1. science
2. mathematics
3. arithmetic

Sample Funbook Levels K–8
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Dear Teachers,
Thank you for considering the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Math-A-Thon for
your school. After more than 30 years, the program remains a wonderful way for students
to sharpen their math skills while learning the importance of helping others.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is proud to continue our association with Scholastic
on the 2010–2011 Math-A-Thon program. Scholastic has worked with St. Jude to develop
a series of engaging math activities that support national standards while challenging
and inspiring kids. Math-A-Thon is a great tool to use as a supplement to your existing
curriculum or as part of a service learning project.
In this sample Funbook, you’ll find one page of curriculum materials for each grade level
from K through 8. The actual Funbooks include patient stories, hospital information, and a
two-page answer key so parents can participate and help check answers. They also include
a comic that introduces the Numerators—the characters that appear throughout the
Funbooks—as well as instructions on how to fundraise online. Visit www.mathathon.org for
more information or call 1.800.FUNBOOK (1-800-386-2665) with any questions.
Clip Measures
How many clips long is each school supply? Write the numbers beside the items.
Na’Kya, Age 6
Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia
Sincerely,
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
1.
Length of pencil: ______ clips
2.
National Standards
Level
K
Title
Skill
Focal Point (FP)
K
Clip Measures
Identify and order lengths
using nonstandard units
FP 3: Measurement: Ordering objects by measurable attributes
1
Help Octagon
Get Home!
Identify numbers as odd
or even
FPC 3: Algebra: Applying number patterns such as odd and even
2
Cross Number
Puzzle
Identify different
representations for
three-digit numbers
FP 1: Number and Operations: Developing an understanding of the
base-ten numeration system and place-value concepts
3
Sweet Fractions
Use models to identify
equivalent fractions
FP 2: Number and Operations: Developing an understanding of fractions
and fraction equivalence
4
America’s Lanky
Landmarks
Multiplication with
one-digit factors
FP 1: Number and Operations and Algebra: Developing quick recall
of multiplication facts and related division facts and fluency with whole
number multiplication
5
It’s Riddle Time!
Find volume
FP 3: Geometry and Measurement and Algebra: Describing threedimensional shapes and analyzing their properties, including volume and
surface area
6
Fraction vs.
Mal Function
Analyze and solve
function tables
FP 3: Algebra: Writing, interpreting, and using mathematical expressions
and equations
7
The Repeat
Offender
Repeating decimals
FPC 2: Number and Operations: Using division to express fractions as
decimals, including fractions represented with infinite decimals
8
Ages of the
Presidents
Analyze data in a
real-life context
FP3: Data Analysis and Number and Operations and Algebra:
Analyzing and summarizing data sets
Length of scissors: ______ clips
3.
Length of crayon: ______ clips
4.
Length of eraser: ______ clips
5. Which school supply is longest? __________________ Tell how you know.
6. Which school supply is shortest? __________________ Tell how you know.
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Help Octagon Get Home!
Help Octagon get home. Move one shield at a time across or down (not diagonally) using
odd numbers only. Draw a line to show his route.
Odd numbers have 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 ones.
2
Cross Number Puzzle
Use the clues to complete the puzzle. Instead of using letters to form words, use digits
to form numbers.
A
B
C
Even numbers have 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 ones.
F
24
18
6
13
D
35
9
3
7
67
14
26
38
43
31
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83
86
61
25
52
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17
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33
40
64
10
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57
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ACROSS
DOWN
A. 300 + 20 + 6
A. 3 hundreds, 9 tens, 2 ones
B. 2 hundreds, 5 ones
C. 500 + 40 + 7
D. 2 hundreds, 7 tens, 8 ones
E. eight hundred nineteen
F. 900 + 30 + 7
F. 9 hundreds, 7 tens, 5 ones
G. 7 hundreds, 2 tens, 9 ones
H. two hundred thirty-one
I. five hundred sixty-six
J. 6 hundreds, 9 tens
K. eight hundred twelve
L. 4 hundreds
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Sweet Fractions
Follow the directions and color a fractional part of each candy bar. Color from left to
right only. Then use the candy bars to help you find equivalent fractions.
1. Color 1/2 yellow.
2. Color 1/3 pink.
4
America’s Lanky Landmarks
These four unique landmarks seem to touch the sky. Which is tallest? To find out, find
the products beside each landmark. Write the thousands digit of each product in order.
The result will reveal the landmark’s height.
1.
