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“32” ENRICHMENT WEEKLY MATH RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR!

4th GRADE “WEEKLY”

MATH RESEARCH PROJECTS

“32” WEEKLY MATH ENRRICHMENT RESEARCH

PROJECTS!

BY GINA KENNEDY

NO-PREP!

Weekly “Math Research Projects!”

Adding enrichment to your classroom shouldn’t have to be time consuming and difficult

to manage. This program is easy to manage and extremely rewarding for your

students. I began using the weekly “Math Research Projects” strategy last year in my

classroom and I’m happy to make it available to others to use in their classroom as

well.

When my students finish their work at any given point during the week they are

responsible for completing their math weekly research project and posting their

response on a large sticky note.

On Mondays I introduce the projects for the week ahead. On Fridays we share their

responses to their projects.

At the end of the year each student creates a scrapbook with all of the research that

they’ve completed throughout the school year by compiling their sticky notes.

I use the larger post-it notes as some of the responses are quite lengthy.

There are many safe kid search engines out there as well as opinions as to the most

effective; but the main search engines my students use include the following:

http://www.kidzsearch.com/ (Google for kids)

http://www.kidrex.org/

http://quinturakids.com/

http://kidsclick.org/

http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearch.asp

Thanks,

Gina Kennedy

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Write your

response to this

week’s “Math

Research Project”

and place your

“sticky answer”

here:

Research the number of pencils

that are made each year in the

United States. Also research how

many trees it takes to make those

pencils.

On your “sticky note” record the

number of pencils made in the

United States each year and the

amount of trees used to make the

pencils. Place your “sticky

answer” here!

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Research the “face value” price of the cheapest seat for one ticket for three professional football, baseball, or soccer games that will be taking place in the next month in the United States. Research the price from the home team’s website. Then order the price of the three game’s tickets from least to greatest. On your “sticky note” record the three games (each team that will be playing), price of a ticket to go to each game. Then list the prices in order from least to greatest. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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FACE VALUE: The actual price listed on a ticket.

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Research the population of the five largest counties in your state. Then order the populations from greatest to least. Then add all five populations together to make one large sum. On your sticky note write the names of the five largest counties and their populations. Then list the populations from greatest to least. Then write the sum of all of the county’s populations. Place your “sticky answer” here!

Research the price of a large pepperoni pizza at

three different pizza restaurants online. Order

the pizza’s prices from least to greatest and

subtract the price of the least expensive pizza

from the most expensive pizza.

On your “sticky note” write the pizza’s

restaurant’s name and the price of their large

pepperoni pizza, list the restaurants with the

least priced pizza first and so on. Then show

your math and how you subtracted the least

expensive pizza price from the most expensive

pizza price. Place your “sticky answer”

here!

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Research the height of the “St. Louis Arch”

in feet and yards. Then research the

original cost spent to build the St. Louis

Arch and multiply that number by 7 (or add

it together 7 times) to reflect what the cost

would be to build the St. Louis Arch today.

On your sticky note, write the height of the

“St. Louis Arch” in two measurements (feet

and yards) and the original price to build

the Arch multiplied by seven to show what

it would cost to build the arch today.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research who discovered money. Write

down the person or group of people that

discovered money, how it was

discovered and four facts that you found

very interesting in your research about

the invention of money.

On your “sticky note” write the person

or group who discovered money, how it

was discovered and the four interesting

facts from your research.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the job description and

duties of a pharmacist. From your

research, record four different ways

that a pharmacist uses math at their

job.

On your sticky note, write down a

short job description of what a

pharmacist does and four different

ways that they use math for their

career. Place your “sticky

answer” here!

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Research two of the planets other than Earth and find out the main components that make up their atmosphere. Create a pie graph that shows how much of each main component they are made of.

On your “sticky note” display the name of each planet followed by their pie graph showing what components their atmosphere is made up of. Place your “sticky answer” here!

Components of the Earth’s atmosphere:

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Watermelons are quite interesting. Research how much of a watermelon is actually water. Also research the largest watermelon ever recorded in pounds. Then convert that measurement to ounces as well. On your sticky note, write the

amount of a watermelon that is

actually water and the largest

recorded watermelon in pounds and

also converted to ounces. Place

your “sticky answer” here!

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Have you ever wanted to be “strong as a horse”? Are horses really strong? Research how the phrase “horsepower” got started. On your sticky note write a paragraph explaining how the term “horsepower” got started and also write down how strong an average horse is. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research three meals at three different fast food restaurants by looking at their nutrition charts online. Each meal should consist of a side (fries, onion rings etc.), a main entrée (hamburger, chicken sandwich etc.) and a drink or shake. Find out the amount of calories in each item and then calculate the amount of calories in each meal. On your sticky note write the name of the fast food restaurant and each meal. Record the amount of calories for each food and drink item and the amount of total calories for each meal.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research who discovered time.

Write down the person or group of people

that discovered time, how it was discovered

and four facts that you found very

interesting in your research about time.

On your “sticky note” write the person or group who discovered time, how it was discovered and the four interesting facts from your research about time. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research how prime numbers were first used or were proven as a real mathematical concept. Write a paragraph summarizing your findings and write another paragraph explaining why prime numbers are important today. On your sticky note write one paragraph explaining how prime numbers were discovered and another paragraph explaining why prime numbers are important to us today. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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BINGO is a popular game in the United States that involves numbers and lines. Research how BINGO first started and determine different ways that math is used in bingo. On your “sticky note” write a paragraph explaining how bingo first started and what it was like in the beginning. Then write a list of five ways that math is used in bingo. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research how Native Americans in the United States used math. Research two different tribes and list four ways that each tribe used math. On your sticky note write down the name of each tribe and then write four ways that each tribe used math. You may have to infer your answer by researching facts about each tribe. Place your “sticky

answer” here!

