Mrs. S's Math Hunt

Welcome to Mrs. Slonneger's Math scavenger hunt!  After completing this scavenger hunt, you will have a better idea of some of the types of useful information on the Internet about math.  HAVE FUN!

1. Using Yahooligan's Math category find the following information about math:

• Look for "Real World Math"

  • What Good is Math? - learn how math is useful in everyday life.

    • So You're Planning a Trip?

      • Find the gas mileage of your family car

      • How Much Further?

    • How Do I Get the Most for My Shopping Dollar?

      • Shoes Galore

      • Shirts, Shirts, and More Shirts

      • Pants, Jeans, Skirts, and Slacks

  • Check out great animated lessons and beat-the-clock games

    • Try CyberChallenge to test your math skills - be prepared to 
      beat the clock!

  • "Math in Daily Life" even includes a link to make your own roller 
    coaster - see if you can find it (hint: you may need to visit other 
    exhibits)

    • Go ahead and make a roller coaster - but be careful!  You 
      need to make sure the coaster is safe!

• Check out "Homework Help" for links that will help you tremendously with 
  math skills

  • Find a site that helps you to make your own flash cards, play Matho 
    and Hidden Picture in the games room

    • Play Matho

    • Try the Flashcards - try multiplication

    • Check out the Homework Helper

• Look at "Fractions, Decimals, and Percents"

  • Have you ever wanted to learn All About Decimals?

    • Find the Percent of a Number

  • Where can you learn how to convert fractions to decimals?

    • Dave's Math Tables: Fraction to Decimal Conversion is a 
      place the see the decimal equivalent of common fractions

2. Using Math on the Web, find answers to the following:

• What is Sabermetrics?

• Solve the Challenge of the Day on the Aunty Math site

• Check out Funbrain.com  How many inches are on the ruler?

• Find the correct combination of colors in the Mastermind Game

3. Here is a Math Scavenger Hunt for you to try - just read the questions and
   enter your answers on the web page.  (Middle School level)

4. Quick, what's 24 X 11? This fun game teaches you a cool trick for multiplying 2 digit numbers by 11.

5. Use the Ask Dr. Math web site to find out what Order of Operations means?

• Here's another link that helps to explain it:  Mathematical "Order of Operations"

• Here's an Order of Operations worksheet on which to practice:
  A+ Math Worksheet (Order of Operations).

6. Create your own Online Worksheets!  Choose the type of problems you want to
   practice and find out if you have the right answers - right on the screen!
   Go to Aplusmath.com.

7. Someday you may take a job in a retail store.  Part of your job will be to count change back to the customers for their purchases.  Here is a web site that will help you to practice counting change:  Change Maker.

8. Escape from Knab is an exciting educational simulation that will take you through a series of financial decision-making experiences on the slimy planet of KNAB (ka-nab).