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12. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 12 “…You tell me. How much do you think it is?”

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15. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 15 Ten-Up Start:0 Add:1, 2, or 3 Target:10

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17. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 17 “25” Start:0 Add:1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 only if it is not in the window or not the sum of the digits in the window Target:25

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19. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 19 …what you do when you don’t know what to do.

20. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 20 Lauren has 84 identical cubes each with 2 cm edges. She glues them together to form a rectangular prism. The perimeter of the base is 28 cm. Find the height of the rectangular prism in centimeters.

21. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 21 A good problem to solve…  Involves several (sometimes m any) interrelated concepts  Needs to be at the upper level of Bloom’s Taxonomy Analyze Evaluate Create

22. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 22 Wall with two green doors. Wall with one green door.

23. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 23 When there are 50 green doors in the wall, how many green and red blocks will there be altogether?

24. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 24 7 brownies 4 friends The brownies are shared equally among the four friends. How much will each friend get?

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26. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 26  M ore, sum, in all, and altogether do not always mean to add.  Less, left, and from do not always mean to subtract.  Of does not always mean to multiply.

27. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 27 John walked 8 blocks north. Then he turned left and walked 6 blocks west. How far was he from his original starting place?

28. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 28 Brian rode on 12 rides at the carnival. In all, he spent $9.00 for the rides and $3.50 on snacks. How much did each ride cost?

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30. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 30 Vocabulary Ricky Rectangle is a funny sort. Two sides are long and two sides are short.

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36. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 36 Which term does not belong? Why? squarekite trianglerhombus

37. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 37 Concept: Even Numbers 24 2 36 ___

38. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com 38 Concept: Solid Shapes Rectangular Triangular Prism Prism Cylinder

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