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Hunterswood mango
Hunterswood Mango Problem

One night, the King couldn’t sleep, so he went down to the Royal kitchen, where he found a bowl full of mangoes. Hungry, he took of the fruit. Later that night, the Queen was hungry and couldn’t sleep. She, too, found the mangoes and took of what the King had left. Still later, the Prince awoke, went to the kitchen, and ate of the remaining mangoes. Even later, his sister, the Princess, ate of the fruit left in the bowl. Finally, the Royal Dog woke up from his slumber, jumped up on the table, and grabbed of what was left, leaving only 4 mangoes left for the kitchen staff. How many mangoes were originally in the bowl?
Lemonade Mixture
Lemonade Mixture Problem

To compare different mixtures of lemonade and develop a strategy for deciding which is stronger each time.
Lemonade Mixture
Spinners Problem

Each player gets only two spins. In order to win the prize, the player must get a blue and then a red in that order. The player can choose to a). Spin each spinner once, or b). Spin one of the spinners twice. To have the greatest chance of winning, should you spin Spinner A twice, spin Spinner B twice, or spin both spinners?
Track
Track Problem

There are 23 students in our class. We want to walk 230 laps on the track. a) If each student walks the same amount, how many laps will each student walk? b) What if the students do not have to walk the same amount, how could the class get to 230 laps?
Staircase
Staircase Problem

To build a 10-step staircase. You have to figure out how many Snap Cubes you need to build a 10-step staircase without counting every cube.
Turtle
Turtle Problem

A turtle travels 2/3 mile in one hour. How long will it take him to travel 6 miles?
Combinations
Combinations Problem

Flat Stanley is going on vacation. He has 4 different colored pants (green, purple, pink and blue) and 3 different colored shirts (brown, orange, and blue). What are the combinations of different outfits that he could wear on his trip? Record your findings.
order
Does Order Matter?

Jake is building with cubes. He has a tower of 2 green cubes, a tower of 5 blue cubes, and tower of 3 yellow cubes. How many connecting cubes does he have? Later, complete math stations with 4 similar problems using the numbers (5, 2, 3) (6,3,4) (6,8,5) (8,5,5)
square
How Square Are You?

Figure out how square are you and discuss the relationship between the height and arm span of a perfect square.
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Can You Figure It Out?

Students with special needs and language barriers will explore proportional reasoning while solving two main math dilemmas.
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Mean as a Fair Share

Students will understand the defnintion of “Mean”.
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Understanding Inequalities

Students will understand the concept of Inequalities.

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