Mathematics

Recipes are a great way for families to practice real-world math, use math vocabulary, and have fun! Please enjoy these yummy recipes!

Water doesn’t have to be boring! Add these fun fruit and veggies to your water for an added burst of flavor. Cut up the fruits/veggies and let sit 2-4 hours before drinking to allow time for the flavor to infuse into the water. Water is typically good for 24-48 hours if kept refrigerated.

Add any of the following into one 32oz pitcher

Strawberry, Basil and Lemon:

1/2 cup strawberries stemmed and sliced, fresh or frozen

5 large fresh basil leaves torn

1 lemon thinly sliced

Watermelon, Kiwi, and Lime:

1 cup watermelon cubes

1 kiwi diced or cut into circles

1 lime sliced into circles

Pineapple and Blackberry:

1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or frozen

1 cup blackberries, fresh or frozen

Cucumber Mint

1 large cucumber thinly sliced

5 Mint Sprigs (rub mint leaves first to release flavor)

Mango, Raspberry, and Ginger:

1 mango peeled and cubed

1/2 pint raspberries

1 (2-inch) piece ginger peeled and thinly sliced

*Infused water recipes were contributed by F.A.N.S.

F.A.N.S. (Fitness and Nutrition in Schools) is a program in many elementary schools throughout Marion County Public Schools. This program is a partnership between Marion County Public Schools and the Marion County Hospital District. This amazing organization has shared these recipes for your camping enjoyment!

With the help of your family, draw two parallel lines about 2 feet apart, using sidewalk chalk. Roll the dice, and write equations, then solve the math! You decide, do you want to add or subtract? Practice your math fluency with your family with this fun outdoor game!

Tent Teaser

Ben Campers <camplife@outdoorfun.com>

Sent: Tuesday 8/12/2014 9:38 AM

To: Students at Florida Elementary School

Hello,

I run an outdoor sporting goods store called Outdoor Fun. We sell everything you need for camping, sports, fishing, and boating. Yesterday, a man came in looking to buy a tent. He is taking his family of 4 to the Smoky Mountains for a week long excursion. They will not be backpacking with the tent, it will be stationary for the week in their campsite. He doesn’t want to spend more than $200, but might consider going a little over his budget if a specific tent had features that he just couldn’t live without.

He told me that his wife loves to sleep with a breeze blowing through, so windows are a must. He likes to have a little extra room for storing gear and supplies. They definitely have to have an electrical outlet access in their tent to charge their cell phones at night since that is the only way the family can take pictures of this amazing trip. The last thing he mentioned was possibly having a room divider so the kids could have their own space at night, and not keep the adults up. I have made a chart of possible tent options for this family, but I need to narrow it down to the one that will suit the needs of my customer, while hopefully staying within his budget. All of the tents I have picked out have rectangular bases.

When you have developed your procedure, please provide me with a written document showing the tents in rank order from what you consider to be the best value for his money to the least value. Also include the step by step procedure you used to determine the rank order, and an explanation of which categories you considered the most important and why.

Thanks for your help!

Ben Campers

Who is the client?

What is the problem?

What detail(s) are important to keep in mind when considering a solution to the problem?

Who will benefit from the solution of your problem? Why?

What is the client requiring from your letter?

Calculate the square footage of each of the tent choices shown below.

*Remember to find the square footage, we multiply the length times width.

To: Ben Campers

Mr. Campers, I have determined that your customer should purchase the tent for his family excursion. I (did/did not) have to change our procedure. I ranked the tents as follows:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The change(s) I made are as follows:

Hope this helps,

(sign name here)

Tent Teaser

Ben Campers <camplife@outdoorfun.com>

Sent: Thursday 8/14/2014 10:24 AM

To: Students at Florida Elementary School

Hello,

Thank you so much for your help in determining the best tent purchase for my customer. He came in today and was excited to see the results. However, he didn’t purchase a tent because some of his needs have changed. Both of his children have been allowed to invite a friend along on the trip, so now there will be 6 campers instead of the original 4. I also found another tent option that might be suitable to the needs of this family. I have included this option on the data table.

Just like before, please provide me with a written document that we can use to choose the best tent for this family to use. The document must show the tents in rank order from what you consider to be the best value for his money to the least value, the step by step procedure you used to determine the rank order, and an explanation of which categories you considered the most important and why.

Thanks for your help!

Ben Campers

To: Ben Campers

Mr. Campers,

I have determines that your customer should purchase the tent for his family excursion. I (did/did not) have to change our procedure. We ranked the tents as follows:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The change(s) I made are as follows:

Hope this helps,

(sign name here)