| Station 1: | Tessellations |
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Outside the front entrance under the Marion McVeety school sign there are some similar repeating patterns or tessellations.
Look down.
What do you notice? ___________________________________________
Draw what you see.
Is this a tessellation? ______
Why?
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Station 2: | Estimating |
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Go to the first bike rack. Estimate how many of your feet it will take to get from one side of the bike rack to
the other.
Estimate: __________ feet
Measure the distance using your feet.
Actual: __________
Is this an accurate way to measure?
Why or why not?
What could you use to get a more accurate measure?
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| Station 3: | Circumference |
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Many of us use tires everyday. There are tires on our cars, bikes, buses, etc..
At the jungle gym, measure with a ruler the top of the tire from one end to the other. __________ cm
Measure the side of the tire (the tread). __________ cm
Is the horizontal or vertical distance greater? _____________
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| Station 4: | Triangles |
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Stop at the red climbing structure. Take a good look at the structure.
Draw what you see.
How many triangles can you make?
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| Station 5: | Parallel Lines |
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Go to the silver climbing structure. How many sets of parallel lines do you see? ________________
Why do you think that the lines are parallel?
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| Station 6: | Windows |
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Look at the small square windows at the top of the school.
Guess how many small squares you think there are _______________
Count how many there are (hint: use multiplication) ________________
Is this an example of a tessellation? _________
Why?
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| Station 7: | Swing Set |
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At the swing set, push the swing back and forth. Count how many times the swing goes back and forth in 10 seconds.
__________ times
Get a member of your group to sit in the swing. How many times foes the swing go back and forth? ________________
times
Is there a difference in the times? _______
Why?
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| Station 8: | License Plate |
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Go to the school parking lot. Look at the license plates on the red car.
What is the license plate number? ________ ________
How many different combinations of the license plate can you make?
For example, if a license plate number is ABC 123, you can make several combinations.
A few examples are:
ABC 123
CBA 321
BCA 231
Try to see how many you can get.
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| Station 9: | Marion McVeety School sign |
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Look carefully at the sign. How many words can you make out of Marion McVeety? List the words you come up with.
For example, made, tear
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