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Find out the age of the last ten presidents of the United States on the day that they took office. Find the range, mode, median and mean of all ten president’s ages when they took office. On your “sticky note” write the name of each president and the age they were when they were elected to office. Then write the range, mode, median and mean of all ten of the president’s ages. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research five different kinds of bottled drinks (water, sweet tea, soda, chocolate milk or etc.). Find out how much sugar is in one serving of each drink. Create a picture chart to show the amount of sugar in each drink from least to greatest. On your “sticky note” write the name of each bottled drink and the amount of sugar per serving. Include your picture graph displaying your information. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research a recipe to make gummy bears. List the ingredients needed to make gummy bears, then double the recipe (so if it asked for ¾’s of a cup, you would double it to 1½ cups). Then research the history of gummy bears and find out what year they were first manufactured and find out how many gummy bears are sold every year in the United States. On your “sticky note” write the recipe you researched for gummy bears doubled, the year they were first invented and how many gummy bears are sold every year in the United States. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Choose your favorite brand of soda and

research all of the different sizes you can

purchase your soda in (for example, six

pack, ten pack, 102 ounces and etc.) Make

a list of all the sizes that you researched.

Convert each size to pounds.

On your sticky note write down all the sizes

that your soda can be purchased in. Also

write down each size converted to pounds.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research your favorite five songs recorded by five different artists. Research the year that each song was recorded and the exact amount of minutes and seconds that the song was recorded in. List the songs and their singers in order of least amount of time to greatest amount of time. Then add all five of the times together for a total minutes and seconds of all five recordings. On your “sticky note” write the title of each song, the singer or group who sang the song and the year that the song was recorded. Then write the amount of minutes and seconds each song lasts from least to greatest. Then show your work as to how you added the time duration of all five songs together to determine how long all five songs last together.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research all of the different sizes of batteries that are used in a home. Then research the reasons it is necessary to have batteries of different shapes and sizes. On your “sticky note” write a list of

all the different sizes of batteries that you could find that are used in a household and a list of at least five reasons that batteries need to come in different sizes and shapes. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research a home improvement store’s online website and choose a floor tile that you like. Find out how much each floor tile costs and round the price to the nearest dollar. Then research the floor plan of the White House and find out the approximate total square footage of the White House. Using the tile that you chose and the price per tile, calculate how much it would cost to retile the entire White House using the tile that you chose. (For example, if you chose a tile that cost $4.99 per tile and you had a room that is 40 square feet, it would cost $200 to retile the floor) On your “sticky note” write the name of the store in which you found your tile, the name (style) of your tile and its rounded price. Then write the approximate square footage of the White House and show the math you used to determine how much it would cost to retile the White House using your tile.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Choose a day from this week and research and record the highest and lowest temperatures for that day in a major city in five different continents. Create a graph to display your information of the high and low temperatures for each city in each continent. Then write the difference between the highest temperature recorded that day and the lowest temperature. On your “sticky note” display your graph showing the day of the week, the five cities you chose from each continent and their high and low temperatures for that day. Also show your math that displays the difference between the high and low temperature on the graph. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the five tallest lighthouses in the United States in meters. Convert the height of each lighthouse to decimeters and millimeters. On your sticky note write the name and location of each lighthouse. Then write the measurement of each lighthouse in meters, decimeters and millimeters. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research multiple facts about human hair. Find out the average amount of length that hair grows in one day, one week and one year. Also find out how many hairs the average person loses in one day. Then record three other interesting facts about hair that involve math. On your “sticky note” write the average amount of length that hair grows in a day, week and year and the average amount of hairs that a person loses a day. Also record three additional mathematical facts about hair that you found interesting from your research. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Mathematicians have changed the way people use mathematics for thousands of years. Research two different famous mathematicians and write three sentences to explain the contribution that each mathematician has made to the world of mathematics. On your “sticky note” write the names of the two mathematicians and your sentences describing their contributions. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research five animals that have over 100 teeth. Record the name of the animal and how many teeth they have. Then list at least four factors of each number (or less if it doesn’t have four) and two multiples of each number of teeth. On your “sticky note” write the names of each animal, how many teeth they have and four factors and two multiples of each amount of teeth. Place your “sticky answer”

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Research the amount of casualties of United States soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Civil War (both sides), WWI, WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War. List the amount of casualties from greatest to least and round each number to the nearest thousand. On your “sticky note” write the name of each war and the amount of United States soldiers killed in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War from greatest to least. Each amount should be rounded to the nearest thousand. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the invention of the refrigerator. Write two paragraphs to explain how the refrigerator was invented. Within the two paragraphs include four sentences that include mathematical information. On your “sticky note” include your two paragraphs explaining the invention of the refrigerator with your five mathematical facts. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the tuition price to attend one year of college at five different colleges or universities in your state. Divide each year’s tuition by two to determine how much it would cost each semester (½ year). On your sticky note, write the name of the university or college, tuition costs for one year and tuition costs for one semester. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Human Heart Math Research:

1. Research the weight of the average human heart.

2. Research the average amount of times a heart beats in a day and in one year.

3. Research how many gallons of blood a heart pumps in one day.

4. Research three other mathematical facts about the human heart that you found interesting.

On your “sticky note” write your answers to the heart research math problems above and the three other mathematical facts about the human heart that you found interesting. Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Have you ever heard someone say from “here to infinity” to answer a question? Research the following questions about infinity: Exactly what is infinity? Where did the term “infinity” come from?

What mathematician first used infinity in mathematics?

Then record two different ways that infinity is used in mathematics and science.

On your “sticky note” answer the research questions about infinity. Also describe two ways that infinity is used in math and science.

Place your “sticky answer” here!

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