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Participation in the Elementary Problems of the
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Problem Solving Standard for Grades 3-5, enabling students to
build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving; solve problems
that arise in mathematics and in other contexts; apply and adapt a
variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems; and monitor and
reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.
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It's an open and shut case! Or is it?
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. A Razzle Dazzle Elementary School locker problem.
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Jellybean Fractions
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 2. Determine good and bad choices in playing the Jellybean Fractions Game.
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Jellybean Rectangles
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Have fun figuring out strategy in the Jellybean Rectangle game.
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Jumping Rope
- Leon Roland & class
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Just how long was the rope with which we started?
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Lawn-Mowing Chore
- Judy Ann Brown
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Find the area of the yard that Josh, Sam, and Mark must mow.
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Lost in Space
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Figure out how big an error the engineers made when they mixed up their units.
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Lucky Lettuce Land
- Kainoa Trotter, et al.
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Help Farmer Lucky fence his lettuce land.
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Lunch Bunch Budgets
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine the number of children needed for the lunch bunch budget to balance.
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The Mad Hatter's Gone!
- Leanne Gater
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Explore a coordinate plane and help the Cheshire Cat find his favorite cheese.
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Magic Square Jumble
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Help straighten out this magic square.
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March Madness!
- Teaching the Young Learner Class
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Given four clues, figure out which pair of friends won a basketball game.
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The Math Teacher's Ties
- Brentwood College School - Math 12(1)
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Read the rhyme and determine the number of ties the math teacher has in his wardrobe.
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McPrincipal's Night at McDee's
- Antonietta D.
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Elementary, difficulty level 4. Just how much did the teachers from Mathematics Elementary School sell (and earn) in their charity drive?
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Mean Jellybeans
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Take a look at averages with Mr. Cal Q. Later and his class.
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Meters of Money
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Ms. Juncos's class determine the amount of money they will raise with this metric project.
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A Million in Time
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. "Human beings can expect to live a million..." Use your conversion skills to determine which unit of time best completes this statement.
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Mini-Movie Theater Seating
- Chrissy Stewart (adapted)
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. How many rowdy kids can sit in the Mini-Movie Theater?
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More Balloons
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 5. Here's a more difficult problem based on our balloon color preferences.
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More Mowing Madness
- George Miller and Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Where should Matt and Georgette change places to evenly split their "Matt-mowing" work?
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Movie Line Madness
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine what time it will be when Odysseus and Penelope finish taking care of their movie customers.
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Mowing Madness
- George Miller and Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Using a special "Matt-mowing" technique, find the dimensions of the last rectangle to be mowed in a 48 ft. by 64 ft. yard.
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Mr. W. Goes Across Australia
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 5. Help Mr. W figure out when he needs to start his trip in order to meet Mrs. W on time (requires a bit of map reading).
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Ms. Newton's Secret
- Jeanne Fitzgerald
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you discover the secret of Ms. Newton's age?
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Multiplication Mystery
- Ya. I. Perelman (translated from Russian by Valentina Sokolskaya)
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Decipher this cryptic multiplication problem to uncover the final product.
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Mystery Numbers
- CanSchoolNet - revised
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Fill in the missing numbers on an ancient scroll.
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Neighborhood Watch
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many trips will be made around the neighborhood in this watch program.
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The New Rug
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. Find the number of squares needed to cover the Reading area.
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Odd (and Even) Dates
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Can you figure out these curious dates?
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Oh, Brother!
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Aidan is how many days younger than T.J.?
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The Olympic Distance
- Shrawan Khanna & Class
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Elementary, difficulty level 4. Determine how many kilometres the Russian Olympic team members will travel in attending the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Olympic Rings Repair
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Help answer Jellybean's question about the Olympic rings.
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Operation Challenge
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 2. Help Inger and Tarik complete Ms. Madril's multiple-choice challenge.
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Our Favorite Balloon Colors
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 4. Determine the number of submitters who listed blue as their favorite balloon color.
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Payment in Kind
- Lisa Lavelle (adapted)
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. Determine the spouses of three kind women based on the details of their inheritance.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many sandwiches can we make before using up a package of bread and jars of jelly and peanut butter at the same time?
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Penguin Confusion
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 2. Four penguins have lost their nametags. Help them sort out who's who.
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Penguin Fun
- Bob Coulter
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Elementary, difficulty level 2. Three penguins go to an amusement park. Can they all take the same ride?
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Penny Space
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine the space needed to store a million pennies.
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Perfect Passengers
- Mrs. Clark's Sixth Grade Stars
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Elementary, difficulty level 2. See if you can determine who's who using clues to their eye color and luggage.
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Pondering Palindromes
- Mary DeYoung & class
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Explore 4-digit palindromes and find something else they have in common.
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Pondering Prescriptions
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Help calculate the amount of antibiotic in each dose of my prescription.
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Presidential Timepieces
- Mary DeYoung & class
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Develop a sense of time by exploring presidential events.
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Price Tag Repair
- Teaching the Young Learner Group
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you use the clues to help Cathy repair the price tags for the family yard sale?
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Pushing Pennies
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Estimate the number of pennies that you can fit on a sheet of paper, then evaluate your estimate.
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Puzzling Puzzle Pieces
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Explore the ways 108 puzzle pieces can be arranged.
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Rabbit's Run
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Help Regina develop options for building her rabbit's run.
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Railroad Crossing
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how far apart Division Junction and Logarithm Square are, based on the time Emily and Edward Engineer cross paths.
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Raisin Nut Cookies
- Marsha May
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Sarah needs to convert her cookie recipe for her cousin.
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Sacagawea Cheerios
- Stephen Maurer
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how many Sacagawea coins the government will give away during this Cheerios promotion.
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Saline Solutions
- Lisa Lavelle
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. Measure the ingredients needed to mix the saline solutions.
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