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The Math Fundamentals Problems are designed for those students who are working to strengthen their basic mathematics skills and who are beginning to make connections between different areas of mathematics. The problems cover approximately the same materials as the NCTM Standards for Grades 3-5.


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Peanut Butter and Jelly - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem 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? ... more>>

Penguin Confusion - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 2. Four penguins have lost their nametags. Help them sort out who's who. ... more>>

Penguin Fun - Bob Coulter
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 2. Three penguins go to an amusement park. Can they all take the same ride? ... more>>

Penny Space - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine the space needed to store a million pennies. ... more>>

Perfect Passengers - Mrs. Clark's Sixth Grade Stars
active problem Elementary, difficulty level 2. See if you can determine who's who using clues to their eye color and luggage. ... more>>

The Place Value Game - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Sylvia and Carina think about winning numbers in the Place Value Game. ... more>>

Pondering Palindromes - Mary DeYoung & class
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Explore 4-digit palindromes and find something else they have in common. ... more>>

Pondering Prescriptions - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Help calculate the amount of antibiotic in each dose of my prescription. ... more>>

Presidential Timepieces - Mary DeYoung & class
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Develop a sense of time by exploring presidential events. ... more>>

Price Tag Repair - Teaching the Young Learner Group
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you use the clues to help Cathy repair the price tags for the family yard sale? ... more>>

Pushing Pennies - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Estimate the number of pennies that you can fit on a sheet of paper, then evaluate your estimate. ... more>>

Puzzling Puzzle Pieces - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Explore the ways 108 puzzle pieces can be arranged. ... more>>

Rabbit's Run - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Help Regina develop options for building her rabbit's run. ... more>>

Railroad Crossing - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem 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. ... more>>

Raisin Nut Cookies - Marsha May
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Sarah needs to convert her cookie recipe for her cousin. ... more>>

Sacagawea Cheerios - Stephen Maurer
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how many Sacagawea coins the government will give away during this Cheerios promotion. ... more>>

Saline Solutions - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. Measure the ingredients needed to mix the saline solutions. ... more>>

School Spirit - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Do a little estimating to determine how much money is needed to buy school spirit items. ... more>>

School, Who Has Time? - Lisa Lavelle (old remembered puzzle)
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Given all the time we spend doing other things, how do we have time for school? ... more>>

Seasonal Probability - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the probability that your birthday falls in a particular season of the year. ... more>>

Set a Date - Lisa Lavelle (with help from Judy Ann Brown)
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Explore an interesting detail about a given date, and find six more dates with the same quality. ... more>>

Something Fishy - Basden's 8th Hour MathDogs
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find the maximum number of goldfish and koi for the schoolyard garden pond. ... more>>

Special Stars - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the number of pipe cleaners Leah used to create a Star of David chain. ... more>>

Speeders, Beware! - Stephen Maurer (and Chief Brian Craig)
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 4. Evaluate the method the Swarthmore Borough Police Department uses for catching speeders. ... more>>

Splish Splash - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the ratio of my volume to T.J.'s volume. ... more>>

Sprinkler Spray - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Compare the radii of three sprinklers in Lily's garden. ... more>>

Stained Glass Window - Jackson First Year Algebra Class
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 5. Find the size of a stained glass window for my front door. ... more>>

Subway Subtotals - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. When people ride the subway, they can pay with money, tokens, or transit cards. How did the people in my subway car pay their fare this morning? ... more>>

Summer at Sweet Tooth - Ross Shelter & Carrie Shankweiler
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate Kate's earnings during her summer waitressing job. ... more>>

Summer Shoe Leftovers - Teaching the Young Learner Group
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine which of the leftover shoes might satisfy three shoppers' needs. ... more>>

The Sum of Four Numbers - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Determine the truth about four numbers, given some information about their sum. ... more>>

Super Deal Salsa - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine how much money was saved by buying salsa in bulk. ... more>>

Tatianna and the Troll - Terry Trotter, revised
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. Tatianna tests the troll... and neither loses nor gains. ... more>>

Team Tag - Corinne MacPherson (adapted from Faces of Mathematics by A. Wayne Roberts)
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. In the game of Team Tag, each kid (excluding Allison) earned a different number of points. How many points did Allison's teammate Jenny earn? ... more>>

Teresa's Tiles - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many square tiles does Teresa need to cover her bathroom floor? ... more>>

Timber!!! - Lisa and Judy Gardner
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the lengths of two pieces of a damaged redwood tree. ... more>>

Tourists in Turkey - Arda Antikacioglu
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 4. Analyze tourism data from Turkey to discover how many people visited specific areas of the country last year. ... more>>

Tricky Triangles - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. Arrange six toothpicks to create special triangles. ... more>>

True Lies - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 2. Test your logic skills with a citizen of the City of Truth. Or is it the City of Lies? ... more>>

The Twelve Percents of Christmas - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the percentages of the total gifts received on each of the twelve days of Christmas. ... more>>

The Twelve What of Christmas?? - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Have fun with mathematics definitions in this play on a famous holiday song. ... more>>

A Very Special Number - Lisa Lavelle
Elementary, difficulty level 2. Find a number with some interesting divisibility properties - can you put them all together? ... more>>

Video Trading - Joyce Hoellein & Class
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine the number of trades necessary for each of the 4-H members to see each of the video tapes. ... more>>

Video Viewing - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Just how much television will Frank and Lisa watch? ... more>>

Volume Experiment - Judy Ann Brown
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Make a prediction, conduct an experiment, and report your findings. ... more>>

Volunteering at the Food Bank - Abby Martin
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the number of volunteer hours needed to keep a food bank in operation. ... more>>

Water Fun? - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how long it would take for a 30-gallon water heater to empty. ... more>>

Water Park Adventure - Leon Roland & class
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much does each member of the class need to earn to fund the field trip? ... more>>

What a Move! - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the number of hours it took the movers to move the Lavelles to their new home, as well as the number of man-hours. ... more>>

What Was That Score? - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine the football (not soccer!) score. ... more>>

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