Friendship Math

I was wondering if I had 5 friends coming to a birthday party and I each asked them to bring another 5 friends, how many friends would there be? Given they didn’t ask any of the same people or each other. I calculated 5x5+5=30.

Hand Made Gift Cards Using Math

Here’s an extraordinary way of making a wonderful gift card for a special friend.

Needed

• 2 coloured sheets of paper cut in equal length medium strips
• glue stick

What to do

1. With your ruler, you have to measure your page size using your mathematical skills.
2. Then you take your scissor and equally cut your strips into equal length and breadth.
3. Now take the first strip (red) and place it horizontally and put glue on the edge.
4. now stick the other strip (blue) You will now have a right angle.
5. Paste a blue strip at the back side of the red one, then a blue on the front side of the red until you reach the other end. Now take a blue strip and stick it beside your first red one and under the yellow one... continue with your weaving process until you are finished with the strips.
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Walking Math

I like counting my steps so then I write it down and every month I add it all up which usually goes over 1,000,000.

Mathball

This game is similar to kickball. The only difference is that before the pitcher pitches the ball, he or she asks a math question. If the kicker answers that question correct, the kicker can kick the ball and run. If the kicker answers the question incorrectly, they move to the back of the line. Also, when the runner is almost at home base, they need multiply the answer to the question they answered previously by 2. That is how many steps they need to step from third base to home. The math can be anything, whatever the teacher is currently teaching.

The Importance of Math

Math is very important in my life. Throughout the day, I use math an awful lot. Right now I am learning Algebra. When I play basketball with my friends I like to keep the score. It's hard to add and keep up the score at the same time when I'm playing basketball, but it pays off because I get to determine who won the game. When we get older, we are going to need to learn how to do our own taxes. Math helps me in games, and fun things that I do on a daily basses.

Easter Egg Math Quest!

Take plastic easter eggs and put small candy inside. Write problems of any kind of math on a scrap piece of paper, and write the answers on the eggs. If there are any eggs left over put down any OTHER numbers that are NOT answers. Go hide ALL of the eggs. Tell the child to find them and mention to the child that there is a surprise in the egg for them if they get it right. Before the kid eats the candy they have to show you the answer to check it right. You can use this idea at any time of the year.

Nanny Math

I am a nanny for two children, ages 3 and 6. While staying with the children I use math daily. I use measurement when making cookies, juice, and other snacks. I also use measurement when I am given permission to give them medication to make sure the dosages are correct. I use time continually because I keep them on a schedule, they have certain times for snack, meals, and bedtime.

Time and Nature

Time and nature are one of the most important things used in daily life. They both include a lot of math. You need to know numbers to understand time. I like math, it's one of my favourite subjects and so is time, calculation, area... and I also chose nature because math is used a lot in it (i.e., a farmer would need to maths to get the same distant between the plants). If there was no math, things like rain couldn't be measured. Life wouldn't be fun because there would be no shapes and shapes are one of the best things about nature (i.e., tornadoes, volcanoes, and animals).

Shoestore Math

During my job, I use math on a daily basis at the shoe store. I use numerical order in the stockroom to keep the shoes in order. I use measurement when checking people for the correct shoe size. I also use money concepts when using the register and counting change to customers. I work with money each night when I count the total in the register and fill out the deposit slip for the bank.

Golfing Math

I golf often as a hobby. Every time I golf I use math. When I am trying to figure out which club to use to hit the ball where I need it to go, I am using estimation. Estimation is used to determine the distance to the hole, the wind speed, the roll. I also use addition skills when figuring my score as I play through the golf course.