Author Archives: Angelique Martin
Happy Fourth of July Math Puzzle
Our town is planning a sensational Fourth of July fireworks. The professionals in charge of the fireworks display will light four Rockets every minute, two Sonic Booms every 30 seconds, one Super Rocket every three minutes, and one Flying Star Fountain every 5 minutes. The … Continue reading
World Cup Soccer by the Numbers
Here’s a timely math question for students in grades 5 and up. Europe has more than 53 soccer teams. They have played 268 matches and scored 749 times. What is their average number of goals per match? Bonus question: Only 25% … Continue reading
Baseball diamond math
During the summer months we will be running a series of fun math problems to help students stay sharp, including those on grade level and those in need of math intervention. A baseball diamond forms a 90 foot square. It is … Continue reading
Sweet Sixteen Algebra
Teams will be travelling to get to the Sweet Sixteen tournament locations. The UCLA Bruins will travel the furthest from Los Angeles to Memphis. The 2000 mile flight will take 5 hours and 50 minutes. The San Diego State Aztecs have … Continue reading
Michigan State Scoring Average
Here is a March Mathness problem for your students. In yesterday’s game Michigan State scored 93 points beating Delaware and advancing. During the 40 minutes of regulation play how many points did Michigan State score per minute? Please send your … Continue reading
Mathematical Difference between NBA and College hoops
Already television and social media are abuzz with college basketball statistics. March Madness is here. Here are two fun math problems to share with students: Problem 1: NBA games have 4 12-minute quarters. College games have 2 20-minute halves. Which games … Continue reading
Oscar Math: Fun Math Problems for Grades 3-8
The 2014 Academy Awards take place this Sunday. We thought you might enjoy sharing some fun math problems with your math intervention and math enrichment students, or maybe your entire class. Here are three. Problem 1: Grades 2-4 Two of … Continue reading
Olympic Hockey Math for Grades 5-10
The U.S. Men’s Hockey team is lining up for Gold. Here are some Hockey math problems for students in middle school and high school. Grade 5-6: This year the Olympics are in Sochi, Russia. The currency in Russia is called ruble. 35.78 … Continue reading
Olympic Math: Bobsled Metrics
Try this problem on students grade 8 and up. U.S. Olympians Lauryn Williams and Elana Meyers are in position to take the Gold Medal in the Women’s Bobsled event at the Winter Olympics. They posted the fastest time in their first … Continue reading
Olympic Math, Speed Skating to the Answer
Here is an Olympic math problem appropriate for Grade 8 and up. A speed skater competes in the 1,000; 1,500; and 10,000 meter events and puts in 6 times as much distance practicing before the events. What total distance in … Continue reading
