the sale price. If the grocer has 489 bananas how many bunches of six can he sell at his sale price? In this case how many can be sold at the regular price?




33)
    Some students hold a bake sale to raise money for their school library. They sold fudge and squares and cookies. One of each type of treat was put into 95 paper bags and the students were allowed to keep the left overs. If they started out with 110 cookies, 130 pieces of fudge and 116 squares, the students put the same number of each kind of treat in each bag(eg. 2cookies, 1 fudge, 1 square. How many of each treat did they keep?




34)
    Describe the shaded area of the following figure in terms of a fraction.




35)
    Sixteen players enter a tennis tournament. If there can be no draws how many games must be played if each player can be eliminated by one loss.




36)
    If a man can walk 4km in 1 hour and his wife can walk 5km in 1 hour, how many minutes will it take them to meet if they begin walking at the same time at opposite ends of a 12km road, and have agreed to meet at the half way point?


37)
    In how many different ways can the cars of a three car train be arranged?




38)
    In 1989 the price of a soccer ball was $8.00. A financial analyst predicted that the price would rise $0.25/year for the next 10 years. In what year will the price be $9.75?




39)
    A math student interviewed 50 fifth graders. 41 said they like peanut butter sandwiches, 35 liked jam sandwiches and 30 liked both on their sandwiches.How many students liked neither?




40)
    A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1 and so it looks like 1/n.Can you express the fraction 19/72 as the sum of two unit fractions?




41)
    How many unit cubes are needed to build this solid figure?




42)
    See how many triangles you can draw using any three of the five points on the circle as vertices.




43)
    Nobody knows how old Aunt Helen is but she gave a few hints. She had passed 1/20 of her life before she started school. She spent 3/20 of her life in school; She worked for 1/10 of her life before she got married. She was married for 2/5 of her life. Her husband died after 7/10 of her life.From reading Uncle Harry's gravestone you find out that she has been a widow for 24 years. How old is Aunt Helen?




44)
    If a ball is dropped from a height of 100m, each time it hits the ground it bounces 3/5 of the height it fell. How far will the ball have travelled in the 5th bounce?




45)
    Two girls went on a vacation together and they agreed to split all expenses. They trip was prepaid so Mary wrote a cheque for food and one for lodging. Clare wrote the cheques for gas and entertainment. How much does Clare owe Mary?
    FOOD           LODGING
         Mary:          $56.97         $83.29
    
    
                        GAS            ENTERTAINMENT
    
         Clare:         $41.96         $37.47
    
    




46)
    The record for the greatest number of consecutive jumping jacks is 14500 in 5 hours and 35 minutes. If Joe does 55 jumping jacks per minute, how long will it take Joe to tie the record?




47)
    A line of length 4 is divided into nine equal segments. Find a fraction to describe the length AB.





48)
    Rachel opened her math book and found that the sum of the facing pages was 243. What pages did she open to?

Monday, December 19, 2011

Extra Credit Opportunities

This book report is the first of two opportunities for the students to earn extra credit over the break.  The second will be an optional math project (posted soon).  Also please be sure to look at the State Report Update (click link) which I also sent out to the class email list.

Happy Christmas!!


Optional Book Report Due: January 4.

Optional Christmas Break
Cereal Box Book Report

OBJECTIVE: Students will read their self-selected book and create a cereal box book report at home. Students will “decorate” a real cereal box with illustrations and information related to the book they read using the directions below.

GRADING: Students will be graded on neatness, creativity and the inclusion of all the elements listed below: characters, setting, plot, vocabulary, summary, illustrations, title, author and “star rating” given to the book. 

FRONT OF BOX: Use a piece of white or light colored paper to cover the front of your cereal box.  (You will probably want to create the cover before gluing it on your box.)  Include the name of the cereal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book.  Choose a shape for the cereal as well as colors and ingredients that all relate to the book. For example, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, you might invent a cereal called Wizard Wands, a toasted oat cereal in the shape of miniature lightning bolts. 

RIGHT SIDE: Make a list of ingredients that includes the story elements Characters and Setting.  Under the heading "Ingredients," list the main characters and write a sentence about each one. Then describe the setting.  Make sure to include the main characters and the setting.

LEFT SIDE: Write a summary that describes the main problem and the solution of the book.  Try to use words that will “grab” readers’ attention and make them want to buy your cereal. 

BACK OF BOX: Design a game that is based on the story using vocabulary from the book. It can be a puzzle, a word search, a word scramble, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a hidden pictures illustration, or any other fun activity that might  be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it includes information from the book.

TOP OF BOX: Include the title, author, number of pages, and number of stars you would give this book if you were a book critic.  The maximum number of stars would be 5. 

PRIZE (optional): Cereal boxes often include a prize. Your prize must be something the main character could have used in the book or something that reminds you of the main character.  You can even include a picture of the prize on the front of your box to let the reader know what is inside the box.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

State Report and Holiday Homework

Hello All,
           There will not be any mandatory homework over the Christmas break, but there will be extra credit work available for those interested.  I will post those opportunities on the blog by the end of the week.

