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Math Curse Written by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith. Read by Ms. Sharma. Math Curse #1.
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Math CurseWritten by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith Read by Ms. Sharma
Math Curse #1 The whole morning is one problem after another. There are 24 kids in my class. I just know somebody is going to bring cupcakes to share. We sit in 4 rows with 6 desks. What if Ms. Fibonacci rearranges the desks to make: • 6 rows? _____ desks in a row • 8 rows? _____ desks in a row • 3 rows? _____ desks in a row
Math Curse #2 • Social Studies is a GEOGRAPHY problem: The Mississippi River is about 4,000 kilometers long. An M&M is about 1 centimeter long. There are 100 centimeters in a meter, and 1000 meters in a kilometer. Estimate how many M&Ms it would take to measure the length of the Mississippi River.
Math Curse #3 • On the planet Tetra, kids have only 2 fingers on each hand. They count 1, 2, 3, 10… Finish counting to 30. ____, _____, _____, _____, _____, ______, ______, _____
Math Curse #4 • I wake up on Wednesday morning at 7:15. It takes me 10 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutes to eat my breakfast, and 1 minute to brush my teeth. What time will I be ready?
Math Curse #5 • Name one way you have encountered math today (other than math class or math homework!)
Answers Curse #1- • 6 rows? 4 desks in a row • 8 rows? 3desks in a row • 3 rows? 8 desks in a row Curse #2- It would take 400,000,000 M&Ms to measure the Mississippi River Curse #3- 11,12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30 Curse #4- You will be ready at 7:41 A.M. Bonus- Jon has 9 nephews and 6 nieces.
Answer Page (Sample) • Page 1 • 1. I picked 35 flowers • 2. I ate 2. 267 in ten seconds • Page 2 • 1. The math problem was 1. 3 Miles long • 2. The snake was 2. 216 Inches • Page 3 • 1. 512 cats ate cheese • 2. 315 dogs burped loudly.