November Math Problems 2015
Problems of the Month:
Turkeys
Early Childhood Tasks:
An adult male turkey called gobbler weighs between 16 to 22 pounds. A female turkey called a hen is smaller, weighing between 8 to 12 pounds. A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
When it comes to male and female turkeys, are gobblers or hens larger? How do you know?
What is the difference in weight between a gobbler and a hen? Prove your answer using a number line model
How many legs are there in a rafter of 10 turkeys? Use a math drawing and a matching equation to prove your answer.
Middle Grades:
A twist on a classic problem ...At the farm, the cats like to chase the turkeys in their pen. I looked inside and counted 19 animal heads and 38 legs.
How many cats and how many turkeys were in the pen? Show how you know.
Turkeys have between 5000 and 6000 feathers. If I have 6 turkeys, about how many feathers could there be?
Show a range of answers to this questions.
Graph your answer on a number line.
Write your answer using base 10 notation.
A math problem from the Looney Math archives ....
Joey finished his 1 mile run in 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
If Joey was racing against a turkey, who would win?
Wild turkeys can run at speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
Assuming a turkey could do the one mile run, how long it would take a turkey to complete the one mile run?
Who would be faster, the turkey or Joey?
Explain.