3. Color 1/4 brown.
867
2. 428
3.2,618
____________
x 7
x 8
x 4 feet tall
4. Color 2/4 yellow.
5. Color 4/8 yellow.
6. Color 2/6 pink.
Gateway Arch
St. Louis, Missouri
4.
7. Color 3/9 pink.
8. Color 2/8 brown.
961
x 6
5.
809
x 7
6.1,816
485
x 7
8.3,456
9.1,324
____________
x 3 feet tall
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C.
9. Color 3/12 brown.
10. Color 4/12 pink.
7.
____________
x 4 feet tall
x 3
11. 1/2 is equivalent to
/4 and
/8 .
12. 1/4 is equivalent to
/8 and
/12 .
Statue of Liberty
New York City, New York
10.
13. 1/3 is equivalent to
/6 ,
/9 , and
/12 .
3,295
x 2
11.
5,087
x 2
12.
3,077
____________
x 5 feet tall
Space Needle
Seattle, Washington
6
13.
To which state would you travel to see the tallest landmark?
_____________________________
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It’s Riddle Time!
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Fraction vs. Mal Function
Volume is the measure of the space a solid figure occupies. It is measured in cubic
units, because it measures three dimensions: length, width, and height (or depth). Find
the volume of each box in cubic centimeters and write it on the line below. Then find the
answer in the word bank. Write the word that’s beneath it in the correct blank at the
bottom of the page. The first one is done for you.
Look out, Fraction—it’s Mal Function! Fill in the missing values in each function table and
write an equation that shows the rule for each one. Otherwise, Mal Function will attack
Fraction with a table! (We gave you the rule for the first one at the top of the table.)
1.
x
RD WO
BANK 56
clock
480
Why
896
back
990
slow
1,296
cafeteria
2,070
four
2,280
seconds
2,400
run
3,696
lunch
4,096
always
1
5
4 cm x
10 cm x
12 cm
22 cm x
28 cm x
6 cm
11 cm x
18 cm x
5 cm
16 cm x
16 cm x
16 cm
6
7
7
1
_____
2
_____
3
_____
4
_____
5
_____
6
2. ____________
4. ____________
3. ____________
5. ____________
1
5 cm x
24 cm x
19 cm
8 cm x
20 cm x
15 cm
6 cm x
18 cm x
12 cm
2 cm x
4 cm x
7 cm
2
3
4
5
6. ____________
7. ____________
10
15
_____
_____
_____
8. ____________
9. ____________
Why
_______________
did the _______________ _______________ _______________
#1
#8
#7
#2
10. ____________
Remember: Here, volume
is the product of the
length, width, and height.
4.
y
x
0
23 cm x
6 cm x
15 cm
5
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y
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1. ____________
0
0
3
4
y
x
3
2
4 cm
x
8 cm
x
28 cm
2.
y = 4x – 1
8
3
x
5
0
7
1
_____
_____
8
18
21
2
3
_____
_____
6
11
25
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________
Rule: y =
24
_____
_____
_____
_____
Rule: y =
_________
_______________ _______________ ?
#9
#3
Every _______________ it went _______________ _______________ _______________ .
#4
#5
#6
#10
y
Good work!
Way to think
fast!
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The Repeat Offender
Pete Repeat hypnotizes store owners by making them repeat a fraction with a repeating decimal
equivalent. Then he robs the stores blind! Help the Numerators break the spells by showing each
store owner the fraction’s repeating decimal equivalent with a bar over the digit or digits that
repeat. For example, 5/6 = .83333…, or .83.
1. A
t the hardware store, Pete hypnotizes Jack Hammer
into repeating the fraction 2/3. What repeating
decimal should the Numerators show him?
5/6! 5/6! 5/6! 5/6!
5/6! 5/6! 5/6! 5/6!
Ages of the
Presidents
The data below show the ages of the U.S.
Presidents from George Washington to Barack
Obama at the time of their (first) inaugurations.
_______________________________________________________
2. C
andy Buttons at Sweet Eats is the next to be hypnotized.
She repeats the fraction 6/11. Decimal equivalent:
_______________________________________________________
3. F irst Rational Bank: Lotta Bucks repeats 7/18. Decimal equivalent:
_______________________________________________________
4. Sports Majority store: Jock Brock repeats 5/7. Decimal equivalent:
Questions
1. Complete a stem-and-leaf plot (on a separate sheet)
to organize the data. Use your plot to answer the questions.
Data
2. a) What is the median age of a President at inauguration?_______
b) Who was the youngest President to be inaugurated?____________
c) Who was the oldest President to be inaugurated?_______________
d) What is the range of the Presidents’ ages at inauguration?
