Week 5: Water & Wonder Week

 


 

·         Monday – Build a mini boat and race it in a sink or kiddie pool.





·         Tuesday – Try the “walking water” science experiment with colored cups. 



·         Wednesday – Make ocean-themed art (paper plate jellyfish or salt painting).




Courtesy:  https://craftingafunlife.com/how-to-make-a-paper-plate-jellyfish-craft/


·         Thursday – Read a book about the sea (Magic School Bus, Dolphins, etc.).



 

·         Friday – Play a game of outdoor water math: splash if you get the answer wrong!     (See below!) 😉

 

·         Weekend Bonus – Visit a beach, pool, or spray park, or make a DIY slip-n-slide.

 

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Ideal for 3rd–5th graders!

"Splash If You're Wrong!" Water Math Game

   
   


How It Works:

·         One person is the Math Master.

·         Ask a math question to each player.

·         If they answer correctly, they stay dry.

·         If they answer wrong, get ready for a splash — use a water balloon, spray bottle, or sponge toss!




 
 Math Questions & Answers
(Mix of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and word problems)


Level 1: Quick Math (Good warm-up)

1.   What’s 12 + 9? → 21

2.   What’s 15 – 7? → 8

3.   What is 6 × 3? → 18

4.   What’s 36 ÷ 6? → 6

5.   What is 100 – 25? → 75



Level 2: Trickier Thinking

6.   What’s 7 × 8? → 56

7.   What is 81 ÷ 9? → 9

8.   A watermelon costs $9. You have $20. How much change do you get? → $11

9.   If you read 5 pages a day for 6 days, how many pages did you read? → 30 pages


Level 3: Multi-Step & Word Problems

10.You have 3 boxes of markers. Each has 12 markers. How many markers in total? → 36

11.You and 2 friends split $30 equally. How much do you each get? → $10

12. A bug crawls 4 inches every minute. How far in 10 minutes? → 40 inches

13. A shirt is $25, and shorts are $15. What’s the total cost? → $40

14. You baked 24 cookies. If you put 4 cookies in each bag, how many bags can you make? → 6 bags


Bonus “Challenge Round” 
(Double splash for wrong answer!)

15. What’s 144 ÷ 12? → 12

16. You ran 2 miles each day for 5 days. Then 1 mile on the 6th day. How many miles total? → 11 miles

17. If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3, what fraction is left? → 5/8

18. There are 48 apples. You divide them among 4 baskets. How many apples per basket? → 12



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