Fun Friday Prep and Schedule for August 30, 2019

12 PM Central Time: Problem of the Week: Elementary

1 PM Central Time: Math Crafts and Projects

2 PM Central Time: Problem of the Week: Secondary

Find the activities you\’re interested in below to see what you need to be ready.

Problem of the Week: Elementary

See how far you can get on this problem:

Three friends have a car wash one weekend. They make $438. What should happen next?

Problem of the Week: Secondary

See how far you can get on this problem:

A zoo wants to buy a total of 11 animals. Their options are elephants, giraffes, and rhinos. Each elephant eats 200kg food per day, each giraffe eats 75kg, and each rhino eats 50kg. The zoo\’s budget can provide 950kg of food per day to these animals. How many of each type should the zoo buy?

(source — warning, contains spoilers)

Crafts and Projects

This week\’s project will show a connection, which might surprise you, between triangles and straight lines.

As always, you can \”plan the craft\” with just paper and pencil. To actually complete the project, have these supplies handy:

• Paper
• Scissors or other cutting tool
• Washable markers or watercolor pencils
• Glue
• Ruler or other straightedge
• Spray bottle filled with plain water or paintbrush and cup of water