We are over halfway through Summer Math fun with our newsletters! This is Week 5 of 8. Don't forget to track the activity or activities you try each week! Find the activity or questions that work for you and challenge yourself to try one a grade level above!
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There is so much math in this picture. What math do you see? Below are some ideas to get you started.
This is a soccer field with some of its playing lines labeled.
What questions could you answer about this picture?
Students entering grade:
K - A game of soccer is played with 11 team players on the field. Draw 11 players.
1 - A game of soccer is played with 11 team players on the field. If 4 players are on the field, how many more players are needed to complete the team?
2 - In one soccer season, Noah scored 51 goals. That same season, Diego scored 28 goals. Who scored more goals? How many more?
3 - The center line divides the field into 2 equal parts. The distance from the base line to the center line is 60 yards. How far, in yards, is the distance from the base line to the other base line of the field?
4 - The soccer player with the most goals scored in his career is Pele. He scored 1,281 goals. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundred? Nearest thousand?
5 - The average soccer player takes 212 steps in one minute of game play. How many steps would you estimate the average player takes when playing in a 60 minute game?
What made you curious? What math questions did you come up with?
Math Surrounds Us
Math is all around us all the time. Try to look around your house, your neighborhood, or anywhere you go to find some math this week.
Watch a sporting event or play a sport with your family and talk about the math involved. Here are some questions to help:
Printable math practice to keep your skills sharp. Choose the one that is just right for you. Please note that the formatting may be off for translated copies, please refer to the English copy.
