November 22nd POW Answer

Anthony will need to make 65 rolls. He can only make full batches according to his recipe which makes 2 dozen. Being that he needs 65 rolls he will need to make 6 dozen roll.

BONUS question measurement are as follows:

 

16.5 cups flour

9 teaspoons sugar

6 teaspoons salt

4.5 teaspoons of yeast

4.5 cups of milk

1.5 cups of water

2.25 cups of butter

What do we do with the remainders?

 

Common Core Standard 4.NBT.6: Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

November 15th POW Answer

12 different looking arrangements: (G=Grace Hopper, F= Leonardo Fibonacci, E= Leonhard Eulers)

GFEE
GEFE
GEEF
FGEE
FEGE
FEEG
EEGF
EEFG
EGEF
EGFE
EFEG
EFGE

 

BONUS: Number of times G is on the left: 3

                 Number of times E is on the left: 6

"Big 7" Long Division Strategy

 

 

Common Core Standard 4.NBT.6: Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

November 8th POW Answer

119 chicken wings in the bucket! (FYI...we only had one POW turned in this week so your chances on winning a homework pass are BIG!!!!)

Homework Club!

This week is the start of a new 3 week Homework Club cycle. Get that homework in every day and earn some fun time during lunch (just like these fellow students did)!

November 1st POW Answer

Due to the lack of POWs turned in this week and because of the challenging problem, I gave tickets to all students who showed a great deal of effort on the problem and explained their thinking.