May 7th Brainteaser…
Can you tell me what the letters stand for in the following well-known equations?:
4 Q. in a D.
8 S. on a S.S.
3 B. M. (S.H.T.R.!)
Spring Break Brainteasers
How can you take three fours and make them equal five?
Suppose
1=3
2=3
3=5
4=4
5=4
So what does…
6=
7=
One big basketball fan claimed to be able to say the score before any game. How did he do it?
I am a famous character. Who am I?
- I dealt with evil and good.
- I traveled extensively and used unusual modes of transportation.
- Many people would like to walk in my shoes.
- One of my three traveling companions would have rather been in school.
Brainteasers
1. What two names of US capital cities rhyme but share no vowels?
2. Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words that will make a familiar phrase. For example, “Thighbone/Swallowtail” conceals “High & Low.”
1. Skyrocketing/Trolleyman
2. Thermometer/Apoplexy
3. Delaware/Bordering
4. Surprised/Trashiness
5. Throughout/Stumblebum
What are the five pairs of words?
Illinois Gifted Conference in Chicago
The Illinois Association for Gifted Children is having its annual conference next week, February 5-7.
Calling All Poets!!!
Highland Park Poetry is now accepting submissions for the 2012 Poetry Challenge. Poets of all ages and experience who live/work/study in Illinois are invited to submit original poems related to either siblings (brothers and sisters) and/or seasons. Submission guidelines and entry forms are available for download on the website -
http://www.highlandparkpoetry.
The Poetry Challenge deadline is Monday, March 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Selected poems will be featured in a local poetry display and published on the Highland Park Poetry website.
Mike Byster, “The Human Calculator” is coming to Wayne Thomas!!
Mike Byster, “The Human Calculator” is coming to Wayne Thomas, parents are welcome to come!
Date: January 11th
Time: 10:00-11:00
Who is invited: All fourth and fifth graders and their parents
It’s an assembly that you WON’T want to miss!!!
Check out this video clip of Mike Byster…
Mike Byster on 20/20
Brainteaser…
WT Camp’s cook, Mrs. Tasty, was just about to begin preparing the picnic lunch for all the campers. She already knew she needed to fill 55 bowls of the same size and capacity with the same amount of food. When she was done, she decided to read the guidelines for the picnic, just out of curiosity. The guidelines said:
1. Every camper gets their own bowl of soup.
2. Every two campers will get one bowl of spaghetti to share.
3. Every three campers will get one bowl of salad to share.
4. All campers are required to have their own helping of salad, spaghetti, and soup.
After some rapid calculations, Mrs. Tasty was able to figure out how many campers were going to the picnic. Can you?
Math Brain Challenge
Robot on the Run
BY CARLI ENTIN | FOR DYNAMATH MAGAZINE
Evolta is a little robot with a big goal: to finish the famous Ironman Triathlon race in Hawaii. For the race, athletes must swim 2.4 miles, ride a bike 112 miles, and then run 26 miles!
Evolta stands only 6.7 inches tall. The robot will actually have three different bodies for the race—one for each part. It will start its Triathlon in late October, after the real Ironman is completed. Evolta is completing the race to show off the power of its amazing batteries.
People who compete in the Ironman Triathlon have 17 hours to finish. Because Evolta is so much smaller than a person, he is being given a full week. How many hours longer is Evolta being given to finish the race than human racers are? (Hint: 1 day = 24 hours).Post your ideas and I will post the answer next week.
Read This Brainteaser … bet you CAN!!
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