Can you do math withGeorgia on your mind?

By: Kim BrownOctober 2010

Yes you can, come along to a Northern Georgia Farm and see how.

Mary needs to prepare squash for her tribes dinner.

She has 35 squash when she starts cooking. It will take 23 to feed her tribe. How many squash will she have left over?

HINT: She started with

35

And cooked 23

How many are LEFT?

12

How did you find your answer?

2,020 lbs. Baked October 8,2005

Mary gathered 9 pumpkins. She can make one pie from each pumpkin.

The children in the tribe gathered 16 more how many pies can Mary make in all?

Hint

Mary found 9Children found 16

How many in all?

Mary can make 25 pies. How did you solve the problem?

Georgia farmers only grow about 600 acres of them each year.

http://ftp-static.sgaonline.com/tiftongazette/specialsections/gazetteextra/gazetteextra.pdf

Mary’s beloved pets eat three ears of corn a day.

Mary has 12 ears of corn how many days worth of food does Mary have?

Hint:

Her pets eat 3 ears of corn a day.

Mary has 12 ears of corn in all.

How many days can the food be shared equal ?

4

How did you get your answer?

How many apples do you see?

I see 35 apples.

Mary’s son worked very hard gathering gourds. He made 4 trips, and in each trip he collected 5 gourds. How many gourds did he collect in all?

Hint:

4 trips

5 gourds each trip

How many gourds in all?

He collected 20 gourds.

How did you get your answer?

GPS

M2N2. Students will build fluency with multi-digit addition and subtraction.

a. Correctly add and subtract two whole numbers up to three digits each with regrouping.

M2N3. Students will understand multiplication, multiply numbers, and verify results.

a. Understand multiplication as repeated addition.

M2P1. Students will solve problems (using appropriate technology).

a. Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.

b. Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.

c. Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.

d. Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.

M2P5. Students will represent mathematics in multiple ways.

a. Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.

b. Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems.

c. Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.