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These problems encourage students to develop their number sense, including knowledge of number meanings, relationships among numbers, recognition of the relative magnitude of numbers, and place value.

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Darlene's Dart Board - Claire Mead
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many darts does it take to win on Darlene's dart board? ... more>>

Five Digits of Fun - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Find a five-digit number based on these clues. ... more>>

Four Playful Mathematicians - inspired by Maria Fung's class at Western Oregon
teacher support Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Follow the clues to help the four playful mathematicians return the lost watch. ... more>>

Georg Tricks the Troll - Terry Trotter
active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. Georg decides to tangle with the troll and see if he can make some money. ... more>>

Horton's Clover Hunt - Lisa Lavelle
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Find out how fast Horton had to work picking clovers. ... more>>

How Safe Is Your Bike? - Chief Brian Craig and Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Compare the bicycle theft rates in three different cities. ... more>>

I Like to Palindrive! - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many palindromic numbers will appear on Kristina's odometer in October, 2003? ... more>>

A Million in Time - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. "Human beings can expect to live a million..." Use your conversion skills to determine which unit of time best completes this statement. ... more>>

Multiplication Mystery - Ya. I. Perelman (translated from Russian by Valentina Sokolskaya)
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Decipher this cryptic multiplication problem to uncover the final product. ... more>>

Penny Space - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine the space needed to store a million pennies. ... more>>

The Place Value Game - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Sylvia and Carina think about winning numbers in the Place Value Game. ... more>>

Pondering Palindromes - Mary DeYoung & class
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Explore 4-digit palindromes and find something else they have in common. ... more>>

Presidential Timepieces - Mary DeYoung & class
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Develop a sense of time by exploring presidential events. ... more>>

Sacagawea Cheerios - Stephen Maurer
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how many Sacagawea coins the government will give away during this Cheerios promotion. ... more>>

The Sum of Four Numbers - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Determine the truth about four numbers, given some information about their sum. ... more>>

Tatianna and the Troll - Terry Trotter, revised
active problem Elementary, difficulty level 3. Tatianna tests the troll... and neither loses nor gains. ... more>>

Victoria in Bloom - Claire Mead
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Find combinations of trees and/or shrubs that could have totaled 2,005,500 blossoms in the park in Victoria. ... more>>

Volunteering at the Food Bank - Abby Martin
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the number of volunteer hours needed to keep a food bank in operation. ... more>>

Zero Dates - Stephen Maurer
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Travel in time to think about dates with zeros. ... more>>

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