Transcript Math Field Day Event - Orange County Mathematics Council

On your 4 x 6 card
Line 1 – School/District
Line 2 – Grade Level(s) Participating
Line 3 – Coach(es) Name(s)
Line 5 – Email Address
Line 7 – Contact Phone Number of
Coach(es)…prefer cell, but work OK
2009
Math Field
Day
The purpose of the
Orange County
Mathematics Field Day
is to support
rigorous mathematics…
and offer students an
opportunity to
demonstrate their
ability to reason,
communicate, and
problem-solve in
cooperative groups.
The competition is
designed to be fun,
informative, and
worthwhile, and is
intended to be an
exciting event for many
of Orange County’s top
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4 -6 grade math
Each child will receive a
participation certificate, a
button, a program with all
students and schools
listed, a snack, a team
photo, and a team bag of
goodies donated by
corporate sponsors*.
* Pending corporate sponsorship
Schedule of Events
7:30 – 8:30
Registration/Poster
Exhibit/Photos
8:30 – 9:00
General Assembly in the Gym
9:15 – 10:00
Math Reasoning
10:05 – 10:35
Statistics & Probability
10:35 – 10:55
Snack Break
10:55 – 11:25
Number Sense (4th); MG/AF
11:35 – 12:05
Measurement & Geometry (5th);
AF/NS
12:15 – 12:45
Algebra & Functions (6th); NS/MG
12:45 – 2:00
Lunch (Bring own
games/activities)
2:00 – 3:15
Awards Assembly in the Gym
• Mathematical Reasoning
Team Test — 25 word problems
Students must show as much
work as possible. Diagrams,
charts, etc. help with scoring
points.
• Statistics and Data Analysis
Team Test — Each team will
answer about 6 questions
relating to statistics and
probability, then conduct an
experiment, predict results,
gather data, and analyze the
experiment based on their
outcomes.
• Number Sense
Consists of two tests added
together: Estimation (counts for
40% of score) and Mental Math
(counts for 60% of score).
• Estimation
Team Test — Six stations are
located around the perimeter of
the room. Problems usually
involve some sort of
measurement: linear, area,
volume, weight, liquid volume,
metric or standard
measurements.
• Mental Math
Individual Test – Students will be
shown 40 different mental math
questions. They will have five
seconds to study the problem, and
five seconds to write the answer.
No work is allowed…all answers
must be done mentally. Individual
scores are added together to form
one team score.
Sample
Mental Math
PowerPoint
• Measurement and Geometry
Team Test – Each team will be
asked to build an object using
materials provided, students
must sketch their construction
prior to building, then test it,
with multiple trials. Object is
judged using a rubric.
• Algebra and Functions
Team Test – Each team will
answer 9-10 Algebra and
Functions questions…most
problems are word problems or
logic puzzles.
• Awards Assembly in the Gym
Olympic-style medals are
awarded for top six places for
each event. Each grade level is
scored separately. A total of
ninety team awards are given at
each event. Each child on the
top six teams for each event
receives a medal.
We hope the 2009 Math
Field Day event will be a
memorable experience for
you and your students!
Next Meeting:
NORTH – Wed., May 6
4:00 – 5:30 PM
@ El Modena HS
SOUTH – Tues., May 12
4:00 – 5:30 PM
@ Capistrano Valley HS
Theme for 2009???
2006 – Math Trick in 2006
2007 – Math Detectives in 200-7
2008 – Math is Gr8 in 2008
2009 – __________________
Theme for 2009???
Words that rhyme with “nine”…
dine
fine
line
mine
shine
sign
assign
combine
define
design
divine
Refine
whine (probably not a
good "poster word")
wine (equally not good!)
Theme for 2009
Make Math
Shine in 2009
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