Year 5 Mathematics Challenge Resources - Shanghai Edition by Lisa Allan [YCIS SH]

Shanghai Metro Mathematics

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:26 UTC

小明 takes the Shanghai Metro Line 2 from Hongqiao Airport to People's Square. If the train travels at an average speed of 80 km/h and the distance is 16 kilometers, how long will the journey take? For an extra challenge, if his train card has ¥45, how many more similar trips can he make if each trip costs ¥5?

Oriental Pearl Tower Challenge

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:26 UTC

The Oriental Pearl Tower has a spherical observation deck at 263 meters high. If the deck has a diameter of 45 meters, what is the approximate surface area of the observation deck? (Use π = 3.14)

Shanghai Street Food Economics

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:26 UTC

A street vendor sells baozi at ¥3 each or ¥30 for a dozen. If your class of 28 students wants to buy baozi and spend the least amount of money possible, how should they purchase the baozi to ensure everyone gets one? How much money will they save compared to buying them individually?

Chinese Lucky Numbers

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:27 UTC

In Chinese culture, 8 is considered lucky. If you start with the number 8 and multiply it by itself, then take the last two digits of each answer and multiply again, what pattern do you notice? Try this 5 times!

8 × 8 = 64
64 × 64 = 4096
96 × 96 = ?
Continue the pattern!

Fraction Challenge

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:27 UTC

Create equivalent fractions:
3/4 = ?/12 = ?/24
Then explain why these would be useful when dividing mooncakes equally among different numbers of people!

GeoGebra Activities

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:28 UTC

Explore these interactive geometry activities perfect for Grade 4 students. Practice with shapes, angles, and transformations in this engaging online tool.

Khan Academy 四年级数学

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:29 UTC

Access free math lessons in Chinese and English. Perfect for bilingual learners! Focus on topics like fractions, decimals, and geometry with clear explanations and lots of practice problems.

Tangram Challenge

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:30 UTC

Using the ancient Chinese puzzle Tangram, create these shapes and calculate their areas:
1. A square using all 7 pieces
2. A triangle using 5 pieces
3. A rectangle using 6 pieces
Bonus: Calculate the perimeter of each shape!

Mathematics Mahjong (printable)

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-10 06:55:30 UTC

Create math problems using Mahjong tiles! If bamboo tiles represent ones and dot tiles represent tens, create three 3-digit numbers that sum to exactly 1000. How many different combinations can you find?

Multiply Two Fractions

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-13 23:49:00 UTC

Identify the decimal number

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-13 23:50:19 UTC

Model decimals & fractions

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-13 23:51:48 UTC

Multiply decimals by powers of ten

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-13 23:54:36 UTC

Tangram Puzzle

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-14 00:01:31 UTC

Using ancient Chinese Tangram, following the instructions to recreate pictures

Scan to access Padlet

lisaallan3 — 2025-01-14 00:33:14 UTC