- Aidan's Millimeter Measurements - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Calculate Aidan's height and age based on his well-baby measurements at the doctor's office.
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- A Pound of Tea - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how long a pound of tea would last Hazel if she were alone.
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- The Big Balloon Blowup - Leon Roland & class
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Help Ulrike and Lars determine the number of balloons in each bag.
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- Birthday Probability - Kristina Lasher & Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. What is the likelihood that someone is born on an even or odd day of
the month? Are you more likely to be born on a prime number day or a
multiple of 3?
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- Chime Time - Lisa Lavelle (adapted)
Elementary, difficulty level 3. Determine how long it takes a clock to chime.
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- Chirp! Chirp! - Annie Fetter
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find the temperature when a cricket chirps a certain number of times a minute.
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- Choose Your Challenge - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can Zak find a more precise measure of how much older his brother is than he is?
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- Clock Work - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How did Maria and Sammy arrange their pencils on the clock face?
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- Cupcakes, Cupcakes! - Kristina Lasher & Terry Trotter
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Andrei needs to put icing on the cupcakes and get out the door to catch the bus. Will he and his sister be able to get them all iced in time?
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- Days on Other Planets - Cynthia Lanius, Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. How old in Earth years would you be after spending time on another planet?
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- Downloading Duel - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Whose downloading task should take longer?
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- Dragons and Tigers and Hares! Oh, my! - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use clues about the Chinese calendar to determine when Lin's great-grandfather was born
and how old he is.
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- Flying Time Zones - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Help me figure out what time my watch should show when I land in Denver.
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- Fording the River - Lisa and Judy Gardner
Algebra, difficulty level 2. A terrible accident occurred just when the hands of a watch were in a special position. What time was it?
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- Four Dates - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Anthony explores number patterns on a calendar.
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- A Happy New Year Wish - Suzanne Alejandre, Ian Underwood
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Explain how time differences are calculated and understood using
longitude.
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- Horton's Clover Hunt - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Find out how fast Horton had to work picking clovers.
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- It's Summer in Melbourne - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many hours of sunlight does Melbourne, Australia, have on its
longest day of the year?
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- Louis And Boris Get Even - Ethel Breuche
Algebra, difficulty level 2. After taking their respective hormone pills, Louis is growing and Boris is shrinking. How long will it take before they become the same height?
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- Martian Holiday - Judy Ann Brown
Middle School, difficulty level 2. On January 1, 2190 a space ship leaves Earth. On what Earth date will the space ship return home?
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- McPrincipal's Night at McDee's - Antonietta D.
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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- Missing Pages - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Drew's math book is missing a page. What are the page numbers on the missing page?
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- Moons, by Jove! - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how long it will take these 3 moons to return to a position
of alignment with their
planet.
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- More Recess - Kristina Lasher
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Camilla checks out a kickball while Patrick brings his handball. How
much more recess does Patrick save?
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- Movie Line Madness - Lisa Lavelle
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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- Ms. Newton's Secret - Jeanne Fitzgerald
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you discover the secret of Ms. Newton's age?
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- My Grandfather's Clock - Ethel Breuche
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Listening to the chimes, what would be the
longest time I would have to wait to be sure of exactly what time it was?
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- Neighborhood Watch - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many trips will be made around the neighborhood in this watch program.
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- Odd (and Even) Dates - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Can you figure out these curious dates?
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- Oh, Brother! - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Aidan is how many days younger than T.J.?
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- Perfect Timing - Steve Risberg & Stephen Weimar
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Find out what time Eva and Aurora reached the resort.
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- Porky Pig's Popcorn Diet - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 4. Porky is put on a special diet plan so that he can enjoy his favorite snack: POPCORN!
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- Power Outage - Jackson Geometry Class
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. The power went out. Use the current reading on the clocks to determine when the power went out, and for how long.
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- Presidential Timepieces - Mary DeYoung & class
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Develop a sense of time by exploring presidential events.
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- The Price of Pollo - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 2. Use a linear equation model to predict a future price of fried chicken.
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- Railroad Crossing - Lisa Lavelle
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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- Sailing Around the World - Leon Roland & class
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Determine the amounts of the supplies that Giuseppi Linguini will need to sail around the world.
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- School, Who Has Time? - Lisa Lavelle (old remembered puzzle)
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Given all the time we spend doing other things, how do we have time for school?
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- Seasonal Probability - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the probability that your birthday falls in a particular season of the year.
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- Set a Date - Lisa Lavelle (with help from Judy Ann Brown)
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Explore an interesting detail about a given date, and find six more dates with the same quality.
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- Temperature Change - Judy Ann Brown
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Use the given information to find the temperature.
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- Time Is Power - Terry Trotter
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. During which hour of the day am I most likely to see a square number
on my computer
time display? How many times total during the day does this happen?
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- Time to Get Up - Claire Mead
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. What time should Raul get up to make sure he does not miss the bus?
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- Train Timetable - Suzanne Alejandre
Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 1. What is the minimum amount of time I can spend on the train commuting
to and from work in one week?
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- Water Fun? - Lisa Lavelle
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how long it would take for a 30-gallon water heater to empty.
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- Zero Dates - Stephen Maurer
Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Travel in time to think about dates with zeros.
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