The Journey to Bear Swamp:
A Sofia-the-Forester
Math and Story Writing Adventure!
Hello, My name is Sofia and I am a FORESTER.
A Forester is a Doctor for the Forest.
My job is making sure trees, plants, lakes and streams are healthy so people, animals, and all living things can enjoy them.
You can use math to help me.
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Come with me for a walk in the forest at Bear Swamp.
On the way, there will be math puzzles to solve and I’ll need your help.
Before we go,
let’s choose a
backpack for the
W A L K.
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“What is your favorite color for your backpack?” I have been recording the total numbers for each color in the table shown.
Which of these bar graphs shows the total number for each color in my table?
B.
C.
D.
The higher the line, the greater the number.
Blue has the most.
Find blue on each graph.
Which graph shows the number for each backpack color?
Count the number of backpacks of each color on the left side of the graph.
Great! It looks like we have backpacks for everyone.
How about some candy for a snack to eat on the walk?
Let’s see how many candy bars we have!
B. 5
C. 4
D. 2
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Paul has 16 candy bars and Rachel has 10. Paul gives 2 candy bars to Rachel. How many more candy bars does Paul now have compared to Rachel?
Paul gives 2 candy bars to Rachel. He still has more than she has.
HOW MANY MORE does he have now?
BEFORE Paul gives Rachel candy bars, he has 16 and she has 10.
AFTER Paul gives away candy bars, he has 2 less and Rachel has 2 more, so the difference between their numbers of bars is a SMALL number.
Paul gives 2 candy bars to Rachel, so he takes away (subtracts) 2 from his total of 16.
Rachel gets 2 candy bars from Paul, so she adds 2 to her total of 10.
Paul still has more candy bars.
HOW MANY MORE?
Those candy bars will be a tasty snack out there on the trail.
I am going to take photos on the walk with my digital camera.
That helps me keep track of what is happening in the forest.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 12
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Jenny wants to put 75 photos in a photo album. A full page can hold 6 photos. What is the total number of photos that Jenny will have left over after she fills all the pages with 6 photos on each page?
�How many other photos do not fit on these pages?
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Divide to find how many photos DO NOT FILL
a page!�
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75 ➗ 6 =
A small number of photos will be left over
and will not fill a page.
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��This question asks how many photos will not fit in the photo album.
You got the pictures using math!
Let’s look at the map and choose a trail we are going to walk today.
A question is coming for us to answer.
The table shows the length, in kilometers, of each trail in a park.
Which trail has a length closest to the length of the Blue trail?
B. White
C. Green
D. Purple
This question asks for the name of the trail closest in length to the Blue trail.
Add zero to show two numbers after each decimal.
Think of decimals as money to find the closest numbers.
Choose your answer and click to see if you are correct.
Put the numbers from smallest to largest to see one that is almost the same as the BLUE trail.
.60
.80
1.58
1.60
1.65
How are we
going to find it?
Our first stop
is
the duck pond.
The ordered pair (5, 1) shows where the duck pond is on the grid.
Write the ordered pair that shows where Kyle's house is on the grid.
B. (2, 3)
C. (3, 2)
D. (2, 4)
where the house
is on the map.
This question asks
(5, 1) shows the
pond on the map.
1
5
5
First number is
on the bottom.
Last number is
up the side.��
(?, ?)
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Let’s find the house .
What numbers show Kyle’s house on the grid?
First move from 0 to the right.
Next move from 0 up.
0
The table shows the number of pieces of fruit in my basket on Tuesday and Friday. I ate some fruit between Tuesday and Friday.
How many pieces of fruit did I eat?
B. 9
C. 14
D. 23
how many fruits
Jenny ate
from Tuesday to Friday.
This question asks
See the missing pieces
of fruit to find how many were eaten.
Find how many are eaten.
= ?
Add and subtract.
We found the pond!
Look over there. There is field of flowers and a math question for us to anwer.
B. 2/7
C. 3/7
D. 4/7
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In the field, 1/7 of the tulips are red, 4/7 are yellow, and the rest are white. What fraction of the tulips are white?
Wild blueberries are delicious and safe to eat.
Let’s go find some wild blueberries.
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Last week I picked 126 cups of berries. I kept 10 for myself and the rest they shared evenly with my 4 neighbors. What equation can be used to determine n, the number of cups of blueberries each of the neighbors received?
Write and draw your ways to solve the puzzle!
The Bear Swamp Forest is 4882 acres in size.
That is big, but not too big.
What is an easy way to remember its size?
Let’s find out.
I like blueberries too!
B. 4,900
C. 4,880
D. 5,000
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What is 4,882 acres rounded to the nearest hundred?
Round to the nearest hundred
Uses the number in the 10s place
If the number is 1, 2, 3, 4 round down to 4,800
If the number is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 round up to 4,900
4,882 rounds to the closest hundred
The question asks what 4,882 is rounded to the nearest hundred.
What is going to happen next on our walk?
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What math puzzles will we solve?
Invent one of these stories or create your own.
Write and draw!
The Journey to Bear Swamp:
A Sofia-the-Forester
Math and Story Writing Adventure!
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The ordered pair (5, 1) shows where the duck pond is on the grid.
Write the ordered pair that shows where Kyle's house is on the grid.
B. (2, 3)
C. (3, 2)
D. (2, 4)
(5, 1) shows us where the duck pond is on the map.
This question asks where Kyle’s house is on the grid.
An Ordered Pair are the two numbers to find the house.
What numbers show Kyle’s house on the grid?
First move from 0 to the right.
Next move from 0 up.
0
where the house
is on the map.
This question asks
0 1 2 3 4 5
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The ordered pair (5, 1) shows where the duck pond is on the grid.
Write the ordered pair that shows where Kyle's house is on the grid.
B. (2, 3)
C. (3, 2)
D. (2, 4)
(5, 1) shows us where the duck pond is on the map.
This question asks where Kyle’s house is on the grid.
An Ordered Pair are the two numbers to find the house.
What numbers show Kyle’s house on the grid?
First move from 0 to the right.
Next move from 0 up.
0
The table shows the number of pieces of fruit in my basket on Tuesday and Friday. I ate some fruit between Tuesday and Friday.
How many pieces of fruit did I eat?
B. 9
C. 14
D. 23
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The ordered pair (5, 1) shows where the duck pond is on the grid.
Write the ordered pair that shows where Kyle's house is on the grid.
B. (2, 3)
C. (3, 2)
D. (2, 4)
What numbers show Kyle’s house on the grid?
First move from 0 to the right.
Next move from 0 up.
0
where the house
is on the map.
This question asks
(5, 1) shows us the pond on the map.
To find the house,
the first number is
on the bottom,
the last number is
up the side.
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