The Other Fourth Marvellous Map Of Mathematical Mystery

A map should have revealed itself on your screen. Take a moment as a group to look it over and understand it.

Send the second oldest person in your group to collect a map from Sandra.

Check that the maps are the same. If they are different, go back to Sandra and collect the correct map.

Your mission is to solve a series of problems and riddles. These will be revealed as you move around the Marvellous Map Of Mathematical Mystery.

Send the youngest member of your group to collect a decoder grid from Mrs. James.

When you have solved a puzzle you can use the decoder grid to collect a letter. Every correct answer can be found on the grid, and each of these answers is paired with a letter. For example an answer of 17 gives you the letter J. An answer of "circle" gives you the letter Z.

Take a moment as a group to look over the decoder grid and understand how it works.

The oldest person in your group should go to Mr.Wedderkopp for an answer sheet.

Once you have solved all ten puzzles you should have enough letters to form a ten letter Magical Mystery Word!

Whoever is holding the iPad should now pass it to someone else in the group and go to Sandra to collect a clipboard, blank A4 and a pencil.

Write your names on the top sheet of A4 and on your answer sheet.

If you wish to successfully complete this Marvellous Map Of Mathematical Mystery you will need to work as a team. Please rotate the iPad around the group, along with the decoder grid, map, and the notepad and pencil, so that each of you has a chance to use them all. Please move sensibly around the school grounds, stick together, and do not move out of sight of the adults. If in doubt - come back!

Now, if you're ready, as a team shout, "GERONIMO !!!!"

Please find Mrs. Norman and explain why you will be moving sensibly around the school grounds during this activity. She will give you further instructions.

Go to (2,3) for your first challenge.

In an archery contest Charlie scored 7, Mike scored 3, Robin scored 10, Abu scored 8, Jose scored 5, Sarah scored 7 and Sam scored 4.

What score was the mode?

Find this answer on your decoder grid and collect the letter paired with it.


Hint:
Median is the middle value
Mode is the most common value
Mean is the sum of all the values, divided by how many there are
Range is the difference between the lowest and the highest values

Before you read on please carefully put down your equipment and do 20 excellent star jumps!

Good, now, go to (4,3)

Greedy Gordon cut his cake into 16 pieces to share with his class. By the time they arrived for his party he had eaten 4 of the slices.

What fraction had he eaten?
What is this in its simplest terms?

Now, go to (4,1)

HINT: 8 sixteenths, in its simplest terms, is a half. Look for an equivalent fraction that is really easy and simple to understand, like a half or a quarter or a third...)

I think of a number and double it.
Then I subtract 10.
I finish with 140.
What was my start number?

Now, go to (1,2)

What is the volume of a cuboid with a length of 2, a breadth of 2 and a height of 8?



Now, go to (3,1)

Hint: Volume is a measure of the space an object takes up. It is measured in cubes (meter cubes, cm cubes, cubic feet...) How many cubes does this shape take up?

Can you remember the formula for the volume of a cuboid?
You can use the multilink to help!

Look at the diagram. Work out angle a.


Now, go to (3,3) and ignore the instructions to sing.

HINT: Remember, the angles inside a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.

Kyle was paid £3 for mowing the lawn, £5.80 for washing the car and £2.50 for cleaning the shed. He rushed to the shop to buy treats for his family and came back with £10.75.
How much had he spent in the shop?

Once you've found your letter on the decoder grid, sing and act out this lovely rhyme:

"I'm a little teapot short and stout,
here's my handle,
here's my spout.
When I get all steamed up
hear me shout.
Pick me up
and pour me out!"

Now, go to (4,2)

What is the product of 13 and 24?

Now, go near to (2,2)


HINT: To find the product, multiply the numbers together!

A tyre for a Formula 1 car costs £350. How much would it cost to put tyres on a team's two cars?


Now, go to (1,4), pretending to be racing cars (carefully!)

What is 25% of 24?

Record your answer and its letter.



As a group, count to 20 as loudly and as quickly as you can!

Now, go to (2,3)

Look at your map.

Find (2,2), (2,3) and (3,3).

You don't win a letter here...

... instead, go to the co-ordinates that would make these points into a square.

Well done – you've made it to the end of the Marvellous Map Of Mathematical Mystery!

To get your last letter, find the square root of 25 on your decoder grid.

If you have solved all of the puzzles you should have ten letters.

Check with Mr.W that you have the correct letters.

Can you re-arrange the letters to find a mystery animal?

Once you think you've found the answer, tell Sandra. You only have one chance, so take care!