Thursday, November 10, 2011

Brain Teaser Day 7

The year 1978 has an unusual property. When you add the 19 to the 78, the total is the same as the middle two digits (97). What will be the next year to have this same property?

Hint, we will not be alive in this year!

Unit 3 Homework Contest

Fourth block is in the lead!!!  Keep up the good work!!

Working with Angle Rulers and Protractors







Brain Teaser Day 6!!

A firefighter stood on the middle rung of a ladder, spraying water on a burning house. He then climbed up 6 rungs before the heat of the flames caused him to come down 10 rungs. After some minutes he was able to climb 18 rungs to the very top of the ladder. How many rungs did the ladder have?

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Homework for 11/9/11

Page 41 #4.  Hint, you use each one once.

Brain Teaser Day 5

Gary began peeling a pile of 44 potatoes at the rate of 3 per minute. Four minutes later, Christen joined him, and peeled at the rate of 5 potatoes per minute. When they were finished, how many potatoes had each peeled?

If you think you know the answer, email me at MsALovesMath@gmail.com or bring your answer to class.  Good luck!!  This one is a lot easier than the others so far!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Let's try this...

If you are reading this on Tuesday evening, let me know.  Tomorrow, please bring a piece of paper with your first and last name on it and write your favorite color.  When you walk into the classroom, put the paper on my desk.  I would like to see who is checking my blogs!  Thank you!!  Go Blues!!

Homework for 11/8/2011

1.) Page 40 #2
2.) Tiling Project is due TOMORROW

This might help with the homework


Brain Teaser Day 4

We are brave sailors always riding the sea
We are less than one hundred but as tough as can be
We sleep in three bunkers on top of each other
Our numbers double from one bunker to another
We dance in joy all through the night
In groups of fives under the moonlight
Last night twelve of us were swallowed by waves
Leaving alive more than two third of the braves
Still we continue the journey refusing to fail
So tell me how many of us are left to sail?

If you think you know the answer, email me at MsALovesMath@gmail.com or bring your answer to class tomorrow.  Good luck!

Monday, November 7, 2011

LOOK AT THE TABS!!

If you look to the right of your screen, there are tabs under "Pages".  One of the tabs is labeled "Homework".  All of the homework assignments and directions for the assignments will be posted there.

Tiling Project- November 7, 2011

Scoring Rubric:
Students Working
















Brain Teaser Day 3

A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were:

The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.

The fourth number is one more than the second number.

The first number is one less than twice the second number.

The second number plus the third number equals ten.

The sum of all five numbers is 30.

What were the five numbers and in what order?


Think you know the answer?  Email your answers to MsALovesMath@gmail.com or bring them to class.  Good luck!!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Brain Teaser Day 2

A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

Think you know the answer?  Email your answer to MsALovesMath@gmail or bring your answer to class tomorrow.  Draw a picture, it might help!!  Good luck!