Maths Trail

Booklet

Senior Classes

Here are a few important guidelines before you begin:

Ø  Safety is the number one priority so act responsibly at all times

Ø  Follow any directions your teacher gives you

Ø  Respect other classes at work by (a) Being quiet and (b) Walking at all times

REMEMBER THIS IS NOT A RACE!

Ø  Stay with your group during the trail

Ø  You will need the following- Pencils/ a rubber/ a measuring tape or metre stick/ wrist watches/ Trundle wheel

Ø  Attempt ALL questions this isn’t a test!

Ø  Enjoy the maths trail!

Group members:

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2
3
4
5

Date: ______Starting point: ______

Starting time: ___:____

At the front of the school

1. Look at the school wall-plaque. In what year was the school built? =______

2. How many digits are in this number? =______

3. How many…

Hundreds ____ Tens ____ Units _____

4. What is the smallest/ biggest total you can make with these digits?

Smallest =______

Biggest = ______

5. Now calculate many years ago that was? =______

6. In what year was the school 10 years old? = ______

7. Estimate the length of a wall (at teachers staffroom) = m cm

Measure the length using tape/ metre stick: m cm

8. How many bricks do you think were used to build the wall at the entrance to the school? (Hint: count one row first where the bricks are visible and then decide how many bricks were used)= ______bricks

10. How many vertical and horizontal bars are in the main school gate?

Vertical ______Horizontal______

How many vertical bars would be needed to make 7 of these gates?

______

In the Playground

1. Estimate and then find out how many giant steps there are between the basketball hoops in the infant yard.

Estimate: _____steps

Real answer: ______steps

What instrument did you use to measure? ______

2. Count how many swing balls times your answer by five = ______

3. How likely is it to see a clown in the school yard today?

Definitely Likely Fairly Likely Not Likely Impossible

______

4. Pick a leaf off a tree and draw it below.

Does the leaf cover more space than your hand? ______

Find 2 things you can cover completely with the leaf

1______2______

Find 2 things that you can’t cover with your leaf

1______2______

Which has the larger area your leaf or your hand? ______

Fold the leaf in half. Mark the fold line in your drawing. This is the line of symmetry.

Draw another symmetrical shape here.

In the playground continued

5. Stand in front of the door to the toilets (In the senior yard). Make a full turn and than make a half turn. What are you facing now (e.g. looking at the junior yard/front gate)? ______

6. Go to the tap. In what direction does the tap turn clockwise or anti-clockwise? ______

7. Label all the points of the compass

What direction is opposite North? ______

What direction is opposite South-East? ______

8. Walk around the circumference of the school.

Examine the school building carefully. Take note of the shape of the outer walls of the school. Is the school a regular/ irregular shape?

Regular ____ Irregular ____

Draw a basic outline of the shape of the school below

Stand at the front gate for 3 minutes and record the amount of different coloured cars/ lorries / motorbikes/ bicycles pass (travelling towards Clonmel direction)

Tally

Type/ colour of vehicle / Number (use lines / in fives) Total
Red car/van
Blue car/van
Green car/van
Black car /van
Silver car/ van
(Other colour)
Lorry/ Truck
Motorbike
Bicycle

Now draw a simple bar chart to illustrate your data below ( Use a ruler!)

What was the most popular (mode) colour of car? ______

How many red and blue cars passed? ______

How many more black cars to bicycles passed? (or vice versa!) ______

How many lorries / trucks passed? ______

What was the total amount of cars that passed?______

In the hall

1. What time is shown on the clock in the hall? ___:___

2. List all of the odd numbers on the clock face______

3. How many windows are there in the hall? ______

How many window panes altogether? ______

4. Count how many grooves are there in one of the radiators? ______

How many would 6 of these radiators have? ______

5. How long have you been on the maths trail now? ______

If you were to finish the trail in 30 minutes what time would it be then? ___:___

6. Using your hands measure one wooden bench. How many hands? = ______

Estimate and then check how many children can sit on one bench. _____

How many benches would you need for 50 children? How many children would have to stand? _____ /or how many free places would there be left over? ____

In the hall continued

1. Find 3 right angled corners. Name and draw each below.

2. Find an example of as many of these shapes as you can! Draw and label them below.

2D 3D

In the hall continued

8. Using your hands measure the length one wooden bench. How many hands?

= ______

Estimate and then check how many children can sit on one bench. _____

How many benches would you need for 50 children? How many children would have to stand? _____ /or how many free places would there be left over? ____

You have now completed the maths trail!!!

Congratulations J