           Also there are parts of the State Project due in the weeks following the break.  Below, find the parts (in red) recommended to complete over break.  Also find below, the updated due dates for the project.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Lennon

The following are the various parts of this project (check off when completed).
1.       Email the state tourism office to request information, brochures and a map of the state.
  • Rough draft due 11/4 - DONE 
  • Email office 11/7  - DONE
2.      Gather your resources for your research paper (5 paragraph report). You must have a minimum of 4 varied resources of the following: 1+ books, 1 encyclopedia excerpt, 1 internet source. (school and home)
  • Internet - at school - 11/8 and 11/10  - DONE 
  • 1 Book - at school and home - School library 11/8 - DONE 
  • Encyclopedia - home - 11/8  - DONE 
3.      Fill in the "facts at a glance" table with the most up-to-date information possible (check http://state.1keydata.com/california.php or http://www.50states.com/ or www.infoplease.com, or http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/971013.html ). (homework)
  • Facts at a glance - 11/18   - DONE 
4.      Submit a bibliography (include in final report).
  • Due with written portion 12/16 - Due with written portion 1/8  
5.      Complete an outline for the report (use outline template-include in final report). Make note-cards.
  • Outline due 11/30 - Done (re-typed and re-worked in computer lab with the class)
  • Note-cards due – Due 1/8
 6.      Written 5 paragraph report (rough draft at school –final draft copy to be done at home). Use teacher outline provided as model
  • Rough Draft - 12/9   12/15
  • Final Draft - 12/16  1/8
 7.      At least two different types of hand-drawn maps (#1 political, #2 physical, product/manufacturing, population density, etc). check http://www.50states.com/maps/ for blank maps (homework)
  • Maps due - 1/8  This will be a good Christmas break project!!
8.      A Power Point Presentation following teacher template that covers major sections of your written report. (school) State song MIDI files can be found on www.50states.com
  • Power Point Presentations due - 1/15
9.      State float* displaying symbols of the state. (homework)
                        *Alternate Plan: A state paper quilt that includes the same content criteria as the float.
  • 1/31    This will also be a good Christmas break project!!
 10.  Oral presentation of your state with the Power Point (3-5 minutes in length).
  • 1/17-20

Monday, December 12, 2011

This Week's Update

The last week of school before the holidays always seems to go at a hectic pace.  I find solace in Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."


There are a few updates for this week.  The student council is sponsoring a toy drive for Mother of Sorrows School.  The goal is for each class to sponsor a class at Mother of Sorrows, so each student receives a gift this Christmas.  For some at the school, it may be the only gift they get this Christmas.

The Christmas Program is Thursday, December 15 at 7:00.  Please have all students report to the fifth grade classroom by 6:30pm.  The attire for the program is "Christmas Best."  The students would also like to wear Santa hats for our song.  It would be nice touch for our program, I would love each student to have one for the night of the program.

Monsignor Norm decreed a "Pastor's Holiday" for Friday, December 16, so there will be no school, Friday, December 16. Because of the holiday, I have rescheduled some of the tests for this week.
Tests this week:

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Unit 7 Test

Wednesday
Spanish homework due - workbook, p 10-14
Math - Ch. 9 Test
Toys for toy drive due


Thursday:
40 States and Capitals Test
Typed rough draft of state report due.  Students have been working on this in the St. Jerome computer lab.  More information to come soon regarding "note cards."

Christmas Program - 7:00pm
"Dollar Dayz" - Help Student Council raise money for the Holy Childhood Association by wearing “Theme day – non-uniform dress” FREE DRESS!

Thursday, December 15, come to school wearing “Christmas Attire/Red and Green."

$1.00 – If you only have accessories.
$1.00 – If you have only “the top” or “the
bottom” half in Dollar Dayz dress and the other half in uniform.
$2.00 – For bottom and tops.
Best Deal $2.00
– If you want to wear “all three” …Top half, bottom half and accessories.


Have a blessed and Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 5, 2011

Today's Work for those Absent

Religion:
Practice Song

Language Arts:
Journal - weekend
Study for Vocabulary/Spelling Test - Unit 6 tomorrow.
Begin studying for Reading (Double Test) this Thursday

Math:
Simple Solutions - Lesson 48
Math Wkbk p. 107-108 odds only (Q&A)

Social Studies:
Next 10 states, for forty total - on blog.

Next 10 States (40 Total)

First Ten States:
  1. Connecticut
  2. Delaware
  3. Maryland
  4. Massachusetts
  5. New Hampshire
  6. New Jersey
  7. New York
  8. Pennsylvania
  9. Rhode Island
  10. Vermont
Next Ten States:
  1. Florida
  2. Georgia
  3. Kentucky
  4. Maine
  5. North Carolina
  6. Ohio
  7. South Carolina
  8. Tennessee
  9. Virginia
  10. West Virgina

Next Next Ten States (30):
  1. Michigan
  2. Indiana
  3. Illinois
  4. Wisconsin
  5. Alabama
  6. Mississippi
  7. Iowa
  8. Missouri
  9. Arkansas
  10. Louisiana
Next Ten States (40):
  1. Minnesota
  2. Texas
  3. Oklahoma
  4. North Dakota
  5. South Dakota
  6. Nebraska
  7. Kansas
  8. Montana
  9. Wyoming
  10. Colorado
Forty States to Know
for next test
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virgina
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Upcoming Tests & Quizzes

Friday Dec. 2
Social Studies - 30 States and Capitals (spelling counts)

Monday Dec. 5
Science Test
Spanish Homework –Due Today – Activity 6,7&8
Tuesday Dec. 6 
Vocabulary/Spelling Test - Unit 6

Wednesday Dec. 7
Simple Solutions - Lessons 41-48

Thursday Dec. 8 
Reading Comprehension - Test Fury of a Hurricane and Dwaina Brooks


Friday Dec. 9
Religion - Advent pgs. 169-170