____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
5. H
ouse of Sole shoes: Lacey Loafers repeats 8/33.
Decimal equivalent:
3. Find the mean age of the first ten Presidents and the most recent
ten Presidents.
a) Mean of first ten Presidents:_________________________________
b) Mean of most recent ten Presidents:__________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. Windy’s burger joint: Al Beaf repeats 7/15. Decimal equivalent:
_______________________________________________
7. Game World: Lynn Tendo repeats 29/54. Decimal equivalent:
_______________________________________________________
8. T he Numerators catch Pete Repeat and send him to jail. There,
Pete will spend 5 hours of his waking hours each day watching
repeats of old TV shows. He’ll spend his other 9 waking hours
each day doing other things. Express the fraction of his waking
hours spent watching repeats as a decimal.
4. Life expectancy, the number of years one is expected to live at
birth, was 47.3 years in 1900. In 2000, it was 73.4. What are some
things this may suggest about the Presidents we are electing?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. What are some other ways you could analyze this data? What
graphs might you use?_________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
*Note: Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms.
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11
Washington
57
Harrison
68
Adams
61
* Cleveland
55
Jefferson
57
McKinley
54
Madison
57
T. Roosevelt
42
Monroe
58
Taft
51
Adams
57
Wilson
56
Jackson
61
Harding
55
Van Buren
54
Coolidge
51
Harrison
55
Hoover
54
Tyler
51
F.D. Roosevelt 51
Polk
49
Truman
60
Taylor
64
Eisenhower
62
Fillmore
50
Kennedy
43
Pierce
48
Johnson
55
Buchanan
65
Nixon
56
Lincoln
52
Ford
61
Johnson
56
Carter
52
Grant
46
Reagan
69
Hayes
54
G.H. Bush
64
Garfield
49
Clinton
46
Arthur
51
G.W. Bush
54
Cleveland
47
Obama
47
Answer Key
Level K: Clip Measures (p. 3)
1. 6 clips; 2. 3 clips; 3. 4 clips; 4. 1 clip
5. pencil; it’s the greatest number of clips long.
6. eraser; it’s the fewest number of clips long.
Level 1: Help Octagon Get Home! (p. 4)
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Level 2: Cross Number Puzzle (p. 5)
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Level 3: Sweet Fractions (p. 6)
1. Color 1 square.
2. Color 1 square.
3. Color 1 square.
4. Color 2 squares.
5. Color 4 squares.
6. Color 2 squares.
7. Color 3 squares.
8. Color 2 squares.
9. Color 3 squares.
10. Color 4 squares.
11. 2/4, 4/8 12. 2/8, 3/12 13. 2/6, 3/9, 4/12
Level 4: America’s Lanky Landmarks (p. 7)
1. 6,069; 2. 3,424; 3. 10,472 [630 feet tall]
4. 5,766; 5. 5,663; 6. 5,448 [555 feet tall]
7.3,395; 8. 10,368; 9. 5,296 [305 feet tall]
10. 6,590; 11. 10,174; 12. 15,385 [605 feet tall]
13. Missouri
Level 5: It’s Riddle Time! (p. 8)
1.480 cm3 2. 4,096 cm3 3. 990 cm3 4. 3,696 cm3
5. 896 cm3 6. 2,070 cm3 7. 56 cm3 8. 1,296 cm3
9. 2,400 cm3 10. 2,280 cm3
Why did the cafeteria clock always run slow?
Every lunch it went back four seconds.
Level 6: Fraction vs. Mal Function (p. 9)
1. 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
2. 20, 25, 30; Rule: y = 5x
3. 9, 11, 13, 19; Rule: y = 2x + 3 or 3 + 2x
4. 27, 36, 51, 93; Rule: y = 3x + 18 or 18 + 3x
Level 7: Repeat Offender (p. 10)
1. .6 2. .54 3. .38 4. .714285
5. .24 6. .46 7. .5370
8. .3571428
Level 8:
Ages of the Presidents (p. 11)
1.
Stem
Leaf
4
2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9
5
0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4,
4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6,
6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8
6
0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5,
8, 9
2. a) 54.5; b) T. Roosevelt;
c) Reagan; d) 27 years
3. 56.8; 54.7
4. Sample response: We are
electing younger Presidents.
The Presidents are also
statistically in an earlier part of
their lives. They are now more
likely to serve in other advisory
roles following their Presidency.
5. Answers will vary.
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