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Junior Multiplication and Division

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S u p p l i e sIn order to get ready for your outdoor adventures this spring, it'sshopping time! Use the prices of each item that is given to figure out thetotal cost of your bill below.

Multiples of 3 = White Pine

Multiples of 8 = Balsam Fir

Multiples of 6 = Red Oak

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T R E E m e n d o u s M a t h !

4024

72

54

3618

933

27

Trees are everywhere around you when you hike in the forest. There aremany different types of trees. Use the clue in your field guide, along withthe numbers in the trees to figure out which tree is which species.

16

Safe Squares: = 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 45Unsafe Squares: everything else!

12 x 2

56 ÷ 7 4 x 4 8 x 5

3 x 11

9 x 5 42 ÷ 7

5 x 5

8 x 4 63 ÷ 7 7 x 3 24 ÷12

9 x 9 3 x 6

10 x 10 7 x 7 8 x 0

5 x 2

1 x 12 51 - 31

Uh oh! You've come across a large field with a lot of patches of poison ivy.The trouble is your backpack with your snacks are on the other side! Solvethe multiplication and division problems to determine which squares aresafe to travel through. Mark any unsafe squares with an X.

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P o i s o n I v y P a t h

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30 ÷ 10

16 ÷ 4

27 ÷ 3

49 ÷ 7

55 ÷ 11

Bees are important pollinators that help many plants to produce theirseeds. Your challenge today is to help Alex the bee pollinate the flowers.Alex will pollinate the patches of flowers once you figure out how manypetals in total each patch has.

Hint: rather than counting each petal, try to use your multiplication skills!

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Pollination Nation!

____ x ____ = _________ x ____ = _____ ____ x ____ = _____

____ x ____ = _____

____ x ____ = _____

____ x ____ = _____

Number of Flowers

Number of Petals on

EachFlower

4 10

12

3

456

7

89

10

*long loudmusical trill*8 x 4 Konk-la-REE!12 x 4

PEEP! PEEP!21 ÷ 7

Glonk-a-glonk72 ÷ 8

9 = American Bittern

48 = Red winged

blackbird

3 = Spring Peeper

32 = American Toad

63 = American Bullfrog

6 = Green Frog

You've come across an amazing wetland. You can't see them, but you canHEAR many different animals all around you. Use the code from your fieldguide to learn what animals are making all the different noises and calls.

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W e t l a n d W o n d e r s

*sounds like abanjo string*

42 ÷ 7

jug-o rummm!

9 x 7

Math is everywhere in Nature. Many things in nature come in groups. Useyour knowledge of multiplication or division to answer the questionsbelow.

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Male deers, called Bucks, grow 2 antlerseach year. The stronger the buck is, themore points he will have on his antlers.If this buck has 7 points on each antler,how many points in total does he have?

Turtle shells are made up of scales calledscutes. If a turtle shell had 13 scutes, andthere are 2 spots on each scute, howmany spots does the turtle have?

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White pine needles come in bundles of 5.How many needles would be on branchthat has 10 bundles?

Dragonflies have 2 pairs of wings. Howmany wings do they have in total?

Answer

This is called a Scute

Rattlesnakes gain a new segment ontheir rattle each time they shed theirskin. They shed their skin about 4 timesa year. How old would a snake that has12 segments on its rattle be?

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Maple syrup comes from boiling downmaple sap. It takes 40 litres of sap tomake 1 litre of maple syrup. How manylitres of sap would you need to make 2litres of maple syrup?

Jumping spiders can jump 12 timestheir own body length. If a jumpingspider was 8mm long, how many mmcould it jump?

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Poison Ivy leaves come in bundles of 3.If this plant has 4 bundles, how manyleaves does it have?

A: 36B: 25C: 9D: 72E: 30F: 54G: 100

H: 66I: 16J: 95K: 4L: 64M: 48N: 45

O: 27P: 40Q: 81R: 1S: 10T: 36U: 90

V: 15W: 144X: 49Y: 7Z: 12

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W h o ' s t h a t b i r d ?

While walking in the forest at Scanlon Creek you see a spectactular bird. Itis making a beautiful call. Crack the code to reveal what species of birdyou've spotted.

5 x 5 9 x 48 x 8 81 ÷ 9 28 ÷ 7

18 ÷ 2 3 x 12 4 x 10 8 x 5 90 ÷ 3 9 x 8

18 ÷ 3 6 x 11 4 x 4 9 x 1 12 ÷ 3 6 x 6 72 x 1 15 x 2 5 x 6

If you took a droplet of water from Lake Simcoe, and looked at it under amicroscope, you'd see many small living creatures called plankton.Plankton are an important part of the food chain in the lake. Solve themultiplication problems below to reveal how many plankton each fish ate!

To learn more about plankton, check out this video!

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P l a n k t o n L a k e !

12 x 4

11 x 12

8 x 4

3 x 9

9 x 7

Every year, Monarch butterflies migrate all the way from the Lake Simcoewatershed south to Mexico where they hibernate for winter. It is anincredible journey. Your challenge is to help the monarch butterfly findthe safe path to its hibernation site in Mexico. The safe path will only havecorrect multiplication or division problems.

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M o n a r c h M i g r a t i o n

4 x 4 = 12

56 ÷ 8 = 7

5 x 4 = 30

81÷ 9 = 8

12 ÷ 3 = 4

7 x 7 = 49

24 ÷ 12 = 3

6 x 7 = 48

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