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    A Box of Cubes
    How many 1 inch cubes can fit in a rectangular box that is 10 by 6 by 3 inches?
    3rd to 5th
    A Day at Camp
    Figure out a camper's schedule for the day.
    3rd to 5th
    A Day in the Park
    Use a rectangular coordinate map of the recreation area to answer various questions.
    3rd to 5th, 6th to 8th
    A Dicey Situation
    In this game players score points according to the difference between the rolls of two dice. Which player would you rather be?
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    A Jar of Coins
    Use fraction clues to discover how many pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters I have in my jar.
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    A Larger Garden
    Can you increase the area of a garden but use less fencing to protect it from the deer?
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    A Pound of Tea
    Find out how long a pound of tea would last Hazel if she were alone.
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    A Radio for Kate or Not
    Does Kate have enough money to buy a radio?
    3rd to 5th
    A Reading Mystery
    Use a pattern to find out how long it will take Janine to finish her book.
    3rd to 5th
    A Simple Reversal
    The product of 3 and 24 is 72. The sum of 3 and 24 is 27, which is the reverse of 72. Can you find other pairs of numbers such that their product is the reverse of their sum?
    Math Fundamentals, Pre-Algebra 3rd to 5th
    A Weightier Problem
    Create a data set that has a specified range, mode, and median.
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    Across Wisconsin
    Determine how long it will take this athletic math teacher to bike across Wisconsin (requires a little map reading).
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    Across the Netherlands
    Help sort out this bike trip through the Netherlands (requires a bit of map reading).
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    After School Snacks
    How much money is Shawn spending on after school snacks? How long will it take him to save enough for a new calculator?
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    Alex, age - VFS
    Alex, age 10
    3rd to 5th
    Alice and Fred
    What information about the frogs would you need to find their new distances from the path?
    3rd to 5th
    Alien Operations
    Can you help scientists decipher the operation symbols on this alien artifact?
    3rd to 5th, 6th to 8th
    All Aboard
    How long will Sasha's train trip from Washington to Chicago take?
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
    All the Way Around
    Find the perimeter of the two shapes.
    3rd to 5th
    Andersons Pumpkin Patch
    How many students are there on Ms. Juncos's fourth grade team?
    Math Fundamentals 3rd to 5th
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